It may be common, but the stats are still staggering. Last year, 4.5 million U.S. kids were diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD. That’s more than seven percent […]
Want to Reduce Family Holiday Stress?
Dr. Charlotte Reznick, psychologist in CA, has some excellent strategies to reduce stress…especially around holiday time. It all starts with visualization! As Dr. Reznick writes, “Now is the perfect time […]
See It. Say It. Do It! Another Great Review!
Thanks to Mardy Ross, OTR, Senior Contributor to the excellent website, Lumigrate… a site dedicated to “lighting the path to health and well-being.” Mardy’s site is very integrative in nature, […]
Another Joint Statement Regarding LD, Dyslexia, & Vision – A Rebuttal
Joseph Manley, MD a physician and medical-legal expert witness states that , “The conclusions (particularly the failure to recommend optometric vision therapy for children likely to benefit from it) of […]
What Are These People DOING?
Take a look at the picture below. Why are all these student walking around looking through hand-made “telescopes”? This picture was taken during my lecture at Regis University, during the […]
Visual Tracking & Academic Performance
“In my experience, “visual tracking” is a term that seems to be universally recognized by classroom teachers, yet frequently misunderstood for the relationship of this visual ability to reading and […]
Child Development resources for Parents
Thanks to my colleague, Dr. Dom Maino, he has included a great resource for parents on his blog. The link allows you to download pdfs regarding fact sheets on the […]
It’s a Holiday Book Gift Basket!- Great Gift for Friends, Family, Teachers
14 Fabulous Colorado Authors with 14 Different Topics! Do you have kids on your gift-giving list who need help in getting organized, with school work or improving their sports performance? […]
So Much More to Vision than Seeing
A Developmental optometric colleague in Israel just sent an email to his fellow optometrists. It’s a beautiful demonstration to stop for a moment and take notice as to what is […]
Dr. Sue Lowe-My Inspiration
My gracious and wonderful friend, Dr. Sue Lowe from Laramie, WY, was featured in Women In Optometry Magazine (Nov 2010). If there were more people like Sue, this world would […]