by Melanie Lambert, Occupational Therapist Visual Perception is the ability to interpret, analyze and give meaning to what is seen. The process of taking in one’s environment is referred to as “perception.” If this perception is incorrect or altered in any way, a child will present with reading, spelling, handwriting, maths and comprehension problems. Visual [...]
OT Month: Checklist for Identifying Visual Perception Difficulties in a Student’s Schoolwork
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Seeing "Wiggly" Letters?
September 23, 2011 By
by Tiffani Lawton, RN I received communications from a mom whose daughter is presenting with a few visual challenges. Her vision is 20/20 however, when she is looking at a page of letters or numbers, everything gets all ‘wiggly’ and she complains of headaches. In addition, she is reversing her letters but beyond the typical [...]
Autism and Visual Processing Skills
September 14, 2011 By
I received intriguing correspondence from Rebecca Hutchins, OD, FCOVD, Vision Therapist. In a discussion group amongst fellow practitioners, Dr. Hutchins gleaned the following observation and suggested that I share this with readers. “Some individuals with autism have excellent visual processing skills, however, those that do, often have a poor sense of space. These individuals tend [...]
Eye Games: Easy and Fun Visual Exercises Reviewed by Yoga Therapist
September 8, 2011 By
This practical handbook, , opens with a beautiful segue describing light as the main factor in vision and our need to be outside and connected to nature. Natural light and time outdoors are key factors in all aspects of our health and in the introduction, they get right to the heart of the matter: “Experiencing life [...]
A Look See at a Case of Visual Stimming
August 19, 2011 By
Case Study: 2 year old presents with parental reports of visual stimming. Parental Report The child will line things up and walk back and forth looking at the line through his peripheral vision for hours. He mostly likes to do this along tables that are his eye height and lines up toy cars. The child [...]
Did You Know This Much About The Sense of Sight?
June 20, 2011 By
by Tiffani Lawton, RN When I first read EYEGAMES: Easy and Fun Visual Exercises, I was amazed at the wealth of information it contained. It really got my wheels spinning and thinking in a new direction. There is a lot of info out there on Sensory Processing Disorder, but not enough about the sense of [...]
EYEGAMES: An Optometrist’s Perspective on Visual Therapy
May 5, 2011 By
On the heels of yesterday’s article with Lois Hickman, Occupational Therapist, we now introduce you to Rebecca Hutchins to gain insights into visual processing issues from a behavioral optometrist’s perspective. EYEGAMES: Easy & Fun Visual Exercises is a fascinating read for professionals and parents alike. Co-authored by an occupational therapist and an optometrist, this book [...]
EYEGAMES: Easy & Fun Visual Exercises: A Review
April 23, 2011 By
by Tiffani Lawton, RN An occupational therapist and an optometrist co-authored EYEGAMES to offer activities to improve vision. I found this book to be incredibly intriguing. This short read and reference embarks on sharing insight about visual learning, beginning at birth, along with how vision proceeds to develop up until the child enters school. I [...]
Announcing OUR Book of the Month: EYEGAMES: Easy & Fun Visual Exercises
April 16, 2011 By
Secure a copy of EYEGAMES: Easy & Fun Visual Exercises today! Join OJTA’s publisher and editors along with authors Lois Hickman and Rebecca Hutchins on May 15th, 2011 at 11:30 am EST for a discussion in our chat room found at the bottom right of our website! Healthy Visual- Motor Abilities Developing healthy visual-motor abilities [...]
Vision Therapy: A Consideration when There Is Reading Trouble
March 10, 2011 By
The function of eye movements goes well beyond vision and reflects higher brain processes. (Gauthier 1990) B doing one of his tracking exercises at home with his eye patched Reading difficulties? Hmmmm. Through the processes of observation and elimination, we can often get to the root of a reading problem and begin working on correcting [...]
