Seeing Through New Eyes: Changing the Lives of Children with Autism, Asperger Syndrome and Other Developmental Disabilities Through Vision Therapy
Seeing Through New Eyes offers an accessible introduction to the treatment of visual dysfunction, a significant but neglected problem associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and other developmental disabilities.\ Dr. Kaplan identifies common ASD symptoms such as hand-flapping, poor eye contact, and tantrums as typical responses to the confusion caused by vision disorder. He also explains the effects of difficulties that people with autism experience with "ambient vision," including a...
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Seeing Through New Eyes offers an accessible introduction to the treatment of visual dysfunction, a significant but neglected problem associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and other developmental disabilities. Dr. Kaplan identifies common ASD symptoms such as hand-flapping, poor eye contact, and tantrums as typical responses to the confusion caused by vision disorder. He also explains the effects of difficulties that people with autism experience with "ambient vision," including a lack of spatial awareness and trouble with coordination. Other chapters give guidance on how to identify the visual deficits of nonverbal children, select prism lenses that will alter the visual field, and create individually tailored programs of therapy in order to retrain the system. This book is essential reading for parents of children with ASDs, and professionals in the fields of autism, optometry and ophthalmology, psychology and education.
Foreword1The behavior is the solution132Prism lenses and vision therapy : overview and historical perspective263Special tests for special needs514Analyzing your test results : the art and science of knowing your patient805The therapy process : a philosophical overview1056Therapy approaches for patients with strabismus1257Therapy approaches for patients with orientation issues1338Therapy approaches for patients with spatial organization issues1499What does breathing have to do with vision?16010The big picture : integrating vision therapy into a comprehensive treatment program177AppThe Van Orden star : a window into personal space183
