{"id":7364,"date":"2020-08-15T19:13:47","date_gmt":"2020-08-15T19:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/?page_id=7364"},"modified":"2021-08-10T11:51:13","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T11:51:13","slug":"vision-therapy-for-learning-difficulties-success-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/childrens-vision\/vision-for-school\/vision-therapy-and-reading\/vision-therapy-for-learning-difficulties-success-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Vision Therapy for Learning Difficulties: Success Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"

Personal stories from parents of children with learning difficulties.<\/b><\/h2>\n

*Names have been changed for privacy protection.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> for a list of more success stories pages, you might just recognize your child in.<\/p>\n

Julie, 12<\/b><\/p>\n

Julie started out with scores in the Severe Deficit to Significant Deficit range with wide sweeps between the two in several areas. These fluctuations showed up significantly in her day-to-day school work. She hated to read, couldn’t spell, didn’t like school, tired easily, and was beginning to show signs of low self-esteem. She would say that she wasn’t good at anything, was dumb, and unpopular.<\/p>\n

Today, Julie is a different person! Just two weeks ago, her language arts teacher said that Julie had shown recent signs of huge jumps in her cognitive ability. Julie loves school now and wants to leave the house at 7 a.m. to get there early. She is invited to parties and she has a quick wit.<\/p>\n

I attribute a lot of these dramatic changes to the work she has done in Vision Therapy.<\/p>\n

We are very pleased with the results.<\/p>\n

Judith, Julie’s parent<\/b><\/p>\n

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Doug, age 12<\/b><\/p>\n

After years of various remedial programs, our son Doug was referred for evaluation within our school district because he was struggling with reading in the fifth grade. The school psychologist said the Non-EEN evaluation results indicated that Doug had a reading disability and encouraged us to consider more remedial instruction to improve his reading skills.<\/p>\n

I then learned of a Learning Disability Education specialist — who worked with students experiencing similar difficulties like Doug’s — and took him for an evaluation. The specialist suspected a visual processing deficit and recommended we take Doug to Dr. X for a developmental vision exam.It turns out that Doug had vision problems that were interfering with his ability to read, which in turn affected his performance in school. Vision Therapy was recommended and we started the program immediately.<\/p>\n

Within just three weeks, the first noticeable change was in his handwriting. After just 2 \u00bd months of Vision Therapy, he had raised his reading grade level 2 \u00bd years. It wasn’t long before Doug was reading the newspaper, something he had never done before. Our son was very good in sports before he started Vision Therapy, but he is even better after the program.<\/p>\n

Vision Therapy has changed our lives. With the vision problem corrected, it gave us a foundation on which to start remedying the learning skills Doug had missed along the way. Learning became easier. Doug is now an independent and more efficient learner. He is in college-prep classes in high school and has already been accepted at two colleges.<\/p>\n

Jane M, Doug’s parent<\/b><\/p>\n

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Chris, age 9<\/b><\/p>\n

Three years ago, our son, Chris, was a third grader who had never experienced any scholastic fun or success. Every year, Chris had hours of homework where reading and math were problem areas. His teacher told us he had a learning disability but Chris simply did not fit the pattern of the learning disabled. In our estimation, our son DID NOT have a learning disability but was being unduly categorized.<\/p>\n

Looking for a solution to Chris’ problems, we sought out Dr. X. Obviously, there are no guarantees in life, but with Vision Therapy, and Dr. X’s guidance, Chris was the proven winner. His reading grades improved, and an attitude shift toward school occurred along with a definite improvement of his math skills.<\/p>\n

Today, Chris is completing his first year of Jr. High. He disciplines himself to get up for school without parental prodding. He returns home and after an hour of relaxation, he spends one to two hours studying. Chris is a social and active young boy. NEVER do we hear complaints about school, teachers, project requirements, etc.<\/p>\n

What a pleasure to see him finally enjoy school and have a solid B average. Please try Vision Therapy, it works!<\/p>\n

Terrence J. B., Chris’ parent<\/b><\/p>\n

If you want your child to be one of these success stories, contact an eye doctor near you.<\/a><\/p>\n

SEE RELATED:<\/strong> Can you Improve your Child\u2019s Academic Performance?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t

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