Guest guest Posted December 17, 2003 Report Share Posted December 17, 2003 LJ, My son had trouble with his eyes at that age as well. The regular ophthalmologists weren't able to figure it out for three more years because they were checking for standard sight problems. What Tyler ended up having was a tracking problem, where and various fixed points, one eye would temporarily stop tracking with the other. In some directions, one eye would actually spasm off to another location before going back to its original location, but they didn't catch it!!! Yet, during standard eye testing, they just have you following a certain path, looking at lines without following them, saying when the merge, etc. It gave him headaches, made tracking and spatial issues difficult, and really played havoc on his coordination. He was bright, so he saw that the other kids weren't having trouble, so it was majorly frustrating to him. We finally saw an eye specialist when he was being evaluate for his " Asperger's symptoms " at age 9. They were the ones that first noticed it and told us where to go for an eye/sight exam. It was finally addressed through occupational therapy, and it made all the difference in the world!!! Good luck! Rabecca Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 20:45:40 -0000 Subject: newbie Hi all, I have joined in on some other groups but have been looking for one with parents of children with Aspergers. My son is 6 and has a diagnosis of aspergers. He is in a mainstream 1st grade and has been doing well, until about 3 weeks ago. His behavior has completely disintegrated. His sensory issues seem completely out of control without any changes in diet, etc. He is complaining of his eyes being messed up, but the opthamologist said his eyes show no problems. Any ideas? Thank you! LJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2003 Report Share Posted December 17, 2003 , Thank you so much for your response. We just went to the Opthamologist and that is what we were told! I feel like I am constantly fighting with my doctors to tell them what we need to do based on what I learn from these valuable groups! I am so glad that I found this and am going to share this information with my doctor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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