A child who scores very high on the verbal subscales of the WISC-IV but displays poor spatial abilities and visual motor skills, may be diagnosed as having

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A child who scores well on verbal subscales but poorly on spatial and visual motor skills may be indicative of a nonverbal learning disorder. This disorder is characterized by deficits in nonverbal domains such as spatial awareness, motor coordination, and social skills. Dyslexia primarily affects reading abilities, while depression and schizophrenia are mental health disorders not usually diagnosed based on cognitive ability test scores.

A Child Who Scores Very High on the Verbal Subscales