<![CDATA[AD Symptoms requiring child psychologist or eye specialist]]>Hi, I am a newbie here.


After attending the parent teacher session last nite, all teachers recommend therapy for my P4 child.

He has AD (ADHD WITHOUT the HD) and anger mgnt issues. He can't control himself and we cant deny this anymore.

If you know any good one ( that have a heart in children more than $ in pocket), pls recommend to me.

:?: :?: :?:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/topic/22546/ad-symptoms-requiring-child-psychologist-or-eye-specialistRSS for NodeWed, 22 Apr 2026 22:50:29 GMTThu, 26 May 2011 06:10:52 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to AD Symptoms requiring child psychologist or eye specialist on Fri, 26 Mar 2021 03:39:49 GMT]]>Hi Dear Parents,


My child is diagnosed with ADHD and Some Sensory issues. Can you guide me to the right clinic & therapist who can help my poor boy. Looking for your kind advice

thanks in advance

BR,
Shobhit Taggar

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2018525https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2018525Fri, 26 Mar 2021 03:39:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to AD Symptoms requiring child psychologist or eye specialist on Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:45:35 GMT]]>Any parents can make comments on the services rendered by Child Guidance Clinic (CGC) at HPB runs by IMH and Child Development Unit at NUH? Any comparisons? I also understand that KK will only see children 6 yo and below. My child needs an assessment, am wondering which to go to.


Thanks

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/809084https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/809084Mon, 30 Jul 2012 13:45:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to AD Symptoms requiring child psychologist or eye specialist on Mon, 30 Jul 2012 03:49:00 GMT]]>

Village Girl:
kitty2:

[quote=\"Village Girl\"]Hi Pls pm me too. I have brought my girl to see a counsellor in Child Guidance Clinic but of no help. She just told us to be patience and be consistent. sigh.....


Did she see Carolyn Kee?Heard she's good.I think all the psychologist always said the same thing,be patientand let the child grow at his own phase.

Not Carolyn, is a counselor from middle east. She is going back to her country as the clinic did not renew her contract. Hopefully the next one would be better. My girl has taken the Adhd test and she is fine. Is her anger mgr...she threw tantrum almost daily. I'm losing patience.[/quote]Hi Village Girl, is it possible for you to pm me the counsellor and clinic too. thks

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/808530https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/808530Mon, 30 Jul 2012 03:49:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to AD Symptoms requiring child psychologist or eye specialist on Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:15:08 GMT]]>troubled,


I’ve never personally used CGC, but know relatives and friends who have. CGC can diagnose, review, and also arrange for therapy sessions, BUT the queue is very long, the time lag between the sessions are also very long. To help a child in need, sessions have to be much closer together, OR the parent should take a very active role and try to learn home therapy techniques during the sessions so that the parent can implement it at home on a daily basis.

Those who can afford it will usually turn to private avenues after a while. Private sessions can be once or twice a week, depending on the child’s condition and family circumstances. But they are very expensive. The best is still to find a good therapist/books for guidance, and then learn as much as you can to implement things at home on a daily basis.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/780024https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/780024Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:15:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to AD Symptoms requiring child psychologist or eye specialist on Fri, 15 Jun 2012 14:15:36 GMT]]>Hi,


Mummies with child who has visit CGC, would like to know if seeing a psychologist or counsellor at CGC is long term, means many subsequent visits?

Do they diagnose or just advice?

