How Behavioral Optometry Can Unlock Your Child's Potential Identifying and Overcoming Blocks to Concentration, Self-Esteem and School Success with Vision Therapy

Name: How Behavioral Optometry Can Unlock Your Child's Potential Identifying and Overcoming Blocks to Concentration, Self-Esteem and School Success with Vision Therapy
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ISBN: 9781849058810

ISBN-10: 1849058814

ISBN-13: 9781849058810

Edition: 2012

Authors: Joel H. Warshowsky

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This title explores how visual problems develop and how they can be reversed through effective and efficient visual therapy. It breaks down myths surrounding visual dysfunction and explains in straightforward terms the various conditions that could be impacting a child's perception, even if they have perfect sight.

Book details

List price: $21.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication date: 2/15/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.484



Acknowledgments


Preface


Introduction: My Vision for This Book



Understanding Vision in Children: Background and Basics



Understanding the Effects of the "Failure Syndrome" in a Child



Convergence: What Is It and Why Is It Important?



The Difference Between Good Eyesight and Functional Vision



Overcoming Blocks and Unlocking Potential: What is Vision Therapy and When is it Needed?



Vision Therapy: History and How It Works



How Vision Therapy Can Aid Learning



Vision Therapy and Learning Disabilities



The Role of the Behavioral Optometrist in the Child Study Team



Vision Therapy and Occupational Therapy: A Co-joined Approach



Specific Vision Problems and Behavioral Optometric Interventions



Types of Lenses and How They Help



Some Specific Vision Problems: Nearsightedness, Strabismus, and Amblyopia


Epilogue: When I Was 12


A Sample Letter


Visual Function Self-test


Exercises That May be Done at Home


If You Have Questions


Bibliography


Glossary


Index