Early Childhood Intervention
This website is a place for families who are facing
challenges pertaining to their child's development and
growth.
It is a place to find answers and practical
suggestions. That's what Early Intervention Support is all
about.
Whether a family has a child with a challenging behavior,
a disability or developmental issue, childhood is short - it
should be savored and enjoyed.
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We understand developmental milestones and the challenges
of Special Needs children. We spend a great deal of time
with families understanding the inner workings of childhood
routines and interactions. Ask us about your child today!
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Vision Services
As a part of Early Intervention, your child may be evaluated for
his or her visual functioning.
Tests help to determine a diagnosis and appraisal of specific visual
disorders, delay, and abilities. Once an assessment is made, you may be
referred to medical or other professional services ready help your child.
Additional related services include communication skills training,
orientation, and mobility training for all environments, visual training,
independent living skills training, These and other types of training help
to activate visual motor abilities.
Functional Vision Assessment
The functional vision assessment is a method of gathering information
about an individual's functional use of vision for the usual tasks of daily
life.
Typically, a qualified professional in the health, education, or rehab field
conducts the assessment. This might include eye care providers, a teacher of
the Visually Impaired, a Certified Mobility Specialist, or a trained
Occupational or Rehab/Vision Therapist.
Information for the assessment is gathered through a variety of sources and
may include input from family members, care providers, practitioners, and
educators.
Ideally, prior to the functional vision evaluation, the individual has
received a basic eye examination by an eye care professional, such as an
Ophthalmologist, Pediatric Ophthalmologist, Optometrist, or Low
Vision/Pediatric Optometrist. These professionals are best able to examine
the individual's eye health, identifying the presence of any refractive,
accommodative, or structural abnormalities.
The functional vision assessment might include a combination of formal and
informal screening activities, tools, materials, and tasks. The assessment
can be conducted in both clinical and non-clinical settings like home,
school, community, rehab facility, medical center or a physician's office.
If the individual has prescription eyeglasses, it's important that the
eyeglasses be in place during the assessment whenever possible. The
functional vision assessment usually considers the following areas; visual
field use, functional acuity, visual pursuit, eye-hand use, eye-teaming
behaviors, color/pattern/contrast considerations, and lighting needs. As a
result of the assessment, the individual's current visual parameters can be
better understood and appropriate interventions that reflect strengths and
needs can be designed.
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