this is true, for awhile people were confused by my daughter, she's obviously a smart and sometimes wickedly clever girl, yet her i q test put her below retardation...she's obviously anything but retarded...when we had her tested the neurologist explained the reason it was like that is they only focus on certain aspects fo intelligence, and she had deficiencies in them...i'll wait for the report and then be able to explain it more...but they used more thorough testing and discovered that she was actually of normal iq, it was just...focused on different areas...and a little above normal for her ability to assimilate visual cues...

basically she'd learn more if she was being taught in sign language and a computer rather than traditional education...that's how her mind is wired...but she's smart enough to try to take a book to take to the library when she can't find hers...she knew she needed a book to get a book, but is unable to understand more than that *shrugs* she's always been fascinating.

i think intelligence is being able to use the full realm of your brain in a constructive manner...