Thank you.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/778628https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/778628Fri, 15 Jun 2012 14:15:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to AD Symptoms requiring child psychologist or eye specialist on Wed, 13 Jun 2012 00:39:49 GMT]]>Hi lvmum, how’s the 4th eyes specialist. Does it help?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/777435https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/777435Wed, 13 Jun 2012 00:39:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to AD Symptoms requiring child psychologist or eye specialist on Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:34:04 GMT]]>Does anyone’s kid here have Strabismus? My 2yo gal is blinking excessively and the eye specialist caught some astigmatism in one eye but needs further confirmation next month. The anti-allergy eye drops don’t seem to help the blinking so I was suspecting Strabismus. However, her eye does not wander but I want to know if it would become a lazy eye next time? If your kid has this condition, does he/she have the frequent blinking as well? What therapy did you go for? Did the blinking stop after the treatment? TIA

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/690399https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/690399Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:34:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to AD Symptoms requiring child psychologist or eye specialist on Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:52:12 GMT]]>Luvmum,


I feel your pain having gone through a similar journey minus Zoran. And I know the pain includes the wallet!!

I don’t think there are any really good vision therapist in Singapore that do a comprehensive programme that will help to remap the vision pathway properly. What Zoran does is very basic compared to what is available elsewhere, but I have no doubt some find it helpful. But for those who also have reversal problems and coordination problems, it’s just not good enough.

For us, irlen filters is the final answer. But it may not be for others, and there are many naysayers. I can only say I am thankful it works for my child, he has no problems with reading anymore and he doesn’t get heachaches and watery eyes anymore.

I hope you find the right answer for your child soon because it is really tough on our kids physically and emotionally when they can’t keep up simply because they can’t read or see easily. Good luck!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/689946https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/689946Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:52:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to AD Symptoms requiring child psychologist or eye specialist on Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:41:50 GMT]]>Dear parents


Don’t give up - just push on and I believe you’ll see results eventually. Take things one step at a time and adopt a positive attitude. I know it’s easier said than done but we need to encourage each other.

Jia You!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/689279https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/689279Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:41:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to AD Symptoms requiring child psychologist or eye specialist on Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:03:40 GMT]]>Dear all,


I’ve stopped at Ortho after spending thousand plus for the 3 weeks intensive program and completely no progress/improvement. Whatever little promises made beforehand are empty at the end of the day. What pissed me further is we need to tell the therapist what should be done and Zoran coming in an hour late for our appt with no apology.

Dunno where else we can turn to to see real improvement in my child’s vision and our OT doesn’t do much on that. He is working more on his fine and gross motor skills.

End of the day, the real progression i see in my own is through my own conscientious and continuous coaching on him, be it writing, reading and using his eyes more often thr hands-eyes coordination actiivites.

It can be frustrating many times yet sadly, in this society, there are no tolerance for children with learning difficulties. As parents, we seem to be the only driver to push them bit by bit.

I’m bringing my child to see the fourth eye specialist tmr…I dunno if it would be useful…even top notch eye specialist asks us to just wait and see, hoping for improvement as children’s development can be amazing…but how can we just sit and wait when time passes day by day and our children are growing up…

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/689182https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/689182Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:03:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to AD Symptoms requiring child psychologist or eye specialist on Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:47:51 GMT]]>Hi deminc

My son does have problems with coordinating movements of both eyes. He has been reviewed at igard before, and has binocular instability, accommodative infacility, visual tracking issues. But we have already done 30 lessons at Orthovision and spent several thousand dollars in the process, with little or no progress. I wonder what else can be done. Or should we go back to OT? I have recently pulled him out of OT as we don’t like the therapist. But he still has gym lessons, which I reckon is a bit similar to OT. Very headache about his visual issue.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/688599https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/688599Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:47:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to AD Symptoms requiring child psychologist or eye specialist on Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:04:38 GMT]]>Btw, if you and your dh cannot read half of it, it’s a sign that you are also suppressing part of your vision. The eye with the green lens is supposed to read the words in the red overlay. The eye with red lens is supposed to read the words in the green overlay. For you to read everything, both eyes must be ‘activated’.


