How Do I Get Vision Therapy Into My School?

It Could Be Your Eyes

Donna knew that her bright child was working too hard to be producing such lackluster results. When she found Behavioral Optometry and Vision Therapy, her son’s life changed - and she knew that there had to be other kids like him that struggled with the same kind of visual issues. Listen to how one mom’s advocacy created an academic community that allowed their students to overcome their visual barriers within their school day.

Takeaways from today’s episode:

-Parents are the best advocates for their children when they know something is off

-Vision Therapy is just as beneficial and important as Physical Therapy for other parts of the body

-Occupational Therapists are great friends of Vision Therapists, and can help enact Vision Therapy practice, but it is not within their scope of practice to perform actual Vision Therapy

-Schools, parents, and providers can be partners in helping their students overcome visual barriers to success when they work together!

Mentioned in this episode: Zaba JN. Children’s vision care in the 21st century and its impact on education, literacy, social issues and the workplace: A call to action. J Behav Optom. 2011;22(2):39-41. (https://www.oepf.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/22-220Zaba1-1.pdf)

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