VISUAL THERAPY

Visual Therapy for Students with Autism

Visual therapy for students with autism

Autism is neurobiological disorder. Students with autism have difficulty processing and responding to information from their senses. Symptoms include lack of reciprocal social interaction, delays in development, and inappropriate response to sensory information.

Too often, visual problems in non-disabled children go undiagnosed and untreated for children with disabilities, perhaps because the visual examination would be difficult, or the child is not able to verbalize a problem (Krebs, 2009).

The eye test methods used by schools only measure clearness and sharpness of eyesight at a distance of 20 feet using a ...