So what to do now? Well, we are going to start working with a vision consultant who is going to evaluate Lauren's vision from a functional perspective and then we'll have to start "training the brain". The good news is that her vision should improve with time. How much it will improve, we don't know. But simple things like perhaps showing her objects against a solid dark background instead of a busy background can help her "see" better and process the information easier.
Why did this happen? We have no idea. We have no family history of any of this. Why us? We have no idea. I guess why not us? And maybe it makes no difference. The cards have already been dealt at this point. Now its about how we play the cards. We are getting Lauren all the help we can. We'll just have to wait and see....
Hi Kate, i remembered receiving a stack of black,white and red flashcards from Zav's Neonatologist when he was 5months plus. He was starting focus on toys then, but tracking poorly though. Did not follow our movements either or seemed aware of his surroundings . We start flashing the cards to him 5mins/day almost everyday. Not sure if that helps or its just a coincidence but we noticed that he starts tracking the flashcards (and other toys) pretty well after a month of us showing him the cards. For the past 2wks or so, he actually followed us when we walk past him.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, happy to hear that Lauren is starting to show signs of imitation! Its really great!