Vineland/IQ testing experience?

[shaylyn]

DS8 was recently tested at school. His IQ tested in the low 60's, but his Vineland was so high that blending the two bumped him out of the MR diagnosis. His last IQ test, done at a major children's hospital a few years ago, he tested in the mid 60's and was given a diagnosis of MR.

I don't know the entire details of the tests used, our meeting with the school is next week. The school wants me to come in before our meeting to fill out a Vineland according to what I see at home.

We worry that the Vineland test will bump him out of services for the develpmentally disabled. Anyone who talks with him for even 1 minute knows that he is MR. He acts and talks much more like a 4 year old than a soon-to-be 9 year old, but the Vineland may even affect even his ability to join Special Olympics

Anyone have any experience with this?

 

[bookwormde]

If there are other developmetal delays, I would now be to concerned about the IQ test since they are nto overly reliable, if there is anything else going on other than core intlellectual capacity.

He will still have needs and having other identified developmetal deficits may actually help get more targeted supports.

bookwormde

 

[encinc]

The Vineland is not an IQ test. It measures adaptive functioning in the areas of socialization, communication, and daily living skills.Be honest in your reports on the Vineland, and if he is truly as delayed as you say, it should come through.

The key is that the questions on the Vineland ask about what a child does independently on a regular basis... not what they are capable of doing with support or on a sporadic basis. IME, sometimes teachers' reports on the Vineland are elevated because school staff has provided so much support for the child that those working with him do not see the true extent of his difficulties. Think carefully about whether he is doing the things the questionnaire asks about, or whether his environment is set up in such a way so as to make it look like he can do them. Sometimes that distinction is key.

 

[toodycat]

I don't place a lot of faith in the Vineland. When you fill it out, make sure you think about what he does regularly, not on his best days. My DS always scored low on the Vineland, but could do complex tasks that weren't on it, so I never thought it was a very valid assessment. One test should not prohibit your son from the Special Olympics or dd services.

 

[shaylyn]

Just an update. We had the meeting with the Psychologist and she shared the IQ testing results. He scored an overall score of 60, putting him officially in the mentally handicap range. We officially changed his IEP diagnosis from a communication disorder to MR.