| Dyslexia and vision therapy have been linked for | | | | vision therapy tracking exercises will sharpen the |
| numerous years, even even as in some circles | | | | visual skills of the child, thus improving their flow |
| the link is hotly debated amongst doctors. The | | | | when reading, stabilizing their space world and |
| definition of dyslexia is very hard to find, because | | | | helping them to overcome at least some of the |
| the actual diagnosis seems to depend on a | | | | definition of dyslexia. Dyslexia and vision therapy |
| mixture of criterion, and varies from practitioner | | | | do have some alignment, at least in the discipline |
| to practitioner. Dyslexia may be the most over | | | | of tracking. |
| diagnosed of learning disabilities for this reason, | | | | And other areas of vision training are similar to |
| because there is not a stable, universally agreed | | | | tracking exercises except that they help other |
| remedial definition. | | | | aspects of remedial reading. Focus and eye |
| As an Optometrist working in the sphere of | | | | coordination exercises help the child with learning |
| children and learning disabilities for over 20 years, I | | | | disabilities control their focus on the book, |
| examine the link between dyslexia and vision | | | | visualization therapy aids their keep in mind and |
| training on a daily basis. Yet in my area I do not | | | | spelling, reversal therapy can prevent them writing |
| meet the kind of diagnosing dilemmas that those | | | | letters in reverse, and all of these add to vision |
| diagnosing dyslexia face, because vision training, | | | | therapy tracking to show that there is, indeed a |
| tracking, focus and eye coordination disorders, | | | | close association between dyslexia and vision |
| sequencing and other remedial definitions that I | | | | therapy. |
| confront are uncomplicated to identify, and within | | | | So, given that there is no consistent, universally |
| the discipline are mostly agreed upon. | | | | agreed upon dyslexia definition or remedial |
| Vision training can impart help for dyslexia in a lot | | | | definition, concerned parents deserve the right to |
| of areas. For example, vision therapy can improve | | | | at least research the relationship between dyslexia |
| eye tracking, which enables the dyslexia sufferer | | | | and vision therapy. Anything less than this is |
| to stabilize their vision and aids them maintain their | | | | actually a failure on the part of professionals to |
| place in the book as they read. | | | | discuss every possible association that could help |
| Regardless of the claims of ophthalmology that | | | | the worried and often confused parents of |
| dyslexia and vision therapy have no association, | | | | children with learning disabilities. Whether they |
| thousands of children with learning disabilities | | | | follow easy vision training tracking exercises, or |
| worldwide have found that vision training tracking | | | | more complex therapy programs such as |
| exercises have helped in their remedial reading. It | | | | Learning @ Lightspeed, we want to share with |
| makes sense, doesn't it? If we send a child to | | | | the parents of children with learning disabilities |
| tennis coaching and instruct the muscles, eyes, | | | | worldwide the truth that there is a positive, and |
| arms and legs, to be more accurate, then the | | | | very often fruitful relationship between dyslexia |
| child's tennis skill will most often improve. Similarly, | | | | and vision therapy. |