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Parents and teachers often notice when a child struggles to sit still, stay focused, or complete reading and writing assignments. The natural thought is “This must be ADHD.” And while ADHD is real and affects many children, research and clinical…

Convergence Insufficiency (CI) is a common yet often overlooked binocular vision condition that affects both children and adults. Despite its prevalence, studies indicate that around 5-13% of children and adolescents have this vision disorder (1); many individuals with CI remain undiagnosed…

ADHD, is a well known condition that is associated with poor attention and concentration. As a matter of fact, in the April 12, 2024 issue of the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) News Brief, the headline reads: More Than…

Over the past several decades, ADD and ADHD have become some of the most common behavioral labels of our children today. In 2011, the CDC reported that approximately 11% of children 4-17 years of age (6.4 million in the US)…

Frustrating? Yes. Upsetting? Of course! When a bright young lady has struggled for years at school, only to be assumed she had ADD. And just because her teacher suggested her behavior was probably ADD does not mean her teacher was…

Convergence Insufficiency is a vision disorder that affects nearly 1 in 12 children and has consequences to a child’s quality of life. This serious vision problem does not cause blindness, but it’s impact can be nearly as severe as shown…

{Authors note: Coincidently today, åÊjust before I was about to publish this blog article, I examined a 5th grade (11 year old) girl whoåÊhas beenåÊstruggling to concentrate in school for the last 3 years. åÊHer teachers thought she had ADHD…