Greetings.
A friend has a daughter who is 9 and they want to have her evaluated for LDs because she is barely reading. She is in a good school system and getting support, but the school hasn't been able to identify an issue.
I have known this girl since she was an infant, and she has always been on or ahead of target for development and appears quite bright. She does well enough in school in all areas, including math, with the exception of the fact that she has a very hard time with patterning. My guess is that she has some decoding issues and that causes the reading problem, but I really don't know much about it. She has been checked for vision issues by her ped. (although not a specialist) and her vision appears fine.
My question is, what sort of a doctor should they look for? A developmental neurologist??? Just not sure where to suggest they start, and they really have no idea themselves, and are not getting much help from the school.
Thanks, Cat
