Vision disorder symptoms similar to ADHD and learning difficulties

A mother, who was also an expert in teaching children with learning difficulties was troubled by her daughter’s sudden poor behaviour and trouble with school work. A suggestion that it could be a vision problem eventually led to a correct diagnosis. Vision disorders are often misdiagnosed ADHD or other learning disabilities because they have similar symptoms.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by College of Optometrists in Vision Development

Related Disease Topics:

• ADHD
• Learning disabilities
• Visual disorders

Related Symptom Topics:

• Poor handwriting
• Reading comprehension and other reading skills

Article Source Details

About: Vision disorder symptoms similar to ADHD and learning difficulties

Date: 19 August 2004

Source: College of Optometrists in Vision Development

URL: http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040819/nyfnse03_1.html

Related Medical Topics

This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Undiagnosed
• Misdiagnosis (type of Medical misadventure)
• Undiagnosed and ADHD
• Undiagnosed and learning disabilities
• Undiagnosed and visual disorders
• Undiagnosed and poor handwriting
• Undiagnosed and reading comprehension
• Undiagnosed and reading skills
• Misdiagnosis of poor handwriting
• Misdiagnosis of reading comprehension
• Misdiagnosis of reading skills
• Misdiagnosis of ADHD
• Misdiagnosis of learning disabilities
• Misdiagnosis of visual disorders

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