Wow - thanks Portia for your detailed reply! Will definitely ask the Dr. what her plan is, and how long he might need VT at the results appointment in a couple of weeks.
We had the 2nd part of the assessment this morning (with the visual therapist). He seemed (to me) to have the most trouble with a visual maze, a board where he had to touch lights, and a binocular vision test where he had to draw a line with 2 pencils. For that one, I could see that he had trouble figuring out where to put the pencils while looking through the lenses - not sure if that is visual or motor planning...
She also had him read with goggles on that tracked his eye movements. His reading seemed to be OK - no idea how to interpret what I was seeing on the eye tracking chart. His comprehension was >70%, but the stories were boring and I also had trouble remembering the details (what color was the cow, how many eggs, and so on). The story with a fire truck he scored 100%...
She also did some primitive reflex testing - I have no idea what that was about - she seemed to think some of it was significant... Are there studies that support this type of testing and therapy?
We have an appointment to get the results in a couple of weeks, so I guess we'll have to wait and see.
He's in grade 1 and so far his teachers don't have a lot of concerns. They acknowledge that he's slow at writing and that it's messy, but claim he's not really worse than the other kids. The problems seem to mostly show up at home after school when he's tired - doesn't want to read, or draw, or write...
Sometimes I think I'm making mountains out of molehills - but then I think about grade 2 and 3 and wonder if he'll struggle with the increased demands. It makes me sad when he brings work home and tells me he 'failed' at it. Pretty much he only enjoys math and recess.
Also wondering - if he's not yet 8 (7yrs, 3 months), is it possible some things have just not developed yet?
