Dr. Megson

[Guest guest]

Do you have the child on fatty acids? Thirty per cent of the retina should

be DHA. My eyesight improved dramatically after a short " cure " of CLO

which has lots of EPA and DHA in it.

Dr. Megson

> Where oh where is this Doctor located? ph saw an ophthalmologist on

Friday. I was concerned because he still has light sensory issues and he

won't look at any one thing for long. He'll stay seated and do work, but

confuses things like his 2 and 5's or 3 and 8's. I keep trying to point out

the differences to him, but he just doesn't get it. After doing ABA therapy

this long, I know the difference between not trying and not getting it.

Sooo. I had my pediatrician examine his eyes. This consisted of an eye chart

at 5 paces. She said he had 20/20 vision. Plus he is able to do quite a bit.

I told her I didn't think he was blind, but just because his hands are

always going doesn't mean his eyes can keep up. Plus ph is a master of

compensating for his little developmental problems. He's not hiding them, he

is just very adept at getting around them. So, anyway. The ophthalmologist

is a specialist in " autistic, sensory issue " kids. Not covered by the

insurance of course. She examined him. We were there 3 hours. She said that

yes ph does have 20/20 vision, but the poor kid can't sustain his focus.

So this is why he looks away. If he stares more than a couple of seconds the

whole thing becomes blurry. Can I just tell you I came home and cried for

hours. You see at age 2, when no one could reach him, the first " therapy " we

did was to force him into his high chair away from all distractions and for

1-2 minutes I would just tell ph " Look at me Jojo, look at Mama. Jojo

look at me. " He'd glance at me, but never really look at me. Now I know why.

He progressed, meaning he'll oblige someone if they force the issue of

looking at something, but he much prefers to glance and then look away. Dr.

Suter said glasses for a couple of years and his eyes should be " trained " to

hold focus on their own. So the glasses come next week. But this Doctor

sounds like she also might be able to help us. Please tell me where she is

located. Thank you.

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