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I’ve always been average academically, but when needed, simply outworked everybody and got decent grades. I tried to find reliable IQ tests online: got 86 and

I’ve always been average academically, but when needed, simply outworked everybody and got decent grades. I tried to find reliable IQ tests online: got 86 and 135 on two different ones, have no idea what to make of it. This is extremely typical of someone who is very bright and also has a disability. The term for that is twice exceptional. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twice_exceptional https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twice_exceptional In such cases, their strengths mask their weaknesses and their weaknesses hide their strengths. They are prone to having average grades while finding some things very hard and others silly easy. In such cases, if the disability can be identified, it can be extremely empowering and life works much better once that part is identified and appropriate accommodation arranged.

dqpb 6y ago
> The disabilities are varied: dyslexia, visual or auditory processing disorder, obsessive–compulsive disorder, sensory processing disorder, autism spectrum disorder, Tourette syndrome, or any other disability interfering with the student's ability to learn effectively in a traditional environment. The “traditional” learning environment has never been engineered to be compatible with what we scientifically know about how people learn. Therefore, this should be reframed as what it actually is - “a disadvantage in the context of a specific competitive environment”
vbsteven 6y ago
A standardized IQ test is divided into 4 parts. 2 verbal and 2 non-verbal. It’s perfectly possible for a person to score >130 on the verbal ones, and <80 on non-verbal or vice versa. Scores like this could be indicators for ADHD, NVLD, autism and a number of other conditions.