AboutMichelle Fattig Expertise I can answer questions about educational testing, autism, Asperger's Syndrome, ADD/ADHD, Special Education, IEP, Learning Disabilities, Sensory Processing, Parent Advocacy, Response to Intervention, living and parenting with disabilities, parent rights in special education, school psychology, and more. I cannot provide a medical diagnosis.
Experience I am a school psychologist, medical technologist, author of the Annie Books series: Experience Aspeger's Syndrome and Attention Deficits Through the Eyes of a Child, RTI facilitator, ILCD facilitator, parent advocate, presenter, and researcher. My children and I have Asperger's, ADD/ADHD, and learning disabilities.
Organizations National Association of School Pyschologists, American Medical Technologists, Learning Disabilities Association of Nebraska
Education/Credentials Ed.S. in School Psychology, doctoral studies in SPED Law, SPED Systems Enhancement Leadership, and doctoral candidate Education Leadership. MT(AMT) and MLT(ASCP)
Expert: Michelle Fattig Date: 2/8/2008 Subject: giftness vs AS
Question I have a 5 year old son. We have been round and round with him and school. He is set to have another IQ test next month. He is a very bright little boy. He is always trying to figure out how things work. He LOVES trains. all kinds. He know things about trains that I have no idea about. He enjoys playing with other types of toys, but loves trains the most. His toy selection is a variety of dinosaurs, cars, and He-Mans. He is a fast learner, but has a real hard time staying focus. He responds to his name when called to. He does however have a hard time keeping eye contact when being talked to about his behavior. It's hard for him to sit still for long periods of time. He was tested last year and had an IQ of 120, the psychologist felt he undertested, because he was distracted easily by the surroundings(other children in the room). When he was tested at age 3 3/4 we were told he was learning at a 6 year old level, but socially he was lacking. He tested at 60 % for social skills of that of his peers. We have very few behavior problems at home, but at school he is disruptive in class. Sometimes he doesn't complete his assignments correctly in class, but when we complete them at home, he follows through with some direction from me. What are your thoughts?
Answer He sounds like my son at that age. Although my son preferred pokemon or ninja turtles to trains! Without medication my son tested in the 112-128 range IQ, and with medication he tests in the 138 to 140 range. This may be a helpful site for you to get started:
