Visual Processing Disorders
Vision Problems/Deficiencies Related to Learning:
While visual acuity is important, when looking at visual processing disorders, the focus is on:
Clues to identifying a visual processing disorder:
While visual acuity is important, when looking at visual processing disorders, the focus is on:
- *Visual teaming
- *Visual tracking
- *Visual-spatial awareness
- *Visual focusing
Clues to identifying a visual processing disorder:
- Double vision or blurred vision, particularly during or after reading
- Omitting lines and/or words while reading
- The need to track with a finger or separate page while reading
- Miscopying and/or difficult copying from the board
- Reoccurring headaches
- Car sickness
- Reversals - Words and/or letters
- Easily distracted during reading
- Poor reading rate, comprehension and/or handwriting
- Rereading for comprehension
- Avoids reading
- Poor school performance in general
- Eye Strain
- Squinting
