Hi! As promised, I'm starting a new thread to ask a couple of questions about potential vision issues in my DS4.
Do you have to be referred to a specialist to have your child checked? (Our insurance doesn't require a referral to pay out, so we're good there.)
Any idea how old the child has to be before they can make a meaningful diagnosis? Did anyone who has a child with vision issues notice problems pretty young (like 3 or 4), or was it only later that you saw trouble?
I keep tossing around the idea of having DS4 checked by a specialist. I even asked my pediatrician about it. I prefaced it with, "I wouldn't even ask you this, because I know it sounds crazy, but since we're here and you know DS7 and how GT he is:
"DS4 isn't reading yet, and everyone else in the family read before age 4--even aunts and uncles...on both sides of the family! I know that it's perfectly normal for a 4yo not to be reading yet, but I wonder if there might be something wrong and I want to catch it early if there is a problem...etc., etc."
He assured that I didn't need to worry. But he didn't check anything. He just "there, there"'d me. I hate and despise being "there, there"'d!
So what do you all know about vision issues, or even other issues or LDs that might manifest in a similar fashion, like central processing problems, for example? I'm still not worrying, but I'm keeping a close eye on things, and I'd like to know what my options are for assessment and diagnosis.
Thanks, all!
