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Learn about the eight types of visual processing disorder (VPD) and how they affect learning and daily life. Find out how to recognize, evaluate, and support students with VPD in school and at home.
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- Visual discrimination. Visual discrimination is the ability to recognize similarities and differences between shapes, sizes, objects, colors and patterns.
- Visual figure-ground. Figure-ground perception is the ability to filter visual information that isn’t immediately relevant so that you can focus on the relevant visual information.
- Form constancy. Form constancy is a visual perceptual skill that allows you to understand that a form, shape or object stays the same even when it changes its size, position or is in a different environment.
- Visual closure. Visual closure is a visual perceptual skill that allows you to know what an object is even when the object is only partially visible. Signs of visual closure issues include
A review of visual perceptual disorders across neurological and psychiatric contexts, using an anatomical network approach. The authors classify visual symptoms by the functional networks involved and the type of dysfunction (topological or hodological).
- Dominic Ffytche, Jan Dirk Blom, Marco Catani
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- Visual Discrimination. Visual discrimination difficulties encompass challenges recognising and differentiating between various visual elements, such as shapes, sizes, objects, colours, and patterns.
- Visual Figure-Ground Discrimination. Visual figure-ground discrimination difficulties refer to the challenges individuals face when filtering relevant visual information from the surrounding background.
- Visual Sequencing. Visual sequencing difficulties include challenges with recalling and organising a sequence of objects or events accurately. This condition can significantly impact an individual’s ability to retain information in the correct order and impact their proficiency in various tasks requiring sequential processing.
- Visual-Motor Processing. Visual-motor processing difficulties are characterised with challenges to interpret visual information and execute an appropriate motor response.
Jan 16, 2019 · A child with visual processing issues may display the following behaviors and signs: Doesn’t attend to visual tasks. Gets distracted quickly if provided too much visual stimulus. Inattention or lack of interest in video presentations, video games and movies. Frequently bumps into things.
Neuro-visual disorders comprise a range of problems affecting the nerves in and around the eye. What You Need to Know The ability to see is the result of an intricate system of communication between the eye, the optic nerves and the brain.
May 2, 2024 · Akinetopsia, or motion blindness, is a condition that affects the brain's ability to process visual motion. Learn about its symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and management from Vision Center.
