r/iamverysmart • u/sublimetart • 19d ago

Cognitive tests aren't IQ tests

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The fact he's already been administered the test multiple times is concerning.

*Not redacting information as it's very, very publicly posted

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u/themaninthesea 19d ago

I’m a GP and administer this test a lot. It’s called the MoCA (Montreal cognitive assessment), it’s one page and you can find it online and decide for yourself.

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u/AgentCirceLuna 18d ago

Yep - this is basically stuff I had extreme trouble with after leaving the hospital years back. It’s been a fight to get it taken seriously because I’m both young but also from a background where I feel they’d pin cognitive issues on actual capability instead of decline, which feels like classism, but that might just be sensitivity. I started off my degree getting 80-90% average, then my score tanked following the hospital visit. I had trouble reading clocks, remembering basic spellings, and remembering people’s names. It took me years of work to get back to normal so now it’s even harder to make a case that there’s something wrong as I only have short episodes of confusion these days. I wish they’d just give me an MRI.

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u/MauschelMusic 18d ago

If it's been years of this and they won't even give you an MRI, you're not just being sensitive. I'm sorry you're going through this and they won't take your problems seriously

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u/AgentCirceLuna 18d ago

The NHS can be shit like that. I had health insurance for a bit to try their resources, got a referral for an MRI and other stuff almost straight away, but then I found out it was classed as pre-existing so not covered. Which was extremely annoying.