[Faith-talk] developmental delay amung the blind

[Christine Olivares]

Hi Debbie,
Ha I want to laugh because I also have a really bad sense of direction. It is a bit better than my mom’s who is sighted, but my sense of direction is awful. My husband, who is not from my home town where we live, has gotten me out of many binds. And you are right, no amount of O&M will cure that lol.

I don’t have a dog since I have enough vision, and the places I need to go I am very familiar with. But if I didn’t have the vision, I would be hopelessly lost.

God bless,
Christine
> On Dec 29, 2014, at 5:18 PM, Debby Phillips via Faith-talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Andrew, I don't know the statistics about developmental delay and the blind, but yes, it is found in quite a few blind people.  Sometimes it has to do with the cause of blindness.  You can have a happy, fulfilled life even if you do have some developmental delay.
> 
> I'll tell you something about me.  I did fine in school with all my classes, but I have a terrible sense of direction.  I reverse myself, and if I learn a route, I have trouble reversing it.  It takes me a long time to learn a place and be oriented, especially indoors.  For years I struggled with that, and in some ways I still do.  And please, don't tell me I need more training, folks.  I've had tons of OandM training.  One of the reasons I travel with a dog is because it helps me by giving me just a little more confidence, and I can walk faster and stay more oriented having a dog.  But it is really embarrassing sometimes, and I don't like that aspect of my persona.  But I am trying not to take it so seriously and to give it to the Lord and not worry so much about it, and to be able to laugh at myself.  If I can laugh at myself and find humor in it, then other people don't get so concerned about it, either.  I hope this helps.    Blessings,    Debby and Neena
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