Re: color blindness testing?

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In a message dated 9/27/2006 2:09:23 PM Central Standard Time,

johnasommer@... writes:

> Has anyone had a need to test their child for color blindness?

> We think we may need to and we don't know she would be able to respond

> so she can be tested, meaning she des not seem to have concept of

> color discrimination so I can't imagine she would know what we are

> asking her. She is minimally vocal and has delays in receptive

> language.

> Thanks for any experiences shared,

> a

>

Just a note on a child I worked with. His school thought he was color blind (

he was about 7 and was not able to learn his colors, despite learning other

things). When I was called in, the first thing I did was color matching. He

could match his colors, even red vs green, purple vs blue and other " typical "

color blindness issues( though I've known at least one person who saw no color

other than shades of browns, white)

He ended up able to match his colors with 10 out. He definitely could see

the concept of color. We then set about coming up with a procedure to teach it,

since others ( consultants, teachers, etc) had not yet been able to yet...it

took time but he learned them to touch and eventually to say.

I hope this helps. love to all, kat

kat

www.firstyearsinterventions.com

www.autismtreatment.info

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In a message dated 9/27/2006 2:09:23 PM Central Standard Time,

johnasommer@... writes:

> Has anyone had a need to test their child for color blindness?

> We think we may need to and we don't know she would be able to respond

> so she can be tested, meaning she des not seem to have concept of

> color discrimination so I can't imagine she would know what we are

> asking her. She is minimally vocal and has delays in receptive

> language.

> Thanks for any experiences shared,

> a

>

Just a note on a child I worked with. His school thought he was color blind (

he was about 7 and was not able to learn his colors, despite learning other

things). When I was called in, the first thing I did was color matching. He

could match his colors, even red vs green, purple vs blue and other " typical "

color blindness issues( though I've known at least one person who saw no color

other than shades of browns, white)

He ended up able to match his colors with 10 out. He definitely could see

the concept of color. We then set about coming up with a procedure to teach it,

since others ( consultants, teachers, etc) had not yet been able to yet...it

took time but he learned them to touch and eventually to say.

I hope this helps. love to all, kat

kat

www.firstyearsinterventions.com

www.autismtreatment.info