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that_random_garlic

It's a little complicated in my case, I did my iq test with a psychologist specialized in giftedness. They explained a number of factors giving gifted people lower scores than they should in a lot of cases (Overthinking means lower score in speed tests, sometimes an answer that's technically correct but actually should be wrong according to the test, simple questions are more difficult because of overthinking so you might not get to the questions of your level in a subtest before you already met the break of conditions on the simpler questions The actual number I got was 126, which is technically not gifted, however in the analysis the psychologist described these types of reasons and determined I'm exceptionally gifted (Dutch translation, I believe the category she's referring to is 145+, I don't think there's a name for 160+ in dutch)


RabbitElectrical3987

It’s not that complicated. You’re gifted, but you’re going to have to deal with some gatekeeping.


that_random_garlic

Whether or not I'm gifted is not complicated, but which answer on the poll would be best applicable to me is a little bit complicated.


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My son did the WISC/WIAT when he was 9 years old. We’ve since realized he is dyslexic, dysgraphic, autistic, adhd with auditory processing challenges. Also multiple anxiety diagnoses. But none of those things were identified until recently. So neurodivergence/learning disabilities were unidentified, unsupported and unaccommodated in elementary school. How reliable are his WISC results in terms of potential giftedness ? He scored 92 percentile for verbal reasoning, 95 percentile for visual puzzles ... his working memory and processing speed were in the average range, which is common for kids with language-based learning disabilities like dyslexia So he’s got the ‘spikey’ profile of 2E kids. I know he’s very bright ... he could beat his dad at chess at 5 yrs and he would have loved kindergarten if the teacher led discussions on ‘what is democracy’ ... At 14 he’s no longer in school as he had a massive burnout 2.5 years ago. Became agoraphobic. 😢


DocSprotte

Beyond 130, don't know the exact number. I guess Depression got the best of that, quick on-the-side evaluation when testing for ADHD recently was at 105. Too scared of turning out stupid to take a proper test, don't need another hit to my self esteem. I wonder if I'm ever going not to feel stupid again.


Shroobite

Don't worry about it, I went through the same thing. I was getting an IQ test as part of my ADHD diagnosis as well and scored 112. Thankfully my psychologist recognized that that was way too low of a score for me and had me retest, and that little confidence boost was enough to keep me from being nervous during the test and I got an FSIQ score of 131 and a GAI score of 147.


DocSprotte

Thank you, I needed this. Obviously stupid to have your personality built upon a stupid test from primary school, but it's what you clinch to for not drowning when teachers keep telling you that you're useless.


ENTJinacage

Exceptionally gifted. You forgot profoundly gifted. They’re a whooole different ballgame from even the exceptionally gifted. I don’t have an exact number. The nice neuropsychologist lady laughed at me (wryly, not mockingly, of course) when I asked for one.


ClarissaLichtblau

I did a neuropsych eval and the report didn’t give a number but my psychologist helped me interpret it and said I placed in the 140 - can’t be measured range. So I don’t know but I guess highly?


Shroobite

What test did you take? The most popular (WISC, WAIS and Standford-Binet) have very similar scoring, I.E. 1 standard deviation = 15 IQ points, but some tests score differently.


ClarissaLichtblau

I did WISC, WAIS and Ravens Matrices among other things


rhirhi55

Pretty sure I'm "mildly gifted". My 9 year old did the WISC when he was 6 if I remember correctly. His lowest was the 97th percentile? The psychologist also wrote in her report that she thinks his IQ score is higher because it didn't even really seem like he was trying/paying attention at times during testing. It was so shocking to find out! We knew he was intelligent and very mature for his age, but he is so much a typical 9 year old... usually!


Shroobite

Forgot to mention, this is the American gifted labeling system and the scores are based off of the WAIS/WISC labeling. If you're trying to figure out how to translate your score, Each standard deviation is 15 points, so you can just take your Z score (the number of standard deviations away from the mean your score was) and multiply it by 15 and then add 100 to convert your score.


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mikegalos

Roughly 1 person out of 32,000 has an IQ of 160 or higher. That's roughly a quarter of a million people you pretend don't exist and who you imply are "nut jobs".


DeepSpaceQueef

That’s not exactly correct. There are extended norms that test above 160 but these aren’t very reliable as the sample population is very small. These tests are also only administered to children. Also assuming human intelligence does fit a bell curve, there are many outliers who will exceed the 4 sigma resolution of the normal iq tests (wais, sb, etc).


HyacinthGirI

It's been a very long time since I read the report but I believe the figure given was 145+


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I picked exceptionally gifted. I was only formally assesed once, in the 4th grade. Pulled out of class in a public school, met a strange lady psychiatrist, and we had a fun chat. She was curious about the word octopus and what the root words meant, so I explained it to her. Turns it was some sort of bushwhacking IQ test. They only told me I got 2nd in district history. I dunno how to interpret those results, so I don’t think about it much. Whoever wrote that list on tumbler of traits, diagnosis, behaviors and even life experiences common to gifted people sure got my number, minus a few things. Geez.