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Hi all,
I have been reading all of the posts (sorry I'm in temporary lurkdom again) that mention visual motor integration lately, and I am realizing that we have some very knowledgeable VMI moms here! I know that my 5 y/o ds has huge VMI problems -- scored 13th percentile on the Wechsler when SD tested him for spec ed -- and I am not sure where to turn. He cannot draw to save his life, except for a few figures that we have helped him memorize (he has an xcellent memory and can remember that, for example, a cat is a circle with two triangles at the top, but don't ask him to add a body to that or he's liable to put it between the ears!) His handwriting has gotten a ton better this year (he's soon to finish K) so we know it's not a fine motor problem (his handwriting skills are still weak, but they are at the low end of normal, whereas he basically still scribbles when asked to draw). He practically lies down on his desk to write (that is partly postural too, because he has low trunk tone). On the other hand, he is a good reader.
He gets OT but she is no help at all. I know there is something going on in his brain that the right specialist can help me understand, so that I can help him, but I don't know where to go. I have seen references on here to specialists . . . can someone help me understand the differences between:
behavioral optometrist
behavioral opthalmalogist
developmental opto
developmental opthal
Which one do I want? Or someone else entirely, like an educational psych?
I am really playing catch-up on this one because we've had so many other concerns with ds. I feel delinquent, and the time is now for me to start learning, before 1st grade is upon us! Thank you.
Lisa
I have been reading all of the posts (sorry I'm in temporary lurkdom again) that mention visual motor integration lately, and I am realizing that we have some very knowledgeable VMI moms here! I know that my 5 y/o ds has huge VMI problems -- scored 13th percentile on the Wechsler when SD tested him for spec ed -- and I am not sure where to turn. He cannot draw to save his life, except for a few figures that we have helped him memorize (he has an xcellent memory and can remember that, for example, a cat is a circle with two triangles at the top, but don't ask him to add a body to that or he's liable to put it between the ears!) His handwriting has gotten a ton better this year (he's soon to finish K) so we know it's not a fine motor problem (his handwriting skills are still weak, but they are at the low end of normal, whereas he basically still scribbles when asked to draw). He practically lies down on his desk to write (that is partly postural too, because he has low trunk tone). On the other hand, he is a good reader.
He gets OT but she is no help at all. I know there is something going on in his brain that the right specialist can help me understand, so that I can help him, but I don't know where to go. I have seen references on here to specialists . . . can someone help me understand the differences between:
behavioral optometrist
behavioral opthalmalogist
developmental opto
developmental opthal
Which one do I want? Or someone else entirely, like an educational psych?
I am really playing catch-up on this one because we've had so many other concerns with ds. I feel delinquent, and the time is now for me to start learning, before 1st grade is upon us! Thank you.
Lisa
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