Saccadic movement, more commonly known as saccades, is the ability of the eyes to move in synchrony from point A to point B rapidly without deviating from the path. Impaired saccadic movement is when the eyes do not move together in a designated ...Continue reading
How to Prevent Your Child From Falling Through the Cracks
Falling through the cracks simply means falling behind when everyone else is moving forward. With teachers being more taxed than ever before, the risk of students falling through the cracks is on the rise. The education system expects a ...Continue reading
What is Visual Snow?
You’re watching a program on an older television, and soon, it’s overtaken by static. This is what someone with Visual Snow Syndrome (VSS) experiences regularly. VSS is a rare neurological disorder where the entire visual field is obstructed by small ...Continue reading
How to Request a Psychoeducational Evaluation From Your School District
Psychoeducational assessments are essential in determining a child’s eligibility for special education and related services. Typically, standardized testing evaluates a student’s background, cognitive functioning, processing, academic functioning, ...Continue reading
Using Colored Overlays on State Standardized Tests and College Boards
For students who regularly use colored overlays in the classroom to address visual stress and visual processing problems, there are often questions and anxiety about whether they will be allowed to use this assistive technology on state and ...Continue reading
Anxiety in the Classroom
Anxiety is a pervasive issue for many children. Since the pandemic, anxiety rates have nearly doubled [1] leaving students with impaired ability to learn, participate, and interact with others in the educational environment. While anxiety is a normal ...Continue reading
Visual Sensory Sensitivities and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Visual sensory sensitivities are a common sensory issue in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). They may experience hypersensitivity or hyposensitivity to certain visual stimuli, such as bright lights, flashing lights, or patterns. These ...Continue reading
Neurodiversity: Embracing uniqueness and a range of normal
Every person's brain is different, just like their fingerprint. And, since every brain is unique, it's only fitting to accept that not all brains will respond exactly the same way to the same stimuli, event, or activity. The term neurodiversity ...Continue reading
Autism – More Than Meets the Eye
Autism and Visual Sensory Overload The world can be a chaotic and overwhelming place for individuals on the autism spectrum. They can be sensitive to their environments and have unusually delicate sensory systems (i.e., sight, hearing, touch, ...Continue reading