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Does my son need an evaluation by a neuro-opthamologist ("significant deficits in visual scanning and speed of visual processing"). he is autistic.
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Autism;Eyes: As you may know, some autistic children have eye pain and other eye situations. The eval by a neuro-ophamologist is a good idea. Also check out great plains laboratory that deals a lot with lab testing autistic folks and has info on their website that may be informative.
Answered 5/15/2014
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Yes, but not emergen: It would be a good idea, especially as visual processing is often an issue. Along with that, an evaluation by a pediatric neurologist, and testing for auditory processing would be useful and potentially add a lot of information to your child's therapeutic plan. That said, waiting until he can cooperate a bit more with testing, would be fine.
Answered 5/15/2014
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