Symptoms of Visual Processing Difficulties in Children

 

The following are some common behaviors that often indicate a child who is experiencing interference with vision processing:

• Loss of attention and concentration

• Daydreaming

• Poor handwriting

• Clumsiness

• Headaches

• Upset stomach

• Loses place when reading

• Blurring during and/or after reading

• Lack of retention with reading and learning

• Problem-solving difficulties

• Difficulties respecting other children’s personal territory

Problems with a child’s vision requires a different way of testing than routine eye examinations or screenings do. The visual examination for a child must analyze visual development and the methods of how he/she processes visual information within the brain for coordination of visual skills. A child’s vision is different from an adult’s vision and requires a vision exam that is sensitive to the quality of how a child is attempting to use his/her vision. When a child is having visual problems, it can interfere with his/her developmental age, perceptual abilities, social development, and can cause stress.

 

The “Learn to See” program is provided by a team of professionals with over seventy-five years of combined experience in working with children who have problems with vision, development, learning, and behavior. In addition to the careful visual assessment, the team will analyze the developmental age of a child and his/her abilities affecting long and short-term memory skills, fine motor and perceptual motor coordination, ability to follow directions, organizational skills, cognitive maturity, mathematical and logical thinking, clarity of speech, and language expression.

 

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