Wow Vision Therapy Blog
Category: ADHD
The Intersection of Vision and Learning: How Vision Shapes Our Potential
In our increasingly demanding visual world, the importance of vision in learning is often underestimated. Vision is not just about seeing small details; it’s a complex process that plays a pivotal role in how we absorb, understand, and retain information.…
ADHD behaviors often a sign of a developmental vision problem
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…
VISION EXPERT DISCUSSES VISION PROBLEMS THAT AFFECT READING & LEARNING
The Better Behavior Show – How Vision Problems Affect Reading & Learning (CLIP) Podcaster Dr. Nicole Beurkens interviews Dr. Dan Fortenbacher About Vision-Related Learning Problems Did you know several vision conditions affect a child’s ability to read and learn…
Vision Therapy Enhanced Academic Performance – Camryn’s Success Story
As summer approaches, we encourage parents to call and schedule a Developmental Vision Evaluation to determine if there are any visual problems affecting a child’s academic performance, before this upcoming school year! When visual problems get in the way of…
Vision Problems are Likely Causing your Student’s ADHD Behavior
Life in the classroom is never the same for all children and teenagers. Some students do very well, while others need a little more help, time, or other accommodations. When it comes to observing a student’s reading and learning abilities,…
ADD: Treating the Cause, not the Symptoms
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)…
A young girl’s life of frustration when misdiagnosed with ADD
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 or ADD/ADHD?
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…
3-D Vision Syndrome…linked to “ADD-like” behaviors in children
{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…
Convergence Insufficiency a Vision Problem that can Look Like ADHD
Convergence Insufficiency (CI) is a vision problem that affects many children in the classroom. Instead of an eyesight problem, CI is called a binocular vision problem because it affects a child’s ability to coordinate their eyes together while attempting to…