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[quote=kjralston]My son is in first grade and has extreme difficulty learning to read.  He's also been diagnosed with ADHD and has receptive/expressive language delays.   Took him to a developmental optometrist who made a few diagnoses, including convergence insufficiency, but my gut told me I should get a second opinion.  My pediatrician doesn't support vision therapy and urged me to take him to a pediatric [i][b]ophthalmologist[/b][/i] instead.  I understand that ophthalmologists also do not support vision therapy so I’m wondering, if the ophthalmologist will be able to confirm the diagnoses the optometrist made and if so, how he will treat them.  
As you can imagine, we have spent TONS of money and time trying to figure out what will help my son.  He is struggling and we just want to streamline and prioritize and figure out the best and most effective course of treatment for him.  Any insight/advice would be greatly appreciated.  Between recommendations for OT, social skills groups, vision therapy, speech therapy (which he does do)- I'm a bit overwhelmed and don't know what’s causing what and where to start!

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