Wow! I agree with the last post, there's NO WAY you could possibly be equivalent to a 2nd or 3rd grader in intelligence and comprehension!! I go to a tough college, and I've had quite a few classmates who wouldn't be able to construct such an articulate post. Which means that they have strengths in other academic areas (like testing, math,etc.) and you have strengths in writing and english (I would assume....even if you don't test well).

Testing is such a BAD and inaccurate way to measure comprehension and intelligence -- you might of heard that Einstein failed in elementary school -- conventional learning is only beneficial (or possible) for the "norm". Many artists, great writers, savants (people who are extremely gifted in a particular area, but lack other skills--most common amongst autistic people, but can be in many different learning disorders). I watched a 20/20 a while ago about a women who was autistic, yet extremely successful as a professor in her field (leading the research, in fact, in animal psychology and autism). You shouldn't be worried about a future career, since you clearly have enough intelligence to pursue whatever you'd like to, ESPECIALLY college.

I was diagnosed with bipolar, bulimia, and ADHD (inattentive type) in my freshman year of college, and since then have received TONS of support from the school. My school gives academic accommodations that range from extended testing time (I get double time), assisted note taking, and distraction-free study areas to being allowed to use notes/books/dictionaries/etc on tests, tutors, free counseling, etc. Oh, and unless you pick a math major, there's almost NO math testing in college. Not to mention that things like spelling are counted less (or not at all on tests) and the majority of classes have essay tests (instead of multiple choice/fill in the blank).

I've always doubted my intelligence, since I'm slower to pick up things at times. My daycare teacher thought that I possibly had a severe disability, since I repeatedly wouldn't respond to questions -- but then she found out I was thinking more deeply about them, as I would come back to her in a minute with a response that showed an advanced intellectual maturity for my age. Things like IQ tests are based off of how quickly you can complete questions -- not how deeply you're thinking about them, or how many angles you're approaching the question from. That seems like a very shallow way to approach intelligence. How would technology ever progress if there weren't people who could "think outside of the box"?