Interpreting WISC 4 and NEPSY Scores

First of all - sorry for the crazy formatting of my last response. It looks like when I ran spell check crazy things happened. Hopefully it wasn't too confusing!

Difficulty with hand writing is tough - my son has very poor handwriting skills, and it impacts everything from writing, self editing and math. He can barely read what he writes and has a very difficult time copying information. In the higher grades when students keep their own calendar/agenda, take notes and write more, it is very tough. As I said before, the laptop has been very helpful (although he isn't very good at typing, at least he can read the letters!)

You mention that his reading level is a bit behind his peers. Not seeing the academic testing, but taking in everything you have said so far, I strongly recommend you have his reading assessed. He may benefit from a multisensory, sequential, phonemic program to help jump start his skills. This will also make his spelling more automatic, freeing up working memory for other aspects of the writing task. Research is clear - early intervention gives the best results.

His private school may not be able to provide such services, but an outside tutor could help. In the meantime, if he has trouble reading, he may benefit from a reader, modified text, and should not be forced to read aloud in front of the class.

Even gifted kids with LD and or ADHD can struggle with school. But, with the proper supports they can be successful. Good for you for getting the testing done. I hope the school will implement the recommendations from the evaluation.

I don't know what kind of private school your son is at, but unless it's a gifted school, where they require a minimun IQ of 130 to stay, then I don't think you need to worry about it. A public school might be more likely to "group" kids by potential, with different "tracks" for honors students, regular, and slower learners, but most private schools seem to offer the same curriculum to all their students. Again, every school is different, but the fact your private school is willing to give your son accommodations, even though they aren't legally required to, sounds encouraging.

The school told us that they are not looking at scores but at the recommendations. Bu I am terrified the scores will damn my son’s potential. We will look into ADHD.

Okay, telling us that he's in a private setting helps to better explain the picture. Truthfully, since you don't appear to be trying to qualify your son for an official IEP in the public school system, and are just trying to identify a list of accommodations that the private school can adopt in his classroom, then the numeric scores for IQ aren't critical. The recommendations that the evaluator made, such as needing more time to complete work, seem logical. I don't know if your private school can provide any remediation to improve your son's academics, like his handwriting, (which is different from accommodations) but it's important to know that legally, private schools aren't obligated to do anything...No matter what, I would still urge you to consider the strong possibility of ADHD with a medical professional. Some people have found that if ADHD is treated, PSI and WMI functioning seem to improve, as does handwriting.