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Child with Dyslexia
Asked by E.W. from San Diego
on September 27, 2008
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I'm wondering if any can refer me to a place to get my son tested for Dyslexia and for tutors or schools who specialize in Dyslexia. After watching my 9 year old stru...
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- Dr. Dana Dean Optometry is great with this. My children did not go there for dyslexia, but I have met parents of children who have. Once they received vision therapy...
- HI!! If you are in the public school system YOU can request your child be tested. IF not you need to consult your pediatrician as to where he or she can take the test...
- Hi EW, Here is a website for a wonderful program in San Diego (Encinitas)that can help your son. My friend took her son and cannot say enough good things about it. ...
At What Age Should Child Start Seeing Optometrist?
Asked by M.B. from Phoenix
on July 22, 2010
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Hi Ladies -
I have a 4 y/o daughter who, as far as we know, has perfect vision. My vision insurance is coming up for renewal and I haven't decided if whether I sho...
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- If I remember correctly, her regular pediatrician and/or (like in your case - her school) usually does the basic eye testing. If they see a problem in her vision, the...
- I would enroll her now because you will have to wait for at least another year until you can. You never know what could happen from now until thewn. I had my girls eye...
- My youngest has an Auto-immune issue that puts him at risk for eye problems, so he goes every 3-6 months and has since he was 3. He has always done great with the exa...
Vision Therapy
Asked by K.K. from Bakersfield
on April 20, 2008
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Has anyone used vision therapy to help with a childs academic problems? My sons teacher has suggested dyslexia however, I do not fully agree. I do on the other hand be...
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- K., When my son was 9, his teacher labeled him as having ADD. This came out of the blue, at the END of the school year, Thus throwing us into mayhem! I also tried vi...
- Hello. This site is supposed to be locally oriented so I'm hoping you live in the Berkeley area. My son also had some issues with early reading and we took him for a...
- My son was having some trouble with reading and vision was one area I needed to rule out. Our peditrician suggested going to UC Berkeley School of Opthamology. For a...
Info Wanted
Asked by K.M. from Los Angeles
on May 8, 2008
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My daughter is very musical and bright...and has been diagnosed with the alphabet of learing diabilities. I am looking for an alternative to traditional education with...
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- Here is a link for a performing arts/music schools & music conservatory schools in California: http://www.colburnschool.edu/ http://www.empire.k12.ca.us/capistrano/M...
- Dear K., I just wanted to add that I had heard that whatever a child is interested in when they are 8 years old is their true calling in life. So if she's musically...
- K., Have you ever considered homeschooling? I don't know if that is even a possibility for you but there are so many great options within the homeschooling route. T...
Eye Doctor
Asked by E.M. from Phoenix
on January 6, 2012
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I have terrible eyes but my husband has perfect vision. I started getting severe migraines in middle school which led to contacts. Turned out I had really bad vision ...
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- We never messed around with eyes. All my kids saw a pediatric ophthalmologist at birth then at 6 months, 12 months and yearly after that. I have congenital cataracts...
- With your problems your children are more likely to also have vision problems. My husband and I both have had our own problems, so we are trying to be aware of our da...
- The sooner the better! My daughter had a lazy eye that could have been fixed in months if we knew when she was a toddler. At age 5 it was diagnosed and took 2+ years...
Dyslexia??
Asked by L.C. from Janesville-Beloit
on October 29, 2006
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My 5 year old is now in Kindergarten. I have noticed that she writes all her letters and numbers backwards. I even noticed today that she seems to be 'reading' backw...
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- My niece also does this and my sister was concerned. Is your child a lefty? My niece is left-handed and it turns out she was mirror-image writing, hence the backward ...
- This is something that you should address now. Dyslexia is a serious thing and at this age, it is important to start learning how to adapt to different methods of lea...
- L., I would definitely bring it up to her teacher, but in my experience, they do nothing about it. I was told from Kindergarden to now this far into 3rd grade tha...
Wondering If My Daughter Is Dyslexic?
Asked by D.C. from Reno
on May 16, 2009
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Do any of you moms have any experiance with dyslexia? My daughter is in 6th grade this year and was tested 2 years ago and they said she wasn't dyslexic, but there is ...
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- Hi DC: I can understand your concern,and i'm sure you'll get some excellent responses from A few teachers,or professionals on the subject of Dyslexia. From your descr...
- Based on what you are describing, there could be several different factors that may be contributing to your daughter's difficulty. Dyslexia is a condition that is spe...
- I recommend a pyschoeducational evaluation, as well as learning as much as you can about brain injuries. We learned a lot at the Amen clinic (you can find them online)...
Autism
Asked by M.A. from Los Angeles
on February 7, 2008
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hello,
I have a ten year old son diagnosed with autism, he is non-verbal, have tried everything, I have given up, and feel that everyone in the world has a break, and...
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- Please don't give up! I do feel for you but you are your only son's advocate. With you he can get the help he needs. There is much hope for your family. It is impo...
- I work with a lot of children and studies psychology at UCLA..have you tried the Lovass Institute at UCLA? They have a wonderful reputation and can do some amazing th...
- have you tried to contact special university connected or based autism programs? claremont graduate university in california, in claremont, east of l.a., used to have ...
