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Posted by saw on October 14, 2004, at 1:53:45
who has ADHD participated and was tested by our university on the Revised Extended Griffiths Scales of Mental Development (GSMD). I am not familiar with this type of testing and I don't know the criteria.
My son is 6 years old, turning 7 soon. This was his score / outcome.
General Development - functioning at a mental age of 8 years and 1 month and falls in the very superior category.
Gross Motor Skills - functioning at a mental age of 8 years and falls in the very superior category.
Personal-Social Development (self care skills etc) functioning at a mental age of 8 years and falls in the very superior category.
Verbal Skills - functioning at a mental age of 8 years and 2 months and falls in the very superior category.
(I could have told them that!)Fine-Motor Skills - functioning at a mental age of 7 years and 6 months and falls in the high average category.
Practical Skills (speed, accuracy)- functioning at a mental age of 7 years and 10 months and falls in the very superior category.
Practical Reasoning Skills (application of logical principles in problem solving) - functioning at a mental age of 8 years and 4 months and falls in the very superior category.
The recommendations given were to further stimulate his eye-hand co-ordination and encourage Fine Motor Skills activities such as cutting out and pasting etc and to continue to stimulate my son in order to maintain his VERY SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE.
YIKES!!! This took the wind out of my sails. Looks like I have a little genius with ADHD.
Of course, I am way too proud of him.
Sabrina
Posted by pegasus on October 14, 2004, at 12:15:28
In reply to Score on GSMD - my son, posted by saw on October 14, 2004, at 1:53:45
Well, congrats! That must feel wonderful! I'm sure he gets it from his mom. :)
pegasus
Posted by sunny10 on October 14, 2004, at 14:57:45
In reply to Re: Score on GSMD - my son, posted by pegasus on October 14, 2004, at 12:15:28
yeah, they're scary...
Don't know whether to be shocked with my son's IQ score of 153 or not... they never tested US for any of this stuff !
The way I figure it is, my son comes by this stuff (ADHD) genetically anyway..
In order not to feel overwhelmed, I just convince myself that mine's probably just as high so that I don't have to think that I'm trying to rationalize with a being smarter than me....
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