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April is Autism Awareness Month!

Throughout April we will be sharing inspiring stories of how Vision Therapy has helped individuals with autism.  1 in every 88 kids in the US is diagnosed with autism (www.autism-society.org) and the most recent research suggests it is closer to 1 in every 50 kids (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).  Vision Therapy is often […]

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What is Vision?

“I know my child is smart but something is holding her back. We have tried everything to help her.  She still doesn’t like to read, homework is a battle, and she works harder than everyone else. I never thought it could be a visual issue because she has always passed her school screenings and has […]

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Why Visual Development in Children Is Important

  Vision development in children involves not only the development of good eyesight such as 20/20 vision but also fine motor development, gross motor development, and visual perceptual development.  A large part of visual development in children takes place when they are preschoolers, and proper vision development in children closely follows the cognitive stages for […]

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Visual Development

How to Know if Your Three-Year-Old is Behind in Visual Development

Visual development in children is extremely important in producing good gross motor development, fine motor development, and to achieve the proper cognitive stages for child development.  Children with poor vision development will often exhibit learning problems when they start grade school and may tend to be clumsy and disorganized. So it’s important to know if […]

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5 Reasons For Delayed Vision Development in Children

Visual development in children is a very important part of child development including fine motor development, gross motor development, and visual perceptual development. Without good vision development in children, many cognitive stages of child development may be delayed and learning problems could occur once the child enters kindergarten and grade school. So why is visual […]