If a child or an adult is struggling at school or work, the first step is to identify the issue(s) such as depression, anxiety, dyslexia, ADHD, and – functional vision problems that may affect emotional, social, and academic behavioral development.
Psychologists believe testing for vision problems could prevent unnecessary treatments and medications in cases related to functional vision problems.
Unfortunately, many people take the complex and often difficult route of therapy services and psychiatric medications that in many instances have not been as useful as they hoped. So often, people are unaware of functional visual problems and why they matter so much.
“Many people just have no idea about how vision impacts a child,” Dr. Pyter said, or how vision impacts learning and performance.
Typically, these are issues that include functional visual skills – eye tracking, teaming and movement.
“It’s how your eyes work together, not just whether you can see what’s in front of you
parents believed their child was struggling with ADHD. Instead, a Functional Vision Test revealed it was Convergence Insufficiency and knowing this information drastically changed the intervention plan and prognosis.
Furthermore, people with ADHD/ADD can have problems with inattention, restlessness, unfocused motor activity and impulsivity, which impact their professional and personal life. Adults with undiagnosed ADHD may have a history of poor academic performance, issues at work, or problematic or failed relationships.
Clinical results have shown statistically significant improvement in vision symptoms for children and adults who have undergone vision therapy – it can make a tremendous difference in their ability to function at home, school, work or sports, and bring a measure of ease into their life.
Vision therapy can help you sustain attention, improve reading and writing skills, give meaning to what you hear and see, rely less on movement to stay alert, focus better, and go about daily tasks with less strain and more ease.
At Vision Development Center of Lancaster, we are dedicated to helping both children and adults, through our therapy program with treatments and exercises, designed to address very specific sets of vision disorders displayed by an individual patient. The program is Non-Invasive, Drug-Free and based on the world renowned Doctor Arthur Seiderman’s techniques that can truly change the life of someone with symptoms of ADD and ADHD.
If you or anyone else you know is suffering from a visual dysfunction or are looking for alternative treatments for ADHD, we encourage you to take steps to better health and quality of life today.
If you’d like to know if you would benefit from the vision development and vision therapy in Lancaster PA, we invite you to call our office at (717) 656-0534 today to make an appointment, or start by taking our free symptoms survey.