Vision Revision For ADHD Diagnosis — Research Summary
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
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 of all children in the U.S. But a new study shows more than one million of those kids may be misdiagnosed. Click here to read [...]
Tags: ADD, ADHD, Hellerstein & Brenner Vision Center, success, Vision Therapy
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Want to Reduce Family Holiday Stress?
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
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 to start turning family stress around. Here are 7 simple holiday stress-reducing strategies that can make a difference – holiday time or any time.” (1) [...]
Tags: success, visualization
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Another Joint Statement Regarding LD, Dyslexia, & Vision – A Rebuttal
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010
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 the American Academy of Pediatrics report on Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia and Vision are based on exclusion of the most relevant data and inconsistent application of [...]
Tags: dyslexia, learning disabilities, optometry, success, Vision Therapy
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Vision Therapy Changed Jillian’s Life
Saturday, November 20th, 2010
Before November 2008, 11-year-old Jillian Benoit used to see two of her mom — and any other person in her peripheral line of sight. She thought holes in the ground were only flat circles. And when she read long textbook passages at school, her head ached. Click here to read entire story
Tags: success, Vision Therapy
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Vision Therapy Reboots Vision System in Brain Injury Patients
Saturday, October 23rd, 2010
For most of us, clear vision is as easy as opening our eyes. However, every year 1.4 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury that could affect their ability to see. Dr. Sue Durham, optometrist, said a growing number of people with vision problems from brain injury are military service members stationed in Iraq and [...]
Tags: Stroke, success, Vision Therapy
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Dr. Susan Barry Interviewed on Terry Gross NPR program
Monday, August 16th, 2010
Dr. Sue Barry tells how she achieved binocular vision after being told she was too old to do anything about her strabismus. Sue, a neurobiologist, had been cross-eyed since early infancy. Though she had operations as a young child to correct her eyes’ appearance, they still sent conflicting messages to her brain. As a result, [...]
Tags: 3D movies, stereopsis, success, visualization
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Vision & Learning Month Gearing Up!
Saturday, July 10th, 2010
The College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD) has just sent a GREAT news release through the PR Newswire service. It includes research, information and quotes regarding the critical link between vision & learning. Larry Fitzgerald, All-Pro Wide Receiver for the Arizona Cardinals, is quoted as well as a psychiatrist and optometrist. You’ll be seeing [...]
Tags: education, learning, Parenting, success, Vision Therapy
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Radio Interview with Dr. Hellerstein
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
Join me at 2PM ET on Thur., July 8, 2010 for a radio interview with Dr. Anthony Kane, MD. Dr. Kane is a pediatrician who had extensive experience helping kids with ADD/ADHD. He has spent the last 15 years looking at current medical and alternative treatments available for these kids. He maintains a website for [...]
Tags: education, See It. Say It. Do It!, success, Vision Therapy, visualization
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Vision Therapy Was Work but WORTH IT!
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
Dr. Len Press sums his 5-part blog on reading and visualization quite nicely with beautiful success story from one of his vision therapy patients. As his 10-yr. old patient, Jenna, writes, “Vision therapy was a lot of work but it was worth it!” That says it all. Click here to read more of Dr. Press’ [...]
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Beauty & The Best by PHAMALY
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
PHAMALY (The Physically Handicapped Actors and Musical Artists League) is a theatre group and touring company that performs throughout the greater Denver area. PHAMALY brings a unique and unusual approach to the theatre landscape. PHAMALY produces professional quality live theatre with performers who are physically and/or developmentally challenged, empowering them to acquire new and improve upon existing [...]
Tags: developmental delays, physical impairments, success
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