At least that’s the theory,i’ve never tried it myself. It’s not unusual for both parent and child to have the same condition. Usually the adults have learnt to compensate and function with it.

edit to add: btw, Irlen also uses color filters but the rationale is totally different.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/687837https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/687837Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:04:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to AD Symptoms requiring child psychologist or eye specialist on Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:58:11 GMT]]>Red green lens is an anti suppression method. It’s used for lazy eye, wandering eye, and generally in cases where the therapist believes that the child may be suppressing vision in one eye to prevent double images due to poor binocular teaming. I guess you have to consider if this is the case for your son? You can always get a second opinion on the wandering eye. Or just observe him closely on eye movements.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/687835https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/687835Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:58:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to AD Symptoms requiring child psychologist or eye specialist on Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:31:37 GMT]]>He recommended home practice and occasional review. The home practice is very strange. My son has to use a red and green spectacle lens, together with red and green overlay to read the words on a book. The dad and I try this ourselves, we can’t see some of the words. He can’t see the green words, but I can’t see the red words. How to expect the boy to see?!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/687741https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/687741Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:31:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to AD Symptoms requiring child psychologist or eye specialist on Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:06:33 GMT]]>We were asked to try the brain games from Lumosity to enhance the vision therapy.


http://www.lumosity.com/app/v4/personalization

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/687379https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/687379Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:06:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to AD Symptoms requiring child psychologist or eye specialist on Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:56:48 GMT]]>What did Zoran recommend next? Home practice? For my son, we doing home practice daily and occasion review by Zoran.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/687307https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/687307Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:56:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to AD Symptoms requiring child psychologist or eye specialist on Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:26:44 GMT]]>Hi ktyong, we have done 30 sessions.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/687057https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/687057Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:26:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to AD Symptoms requiring child psychologist or eye specialist on Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:15:24 GMT]]>Hi Audvis,

How many sessions you have done? My son did two rounds of 15 sessions and daily reading as suggested by Zoran. Although I have higher expectation than what I see now but there is improvement in terms of awareness. For example, he has improve in identifying and looking into details. I guess all these therapies needs a lot of time and patience.

His reading exercise has improved as well but may be what contributes to it is we doing it everyday.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/686820https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/686820Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:15:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to AD Symptoms requiring child psychologist or eye specialist on Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:50:35 GMT]]>Hi,

My son went thru 2 rounds of 3 week therapy with Orthovision (1st round was 30 min each, 2nd round was 40 min each.) Zoran claimed there is slight improvement but it doesn’t seem so to me. He still skips words or lines when reading. I am at my wits’ end. Any other therapy that we can try, besides igard?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/686637https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/686637Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:50:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to AD Symptoms requiring child psychologist or eye specialist on Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:39:39 GMT]]>Consider this software, which may be sold by your OT: http://www.visiontherapysolutions.net/pts.php#1

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/593125https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/593125Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:39:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to AD Symptoms requiring child psychologist or eye specialist on Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:00:38 GMT]]>My 6yo went through 2 rounds of 3 wk intensive therapy (30min and then 40min for nxt round cos he protested alot when we first started and i wanted to give him more time (5-10min) to settle down).We’re doing daily home exercises now and I asked his OT to administer the Visual Perception test after his 2 rounds, the results were better than pre-therapy. It might take awhile to see noticeable results.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/591097https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/591097Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:00:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to AD Symptoms requiring child psychologist or eye specialist on Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:52:26 GMT]]>oh yeah. I thought i am KiasuNewbie

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/591089https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/591089Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:52:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to AD Symptoms requiring child psychologist or eye specialist on Wed, 21 Sep 2011 07:57:24 GMT]]>She is not GreenBelt, but luvmum leh:)

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/590854https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/590854Wed, 21 Sep 2011 07:57:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to AD Symptoms requiring child psychologist or eye specialist on Wed, 21 Sep 2011 07:29:30 GMT]]>GreenBelt, I am facing the same challenge as you. Been travelling up and down 2 hours every day just for a 30 minutes session. Keeping my hope and faith that it will improve. My view is, since we already started and it need another 3 weeks to see results, I will go for it.


As for the cost, I think in all other therapies that I visited, it is about the same price except for Samonas which triple that. I am not rich but the options are limited.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/590807https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/590807Wed, 21 Sep 2011 07:29:30 GMT