How to Get Your Child to Wear a Patch
If your child has a visual impairment, they might have a prescription for eye patching. An eye patch is either an adhesive sticker or a cloth patch that’s worn over one eye. You may be wondering, “How on earth am I ever going to convince my child to wear a patch over their eye?” The teachers from A Shared Vision get this question all the time. They provide strategies and support for families who have very young children, from birth to age three, with blindness, visual impairments, and vision concerns. Click HERE to read more.
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Please discuss your interests with your teacher from A Shared Vision.
Neurological/ Brain-Based Visual Impairment (CVI)
What is CVI? Cerebral/Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) is a neurological visual disorder. Vision loss or impairment due to brain injury or disease can occur at any point in the lifespan. CVI can be found in children who function at levels equivalent to typical peers as well as in children with mild to severe disability. The degree of neurological damage and CVI depends upon the time of onset, as well as the location and intensity of the damage. It is a condition that indicates the visual systems of the brain do not consistently interpret or understand what the eyes see. For more click HERE.
CVI: The Conversation Continues… Anyone who has spent time researching CVI knows that there are a variety of names and definitions for this neurological visual impairment. The fact that it is caused by an incident to the brain complicates the search for one definition because there is much that we still do not know about the brain. There is a need to organize what we currently understand about CVI leaving room for new information as it is researched and made available. For more click HERE.
Routines
The Importance of Routines for Children with Visual Impairments. Routines are an important part of any child's life because they help children develop a sense of stability and order as well as give children the information and experiences necessary to complete tasks with increasing independence. They're especially important for children with visual impairments, who often have difficulty observing what's going on in the world around them. For more click HERE.
Routines: Tools for Your Child's Development. Darius, who's almost three and has albinism, was playing in the living room when his dad came in, carrying a yellow rubber duck. "Darius, let's go wash Mr. Quacker," he said. Darius laughed as his dad squeaked the duck and immediately headed toward the bathroom. As soon as they got there, Darius began pulling off his clothes and, with a gentle reminder from his dad, put them in the laundry basket. His dad then had him touch the water before getting in to make sure it wasn't too hot. For more click HERE.
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Dual Sensory Loss
Early Interactions with Children Who Are Deaf-Blind. All babies communicate. It is through communication that relationships are formed and sustained. All parents must learn how to interpret and respond to their baby’s communications in order to form the bonds that become the foundation for development. When your child has both a visual impairment and hearing loss, however, it may be more difficult to understand what she is trying to tell you and you may not be sure how you can best communicate and interact with her. We will share some ideas to help you discover how you can make your child’s world safe and understandable and how you and your young child can share many enjoyable “conversations” together. For more click HERE.
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