Originally Posted by aeh
Vision therapy may be helpful with elements that have to do with visual tracking, but not necessarily perceptual deficits per se. Vision refers to the sensory aspect, as in what direct signals the brain gets from the environment through the visual system. Perception has more to do with how the brain interprets and manages that sensory data, so although the two systems are closely related, they are not exactly the same. I do think that the whole rising tide lifts all boats thing often comes into play, though, as any load that is reduced in one area frees up some brain to devote to other areas.

Thanks. Bummer. Well, if you have or uncover any info that may be helpful to remediate that deficiency please let me know. smile Obviously it will never be stellar for him but I'd love to improve it to a point where it is not a huge handicap, ykim?

Last edited by Irena; 05/08/14 12:46 PM.