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#1 2008-10-02 13:04:33
- autti34
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fillny saw the right eye dr
i use to see this eye dr when i was at school ,.but after that my mom an dad had me use there it all ways end up being a distard i end up in tears becuse i couldnt undrestand what they wanted me toi do .,an they couldnt understand me .one day my mom ran in to this eye dr wife ghe treas adults an kids with disbliy .i went yeasday it was the bestr eye excam i ever had .one he found out i have trouble tracking that make iyt hard to read an concerte the other never pick up on it or there to buzy getting you in an out anh i had to do very litte talking and he disnt ask me alot of qustion witch is one thing that still send me into a melt down .insted all i had to do was watch a picture of a clown move then a cat an he did a few other thing ,.that it so dontr need new perscibtion .but he said he can help with my eye pronblem with some therphy i can do at home /no wonder school was so hard when he was explaing this to my mom .it was like he crawl in my heads i said that excly what is going on i just cant explain it .man if i was litte now all thse thing i struggle with proubly would be gone by the time i be an adult if i was litte now .but he feel like i still can fix the proublem
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#2 2008-10-02 17:32:21
- shannonj
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Re: fillny saw the right eye dr
Yea! That is really good news for you. The eye exercises might be really helpful and you may find improvements in many areas as a result. Sounds like you went to a behavioral optometrist. We took my son to one years ago because he was using his eyes in very funky ways. He sent us home with all sorts of exercises using mirrors and platforms and prism glasses....Don't actually know if it helped my son--but the theory supports such exercises as beneficial. I'm so sorry that it took so long for you to find this help, but will be glad to see the benefits. Please come back and share your progress!
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#3 2008-10-02 20:41:18
- frogfoot1969
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Re: fillny saw the right eye dr
I am so glad you finally found a doctor who listens to you and knows how to help. It is very frustrating being rushed through an apt. and a shame when they are missing the real picture and not treating their patients properly. I hope the excercises help!!
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#4 2008-10-03 11:18:24
- Sherry
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Re: fillny saw the right eye dr
I think it's wonderful that you found a doctor who seems to understand what you're experiencing and can communicate with you, just sorry it took so long to find him.
We've been dreading taking my granddaughter to the optometrist - the dentist visits have been bad enough. But how to get someone with Autism or Asperger's to understand what the eye doc is asking, and how the heck do these kids figure out how to respond? I'm sure we'll do what we always do when we take her to a new situation and explain beforehand that she has been diagnosed with Autism. That way the new doc can either let us know they're not comfortable working with kiddoes who have trouble expressing themselves, or they can provide a longer time for the exam so no one feels rushed and ends up on overload so they meltdown.
I haven't had a meltdown at the eye doctor's myself - but I got so frustrated after paying for two pair of glasses that drove me nuts that I waited forever to find a new doc. This last one was great and told me that my prescription hasn't changed, which might explain why the last two prescriptions for glasses weren't right. But I've had some meltdowns at the dentist's office - that's a very difficult environment for me.
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