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IQ assessed as part of ASC assesment

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Both my Son and neighbours Son were assessed for ASC my Son age six and received a diagnosis of ASC but no IQ score.. My neighbours Son assessed age 5 or 6 no diagnosis of ASC but an IQ score of 70. Any idea why the two results would be so different? 

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  • Possibly because the assessment starts, or should start, by looking at the presenting features and establishing what the most likely explanation is.  ASC/ not ASC is not the only possible outcome of a neuropsychological assessment.  They could conclude that the issue is actually a mental health concern, or a neurodivergence other than autistim or it may be another developmental issue or disability, such as some intellectual impairment.

    With an obviously normal to high IQ person I shouldn't think they would bother with an IQ test.  They didn't do one for me and there's no reason they should.

    70 is the bare minimum of the normal IQ range though, they may have had some concerns about intellectual disability explaining any developmental delay rather than ASC.

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  • Possibly because the assessment starts, or should start, by looking at the presenting features and establishing what the most likely explanation is.  ASC/ not ASC is not the only possible outcome of a neuropsychological assessment.  They could conclude that the issue is actually a mental health concern, or a neurodivergence other than autistim or it may be another developmental issue or disability, such as some intellectual impairment.

    With an obviously normal to high IQ person I shouldn't think they would bother with an IQ test.  They didn't do one for me and there's no reason they should.

    70 is the bare minimum of the normal IQ range though, they may have had some concerns about intellectual disability explaining any developmental delay rather than ASC.

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