Helping my visually impaired child to develop
Children with a visual impairment develop in much the same way as other children, although the rate and order in which skills develop may differ. It is not always obvious which difficulties children with a visual impairment experience. Eye conditions cause different ways of seeing Your child’s eye condition may influence – seeing things at […]
Physical and Sensory Development
The Absence of Sight The primary stimulus for BABIES to move, vision, is absent when babies are visually impaired, with the result that these babies tend to be passive. Visual impairment, therefore, has a negative impact on gross motor development as vision dominates the early stages of learning and movement Moving Around Babies start moving […]
Behaviour Patterns some Visually Impaired Children Display (Blindisms)
Many children with VI exhibit some form of unacceptable self-stimulatory behaviour or blindisms. This is called stimming, derived from the word stimulation. It seems that these behaviours are related to the degree of visual loss a child has, as it persists longer when the child is blind. Theories relating to stereotypical behaviour There is […]
Shedding Light on Low Vision
by Michelle Ntlakana, College of Orientation and Mobility, SA Guide-dogs Association What is low vision? Low vision is the loss of sight that cannot be corrected with the assistance of prescription eyeglasses, contact lenses, or surgery. It is often termed “partial vision” as there is some usable vision available although it may be blurred. There […]
Visual Impairment Facts
Visual Impairment – Causes, Diagnoses and Impact There are many reasons why children have visual impairments. Sometimes it’s genetic, or the result of an infection or injury. In many cases no specific cause can be identified. Sometimes a simple explanation may be given, but diagnosis is often difficult, especially if the condition is rare and […]