PROBLEMS IN COMPARATIVE INTELLIGENCE DIAG NOSES IN PEDIATRICS .2. PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS

In a simulated case study, the testheoretical preconditions, namely th e normdecay as well as the substantial and formal comparability of dev elopmental respectively intelligence test procedures at preschool age, taking the comparison of development or intelligence quotients into c onsideration, will be concretely discussed. To avoid complex problems of interpretation which, while considering these criteria might occur during the numerous procedural changes in long-term follow-up studies, the application of the most recent developmental and intelligence tes ts with a large age span seems to be highly indicated. In the German s peaking areas, the Kaufman assessment battery for children (K-ABC), th e Wechsler-tests (HAWIVA, HAWIK-R, HAWIE-R) and the Snijders Oomen non -verbal intelligence tests (SON), which are used for the non-verbal in telligence examinations, meet the requirements. The Adaptive Intellige nce Diagnosis (AID), which at the moment is being revised and conseque ntly restandardized, has the advantage of disposing of parallel sequen ces which can be applied in repetitive tests, scheduled at short inter vals.