I didn't know where else to put this, as it could cover a range of topics. This seemed like the perfect place.

I have a question about some testing I recently had done and what it could possibly mean. First, I know that many people believe that not a lot of emphasis should be placed on IQ tests. I personally believe intelligence is a much more abstract concept that is difficult to measure solely by available assessments.

That being said, I am somewhat confused by the results of a recent IQ test. I was sent by the psychologist I'm currently seeing to a neuropsychologist to be assessed. He did a multitude of tests, including the WAIS-III, and I recently got the results back. According to the results, my full scale IQ was 140, my verbal IQ (VIQ) was 124, and my performance IQ (PIQ) was 150. Now, based on my own knowledge of these tests as a psychology student I know that the difference between my VIQ and PIQ are considered statistically significant. But when I tried to research what could cause a higher PIQ in relation to the VIQ I'm seeing things such as learning disabilities, psychopathology and sociopathology, autism spectrum disorders, and left hemisphere brain damage. None of these things they've ever found with me. In fact, considering my diagnoses (depression, PTSD, dissociative disorder) the research I'm reading says one would expect my VIQ to be higher but that was not the case.

Anyone have any ideas what these discrepancies could mean? Am I missing something?