{"id":11199,"date":"2021-05-11T10:43:18","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T10:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/?page_id=11199"},"modified":"2021-07-20T09:16:22","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T09:16:22","slug":"visual-motor-integration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/guide-vision-and-learning-difficulties\/guide-to-visual-information-processing\/visual-motor-integration\/","title":{"rendered":"Visual Motor Integration"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Does your child have difficulty with hand-eye coordination or playing sports? It could be a visual motor integration problem<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>When a child incorrectly perceives the information their eyes are relaying to their brain, their body will react with an inappropriate motor response.<\/p>\n<p><b>Visual motor integration is crucial for activities that require the body to respond to visual information, such as eye-hand coordination and playing sports.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/practice-search\/\"><b>Schedule an evaluation<\/b><\/a> with a vision therapy eye doctor who can help improve any visual problems your child may have.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE RELATED:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/guide-vision-and-learning-difficulties\/guide-to-visual-information-processing\/visual-form-constancy\/\">Visual Form Constancy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<div class=\"practice-search-widget\">\n\t\t<h3>Find a Vision Therapy Eye Doctor Near You<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t<form class=\"practice-search-form practice-search-form-widget\" action=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/practice-search\/results\/\" method=\"get\">\n\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"distance\" value=\"100\" class=\"practice-search-distance\">\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"page\" class=\"practice-search-page\">\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"address_latitude\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"address_longitude\">\n\n\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"address\" class=\"practice-search-address\" placeholder=\"City, Surburb or Address\" value=\"\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"distance\" value=\"100\" class=\"practice-search-distance\">\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<button type=\"submit\" class=\"practice-search-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 19 19\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M10.6796 0.130005C9.15708 0.130059 7.66615 0.5646 6.38198 1.38258C5.09781 2.20057 4.07373 3.36803 3.43004 4.74783C2.78634 6.12763 2.54976 7.66246 2.74808 9.17205C2.9464 10.6816 3.57139 12.1033 4.54964 13.27L0.729639 17.08C0.6364 17.1732 0.562439 17.2839 0.511979 17.4058C0.461519 17.5276 0.435547 17.6581 0.435547 17.79C0.435547 17.9219 0.461519 18.0524 0.511979 18.1743C0.562439 18.2961 0.6364 18.4068 0.729639 18.5C0.917942 18.6883 1.17334 18.7941 1.43964 18.7941C1.5715 18.7941 1.70207 18.7681 1.82389 18.7177C1.94571 18.6672 2.0564 18.5932 2.14964 18.5L5.99964 14.62C7.35406 15.6038 8.98566 16.1324 10.6596 16.13C12.7814 16.13 14.8162 15.2871 16.3165 13.7869C17.8168 12.2866 18.6596 10.2517 18.6596 8.13C18.6596 6.00827 17.8168 3.97344 16.3165 2.47315C14.8162 0.97286 12.7814 0.130005 10.6596 0.130005H10.6796ZM10.6796 14.13C9.49295 14.13 8.33291 13.7781 7.34622 13.1188C6.35952 12.4595 5.59049 11.5225 5.13636 10.4261C4.68224 9.32975 4.56342 8.12335 4.79493 6.95946C5.02644 5.79558 5.59788 4.72648 6.437 3.88736C7.27611 3.04825 8.34521 2.4768 9.5091 2.24529C10.673 2.01378 11.8794 2.1326 12.9757 2.58673C14.0721 3.04085 15.0092 3.80989 15.6685 4.79658C16.3277 5.78328 16.6796 6.94332 16.6796 8.13C16.6796 9.7213 16.0475 11.2474 14.9223 12.3726C13.7971 13.4979 12.2709 14.13 10.6796 14.13Z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"practice-search-use-my-location\">\n\t\t\tSearch near me\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\n\t<\/form>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<h2><b>What is visual motor integration?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>The ability to interpret visual information and respond with a motor action is visual motor integration. For example, you see a ball and you respond by moving your hands to catch the ball.<\/p>\n<p><b>Visual motor integration is essential for the development of their fine motor and gross motor skills.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>Signs of poor visual motor integration<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Your child might have trouble with visual motor integration if they exhibit some of the following visual processing symptoms:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Difficulty staying within the lines when coloring<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Difficulty catching or kicking a ball<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Trouble fastening buttons or tying shoelaces<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Difficulty copying from the board<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Poor handwriting<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Trouble in geometry and lining up math problems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you suspect a problem in your child\u2019s vision, <b>contact an eye doctor near you<\/b>, to have your child\u2019s vision evaluated.<\/p>\n<h2><b>How vision therapy can help<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Vision therapy can improve visual motor integration skills through eye exercises that help retrain the eyes and brain to work together.<\/p>\n<p><b>These exercises will help them improve their fine motor and gross motor skills to improve their body coordination and enhance their enjoyment of participating in sports.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>LEARN MORE:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy\/guide-vision-and-learning-difficulties\/\">Guide to Vision and Learning Difficulties<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/practice-search\/\"><b>Schedule an eye exam<\/b> <\/a>with an eye doctor near you who can diagnose and treat any vision problems your child may have.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does your child have difficulty with hand-eye coordination or playing sports? 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