Thank you all! My son has not yet had vision therapy because our pediatrician told us that it probably will not help and and to get a second opinion from an opthamologist. The opthamologist sent us home and told us to have him do pencil pushups and not to waste our money. After doing much research and speaking to two people who have had their children do vision therapy for the same condition, we have finally made a decision to start vision therapy this summer. We have considered medication but we are trying removing food additives like dyes, flavors, sweeteners, and preservatives as much as possible first. If medication will make a huge difference in getting him identified or not identified, we may try that for a short period of time after his eye therapy just to see how he does, get him tested so we know what his potential actually is, then make the decision to continue or not. I just want to know if, and how hard I should advocate at school or if I should pull him out and home school to give him the opportunity he deserves to live up to his potential. We do not want to do drugs long term until he is old enough to decide for himself. Does anyone know what the best formal test for identifying gifted tendencies is? I just feel like everything is masking everything else. He is very quiet and doesn't talk a lot so I don't really know what is going on in his head. He doesn't seem self motivated but I don't know if that is due to lack of attention. I just don't want to be "that" mom who thinks her child might be gifted without any backup. In my heart, my intuition tells me he is but it is not obvious or profound. Thank you for your input!
