Re: Vision Therapy - Charile - Jancie and NACD folks!

[Guest guest]

Colleen,

It is posts like this I think of when discussions of when certain

conditions can be diagnosed (as if they appear one day with no

warning prior) at only certain magic ages. Didn't your original

neurodevelopmental pediatrician look at Charlie, say it was " just

apraxia " and not to worry, he'd be fine..as if he'd grow out of it?

Instead of listening to such hogwash you looked at your kid and

addressed all that he did not:

asthma

food allergies/sensitivities

viral issues

metal issues

vestibular issues

vision issues

ear issues

gut issues

and in doing so much of the apraxia he diagnosed is getting better.

If only he was as thorough as you.

Viva la mommy~!

Liz

>

> We are beginning to address vision therapy and had an appt with a

> developmental optomitrist who I think is terrific. This is after

his

> neurodevelopmental therapist says his vision developmetn is 2 years

> off. We thought it neccessary to get a developmental optomitrists

> view as well. Here is the report. I am open to any insight or

> experiences you all may have had or done to correct your child's

> vision issues.

>

>

> Charlie's visual acuity is 20/30 in each eye in distance and 20/20

in

> each eye at near. There is no significant refractive error and no

> glasses were prescribed. Charlie's eyes are healthy and dilated

> fundus examination was unremarkable. Cover testing showed no

> strabismus; his eyes were aligned and depth perception was present.

> Using prisms, Charlie's binocular vision was expected. Eye tracking

> skills were as expected; Charlie tends to move his head more than

> just his eyes when tracing a moving target. Peripheral vision

> screening appears normal.

>

> Reccommending a home-based theapy program 1-2 x per month (I wonder

> if this is a mistake to weeks) to address vision development with

> Charlie. Plan to review other home activities to address visual

> fixation and tracking, working central and peripheral visual

> processing (also called magnocellular and parvocellular visual

> systems) visual motor integration and visual perceptual skills. We

> would like to see Charlie on a six month basis to monitor his

> progress.

>

> Thanks,

> Colleen

>

> Mother of Charlie 3 years

>

[Guest guest]

Colleen,

That sounds like a good plan to me on the face of it. I say.... keep on going.

I am going to write a post on vision right this moment.....

Janice

Mother of Mark, 13

[sPAM][ ] Vision Therapy - Charile - Jancie and

NACD folks!

We are beginning to address vision therapy and had an appt with a

developmental optomitrist who I think is terrific. This is after his

neurodevelopmental therapist says his vision developmetn is 2 years

off. We thought it neccessary to get a developmental optomitrists

view as well. Here is the report. I am open to any insight or

experiences you all may have had or done to correct your child's

vision issues.

Charlie's visual acuity is 20/30 in each eye in distance and 20/20 in

each eye at near. There is no significant refractive error and no

glasses were prescribed. Charlie's eyes are healthy and dilated

fundus examination was unremarkable. Cover testing showed no

strabismus; his eyes were aligned and depth perception was present.

Using prisms, Charlie's binocular vision was expected. Eye tracking

skills were as expected; Charlie tends to move his head more than

just his eyes when tracing a moving target. Peripheral vision

screening appears normal.

Reccommending a home-based theapy program 1-2 x per month (I wonder

if this is a mistake to weeks) to address vision development with

Charlie. Plan to review other home activities to address visual

fixation and tracking, working central and peripheral visual

processing (also called magnocellular and parvocellular visual

systems) visual motor integration and visual perceptual skills. We

would like to see Charlie on a six month basis to monitor his

progress.

Thanks,

Colleen

Mother of Charlie 3 years