Behavioural Optometrist Diagnosis

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Hi,

My family and I headed to Aberdeen, Scotland a little while ago for a diagnosis

by a Behavioural Optometrist for our 3 ys 8 mo son with speech delay/apraxia? -

he puts bright lights in his eyes without flinching; he often closes his eyes or

squints when walking/running/chasing; he looks at objects very close up with one

eye closed and the other very nearly closed; he looks at objects sideways; not

able to catch a ball yet but is quite good at throwing. The choice of

practicioners is really limited where we live, but we were wondering if any of

you have had a helpful diagnosis from such a specialist. He has been assessed

as farsighted with +0.5 in both eyes and his tracking was good. Other than

that, the level of communication and attention did not allow the specialist to

report anything else. He also said our son needs a longer attention span for

the exercises.

If you see any similarities with your child(ren) could you share any advice

please?

Thank you,

Kasia.