My Son had a Learning Disability: Need Advice

Hello. My son was diagnosed with intermittent, frequent double vision at age 11. I began taking him to ophthalmologists when he was four because he frequently had accidents (like, tripping over the gym mats at the preschool he went to). He was originally diagnosed with nearsightedness and an astigmatism, but even though I took him to an ophthalmologist every year for a vision exam, he was not diagnosed with double vision by any of them. It wasn't until I took him to an optometrist who specialized in atypical vision problems (and then to an ophthalmologist who specialized in such problems for confirmation), that he was finally correctly diagnosed. His eyes did not work together properly. This was not obvious to anyone (not even the ophthalmologists!). He was able to see correctly with a lot of effort and that is how he passed the typical vision tests. He eventually had surgery on the muscles behind each eye. So, I would suggest that you also have your son examined by an eye professional who tests for atypical visual problems. By the way, I am a retired Speech/Language Pathologist. I agree that an SLP might be very helpful, but if the issue is similar to my son's then it would need, of course, to be addressed by an eye doctor.

Hang in there. It's just a matter of finding the right solution.