Well I was at the dr's today so I asked about testing Collin to see if he is color blind. She had a book she brought in, but you couldnt tell if he could see the numbers or not. Sometimes it looked like he was pointing and tracing them other times he was just playing around. We are going to wait another year and retest so he will be a little more mature. I know if he doesnt get colors by age 4 there is a problem, but my dr said they really only need to be able to name 1 color by age four. This is a 3 year old that can name and point out 1/4 of the US states on a map. It seems like he should be able to get this. I will work some more with him, but I decided I am not going to stress over it, there is nothing I can do about it if he is anyway. Jill
My husband is partially colored blind. He has trouble seeing greens and blues. My sons doctor said that if he didn't know most of his colors by 3, then it poses a red flag. All doctors are different and have different opinions, this is just my sons doctors opinion. I have also been told that boys have a harder time picking up colors than girls. I'm not sure why, but even my sons dr. confirmed it. If he is colored blind, then he will still excel in school work and excel in life. It's not a hinderance, it's a unique quality. So many people live with colored blindness that you don't even realize that they are. The world is so adaptable with something like that.
Thanks again Jen, yea I would think Collin would know them since he is such a quick learner, but he just turned 3 and my dr says really by age 4. My mom was a preschool and kindergarden teacher for 15 years and she said most of the kids she taught still didnt know any or very many colors when they started preschool at age 4-5. I am done worrying about LOL. Like you said it a unique quality that is not too much of a hinderance.
25% of men are somewhat color blind.I have a tough time between faint reds & greens.It's no biggie really. Good Luck with it though.
