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Visual Processing: How to Recognize a Visual Processing Disorder in Your Child
Integrated Learning Strategies (ILS) is a learning and academic center. As a reminder, ILS is not a health care provider and none of our materials or services provide a diagnosis or treatment of a specific condition or learning challenge with visual processing you may see in your child or student. If you seek a diagnosis or treatment for your child or student, please contact a trained professional who can provide an evaluation of the child.
Many parents and educators have a hard time recognizing the signs and symptoms of a Visual Processing Disorder (VPD) in their child or students. Oftentimes parents or teachers think their child needs glasses or they can’t see the chalkboard so they try moving them closer to the front of the classroom. Children with visual processing issues often struggle with visual memory, visual-motor skills and processing what they see, which can affect their reading, tracking, writing and math abilities. Your child may see the information clearly, but their brain cannot process the information they see. This may be the reason why they write their letters backward, forget letters and numbers, aren’t able to sequence math facts, and can’t use their eyes to track their hand as they write on a piece of paper or copy notes from the chalkboard.
Visual processing issues are often mistaken for Dyslexia and ADHD because children struggle with reading, tracking, attention and focus. The best intervention for your child is to work with a vision specialist who can strengthen the eyes, fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination with special exercises for better visual processing. You may also want to check with a vision therapist for a retained primitive reflex that could also cause vision processing issues. Parents can also purchase toys that help their child’s ocular motor skills and visual planning for better processing.
In addition, it’s important to know the differences of what a visual processing issue is and what it is not, especially if a child could potentially be misdiagnosed with another type of learning challenge. It could mean the difference in how to help a child and what intervention is right or wrong for their specific needs.
How to Recognize the Signs
Here are some helpful tips to determine whether your child is showing signs of visual planning issues or if it may be another learning challenge.
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