Vision Therapy

Vision therapy addresses visual-processing disorders such as convergence insufficiency and double vision, which are common in children with neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism, ADHD, learning disabilities and Sensory Processing Disorder.

Vision Therapy Articles

Visual Processing Disorder Main Info Page

Visual Processing Disorder Main Info Page

Visual processing disorder (VPD) is a neurological condition in which the brain has trouble interpreting and making sense of visual information received from the eyes, despite clear eyesight. These challenges often go unrecognized in children and adults, yet they play ... Read More
Vision Therapy Main Info Page

Vision Therapy Main Info Page

What Is Vision Therapy? Vision therapy is very often overlooked in children with autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, Sensory Processing Disorder, learning disabilities, PANS/PANDAS, Lyme disease and other conditions with a visual processing disorder component. Too often parents just assume that ... Read More
child with speech and language disorder

Speech and Language Issues Main Info Page

What Are Speech and Language Issues? Speech and language issues are common in children with neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism, ADHD, Sensory Processing Disorder and learning disabilities. Speech Speech is the mechanical means of the oral motor mechanism to create ... Read More
How to Prioritize Therapies for Autism, SPD, ADHD and Other Neurodevelopmental Conditions

How to Prioritize Therapies for Autism, SPD, ADHD and Other Neurodevelopmental Conditions

Learning How to Prioritize Therapies Can Seem Overwhelming When your child is showing signs of developmental delays or has a neurodevelopmental diagnosis such as autism, SPD, ADHD or a learning disability, it can feel overwhelming to know how to prioritize ... Read More
Using Lab Tests and Assessments to Uncover Root Causes in Children’s Health 

Using Lab Tests and Assessments to Uncover Root Causes in Children’s Health 

When a child is struggling with health or developmental challenges, addressing symptoms alone may not provide lasting relief. To promote true healing and development, it’s important to look for root causes—underlying imbalances in the body that may be contributing to ... Read More
Biomedical and Physiological Imbalances Commonly Seen in Autism

Biomedical and Physiological Imbalances Commonly Seen in Autism

Biomedical and Physiological Imbalances Commonly Seen in Autism Autism is a subjective diagnostic label that covers a cluster of symptoms or stereotypical behaviors. While conventional medicine often describes autism as a predominately genetic condition that results in a set of ... Read More
Working with an Integrative, Functional or Root-Cause Oriented Practitioner

Working with an Integrative, Functional or Root-Cause Oriented Practitioner

An Invaluable Part of Navigating Your Child's Healing Journey Working with an integrative, functional or root-cause oriented practitioner can be invaluable while navigating your child’s healing journey. Rather than simply addressing symptoms, it allows you to focus on uncovering and ... Read More
Spelling to Communicate (S2C)

Spelling to Communicate (S2C)

This blog post about Spelling to Communicate (S2C) is excerpted and amended by Patricia Lemer from the Vietnamese version of her award-winning book, Outsmarting Autism, Updated and Expanded: Build Healthy Foundations for Communication, Socialization, and Behavior at All Ages. Background ... Read More
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Vision Therapy Expert Interviews

Total Load Theory: Transforming Lives in Autism, ADHD, LD, SPD, and Mental Health with Patricia Lemer LPC MEd
Transcranial Photobiomodulation ​for Autism, ADHD and ​Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders​ with Josh Madsen DC
How Developmental Optometry Can Help Reverse Symptoms of Autism, ADHD, SPD and Learning Disabilities with Bryce Appelbaum OD FCOVD
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Vision Therapy Stories

Owen's Reversal of Anxiety and PANS Symptoms

Owen’s Reversal of Anxiety and PANS Symptoms

My son had PANS, and now he's thriving. There is hope. Diagnosed with Anxiety at Three-and-a Half Years Old Owen was born twelve weeks early and, was definitely one of those mini preemies who was two pounds, two ounces, and ... Read More
Whitman's Reversal of Lyme Symptoms

Whitman’s Reversal of Lyme Symptoms

A Tick Bite Changed Everything Whitman was developmentally normal until age eight when he was bitten by a tick in the summer of 2020. Before that he was perfect and healthy, but at that point I was told:"You can't get ... Read More
Noah: Recovery from ADHD, ADD, PANS:PANDAS, OCD, ODD

Noah’s Healing from ADHD, ADD, PANS/PANDAS, OCD, ODD

I am writing this recovery story in the hopes it reaches other parents and guardians of children diagnosed with ADD, ADHD, PANS/PANDAS, OCD, ODD, etc. who felt as I did: desperate, hopeless, and terrified. My seven year old had all ... Read More

Vision Therapy Books

Total Load Theory: Transforming Lives in Autism, ADHD, LD, SPD, and Mental Health
Envisioning a Bright Future
Outsmarting Autism

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