High reasoning gifted child with low processing speed - looking for similar experiences
Hi everyone,
I’m looking for parents who recognize this kind of profile in their child.
My 8 year old son recently had a WISC-V assessment. His Fluid Reasoning score was 147, with very high verbal and visual-spatial scores too, but his processing speed was only 83. His reading, spelling and fluency scores are much lower than you would expect when you talk to him or see how he thinks.
He understands things instantly, sees patterns immediately and often seems to “just know” things without needing much explanation. But at the same time he struggles with speed, automatisation, handwriting, routine schoolwork and getting thoughts onto paper fast enough.
It sometimes feels like he is both extremely advanced and struggling at the same time and I honestly find that combination confusing as a parent.
I think I’m mainly looking for parents of children with profiles like:
gifted + dyslexia
gifted + ADHD
2e / 3e
high reasoning but slow output
children who think much faster/deeper than they can practically show at school
What helped your child most?
What did schools misunderstand?
Did things improve with the right environment?
Would really appreciate hearing from people who recognize this.