03/06/2025
Why should I do Vision Therapy if I was diagnosed with ADD/ADHD?
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends on its website one important guideline for primary care providers regarding the diagnosis and evaluation of ADHD is to “rule out any other possible conditions that can cause similar symptoms”. Therefore, another important fact is that vision problems affecting eye coordination and visual processing typically cause ADHD behaviors.
A thorough analysis to confirm ALL SYSTEMS are working correctly, i.e. vision, auditory, gross motor, fine motor, vestibular, proprioception, autonomic nervous system regulation, etc. should be completed BEFORE diagnosing ADHD. Dysregulation in these systems can interfere in attention and learning presenting in behaviors similar to ADHD.
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So, if you have a child with poor attention and concentration what do you do? When a child has trouble with “paying attention” in the classroom, concentrating on reading, difficulty staying focused…