our 7 year old is seeing a pediatric eye doctor that specializes in visual development in children. we are waiting for our second of 2 appointments....when they are done we should know if our child is dyslexic or has a visual processing disorder. the other path i was going to take was with a child psychologist who does intelligence testing....she also could have dx him with dyslexia....but i chose the eye doctor because i know my son is smart and his issue is not about IQ...and it seems to be more about vision. i felt like i would get a clearer picture of what is going on by taking him to the eye specialist.
our school district would not have tested him because despite his letter, number, and word reversals he is still performing at grade level...so for us the only route to take was a private evaluation.
Last edited by momma2many; 07/25/10 01:12 PM.
