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[quote=Anonymous]I feel like I'm having everything thrown at me to see what I'm willing to pay for.  Educational evaluation determined delays in decoding, phonemic awareness, etc.  That coupled with a significant family history, gave us the dyslexia diagnosis (and concerns about fine motor skills).  I'm looking for a specialized tutor/educational therapist for an O-G based reading program and OT for an evaluation.  I thought that was enough - but now the OT is suggesting a Developmental Optometrist for potential vision therapy - and it was suggested we might need a Speech-Language evaluation and an Auditory processing evaluation to get more information about the specifics of his issues.  The OT said that vision specialists can diagnose dyslexia - which sounds odd to me when the Yale Center for Dyslexia, the International Dyslexia Association, etc. never make mention of a Developmental Optometrist or vision therapy in diagnosing/treating dyslexia.  If a child has issues with tracking and convergence, I can see how that could exacerbate or even mimic some symptoms of dyslexia, but that has nothing to do with phonemic awareness.

I'm just concerned that we're going to spend thousands of dollars on evaluations and end up with therapeutic recommendations a mile long.  I'd love to hear from someone who's been there, done that and how it panned out for you and your DC.

Thanks!    [/quote]

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