It may just be a vague sense that something isn’t quite right, or you may have a firm diagnosis of your child’s difficulties. Either way, the following lists of things to look out for in your child can make the decision to seek therapy clearer.

Visual Processing Skills

Does Your Child?

  • Lose their place when reading
  • Lose their line when reading
  • Miss out words when reading
  • Closes one eye when reading
  • Rub their eyes
  • Blink a lot
  • Tilt or move their head when reading
  • Use their finger as a marker when reading
  • Confuse letters or words
  • Reverse letters or words
  • Read very slowly
  • Tire easily
  • Have a short attention span
  • Have a sensitivity to light
  • Say that the words are blurry
  • Say that the words move or shimmer
  • See colour around words
  • Say that the board in school is blurry
  • Have problems copying from the board in class

If your child has some of these difficulties we would recommend a Visual Processing Assessment with our Behavioural Optometrist Dr Annette Grounds

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Auditory Processing Skills

Does Your Child?

  • Dislike loud noises, or sudden unexpected noise?
  • Struggle to hear in a noisy environment, such as a classroom or supermarket?
  • Avoid going to parties or activities where it will be noisy?
  • Frequently say what, or pardon when you speak to them?
  • Struggle to remember spoken information?
  • Struggle with phonics and distinguishing speech sounds?
  • Struggle to follow multi-step instructions?
  • Struggle to follow long conversations and seem to zone out?
  • Frequently misunderstand oral instructions/questions?
  • Struggle with reading comprehension, spelling, vocabulary, writing or learning a new language?

If your child has some of these difficulties we would recommend an Auditory Processing Assessment with Dr Annette Grounds

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Retained Primitive Reflexes

Does Your Child?

  • struggle with high anxiety?
  • get upset easily?
  • dislike change?
  • get easily distracted?
  • have problems with concentration?
  • have difficulties sitting still?
  • act impulsively?
  • have low self-esteem?
  • have poor coordination?                                                                                         
  • have poor posture?
  • toe walk?
  • struggle with spatial awareness?
  • struggle with balance?
  • have difficulties with hand writing?
  • sit on their feet a lot?
  • struggle to copy off the board?
  • fidget a lot?
  • have bladder control issues?
  • dislike clothes and labels?

If your child has some of these difficulties we would recommend a Retained Primitive Reflex Assessment with Hayley Barrett

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