I understand what you are saying about the reading programs. I just think there is a difference between saying that a specific program is crappy for your kid or for a certain disorder and just saying that it is outdated and crappy overall.
Like I said, I understand that you are frustrated and feeling overwhelmed. I can relate. My DS has a list of diagnoses as long as my arm. He's not 2E, but the school gave him a savant label, which has its own unique set of challenges.
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sste
So this is what the neuropsych wants us to have assessed and hopefully rule out:
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-c...n/con-20033203
Apparently it is treated with vision therapy, I think legitimately so though I agree there is alot of wonky vision therapy going on out there. I guess DS did so poorly on all the visual processing and plus he has glasses since age 2 and an eye that turns in (though remediated with correct prescription). Through some extreme pleading on the phone the developmental optometrist bumped us into an appointment next Tuesday because the neuropsych did think sorting out what was going on in that was the first order of business.
Yes, convergence insufficiency is widely considered to be legitimately treated by vision therapy. There is a lot of questionable vision therapy out there, but CI therapy is pretty well-recognized. Since your DS has been in glasses for so long, I assume you've had a pediatric ophthalmologist (not an optometrist) rule out any sort of structural issues with his eyes. If not, you might want to check that out first.
DS has also been in glasses since he was 2 and had strabismus (eye turning) and amblyopia. He patched for a year when he was in first grade. He has albinism, which causes all kinds of structural issues in the eyes: foveal hypoplasia, iris transillumination, misrouted optic nerves, extreme farsightedness, severe astigmatism, etc. When we've been to autism expos or other events, I have several times met vision therapists who have insisted that they could fix DS's vision problems (after a long and expensive course of therapy). Uhm, no - not unless you can move his optic nerves and add pigment to his retinas and irises. So I understand you being leery about vision therapy.
Anyway....if you haven't checked out the 2E page at Hoagie's Gifted, you might want to take a look at it. There are some links to articles and resources. I don't know how helpful they are, but it may be worth a look. I'll have to edit with the link, since my iPad doesn't want to paste right now.
ETA: http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/what_is_2e.htm
Last edited by Gena; 10-28-2014 at 10:41 PM.
Reason: Added link.
Gena
DS, age 11 and always amazing
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