Summer vacation is almost over, and it is time to get ready for a new school year. For some parents and kids, this is the dreaded time, since back-to-school means struggle with homework, frustration with poor academic performance, etc.
Experts say that about 80 percent of what a child learns in school is information that is presented visually, so good vision is crucial for children to reach their full academic potential.
While nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism can make learning more difficult, they are not the only visual disorders known to cause learning-related vision problems.
Vision and learning are intimately related, and various vision problems can potentially affect academic and reading performance and lead to frustration with academic activities observed in children’s behavior.
Those less obvious vision problems that can limit your child’s ability to learn are linked to the way the eyes function and how the brain processes visual information.
If your child is experiencing learning problems and shows one or more of the following symptoms, it is possible he or she may have a learning-related vision problem:
- Reverses words or letters
- Holds head too close to reading material
- Poor eye-hand coordination, including poor writing
- Blurred vision or double vision
- Short attention span during visual tasks
- Omitting or repeating words, or confusing similar words
These are just some of the symptoms suggesting a learning-related vision problem exists. To see a full list of symptoms, go to the link at the end of this post.
If your child is suffering from a visual dysfunction or has been diagnosed with ADD/ADHD, or a learning disability, do not wait until it gets worse – embark on a vision therapy schedule now and help your child do better in school and live a happier life.
Expert vision therapists at Vision Development Center of Lancaster offer professional ADHD evaluation and strategies for students with ADHD based on their particular needs.
Our therapy program is based on the needs of the individual, and uses lenses, prisms, flippers, and red and green tools to help correct the visual system to work hand in hand with the brain.
The world renowned Doctor Arthur Seiderman’s program includes Drug – Free, Non- Invasive, Natural Treatments for symptoms of ADD and ADHD that can change your life, or the life of your loved one.
Looking for the right vision therapy or ADHD doctors in Lancaster PA? Call our office at (717) 656-0534 to make an appointment, or click here to take our free symptoms survey.