yeah... but unfortunately the average the two scores together and even though his preforming iq is extremely low (or was) his verbal iq is so high that when they average them he didn't qualify for help... that is why i had to home school him... i had someone from the regional center tell me that i needed to face the possibility that he may never learn to read... that wasn't good enough for me or him...your son is lucky to have a mom who cares so much... lyn