I thought we were done with diagnoses. Isn't Autism, ADHD, and Executive Function Disorder enough? I guess God has other plans. Let me back up a little. Things began falling apart for Sweet Pea in the 2nd grade. Her reading level decreased, her test scores dropped, and her spelling was atrocious. But she continued to be at the ...
Visual Perception
New: Visual Perception Curriculum
In January 2009, I was introduced to a developmental term on a personal level as an optometrist explained yet another severe delay my son was battling. Hearing it from an optometrist one would assume it concerned his visual acuity which refers to how clearly he saw things and whether or not he needed glasses to fix the visual ...
Crossing the Midline and Why It’s Important
Hang around an Occupational Therapist or preschool teacher for a while and you will hear them say something about the midline. In our case, the therapist said, "Bubs is unable to cross the midline." I assumed this was bad, but I didn't know why or how to help the problem. Crossing the Midline Here is a definition of crossing the ...
Game: FunnyBugs Picture Bingo
Some friends gave us FunnyBugs Picture Bingo for Christmas. The game contains 10 Bingo boards, 75 Bingo Markers, and 32 Picture Cards. I was very impressed with the clarity of the pictures. They are colorful and easily read and contain a wide assortment of objects. Bingo is an excellent exercise for Visual ...
Visual Perception Activities
Pin It Today, Bubs and I braved the elements to attend his vision therapy screening. Going into the appointment I didn't know if I should be praying that he has a vision problem or not. If the learning difficulties were visual then the issue could be fix with glasses. Seemed like an easy fix to me. But if the problem was not ...
How did you get an understanding of SPD??
A few days ago, LaToya posted the question: How did you get an understanding of SPD?? When Bubs was just 18 months old, I realized that the "fits" that we were dealing with were not normal. I talked to friends and family members but they didn't get it. They didn't understand the magnitude of these fits and really how helpless I was to ...
Drawings
Bubs has never liked to draw. Up until a couple of days ago, if you asked him to draw something, he scribbled. I looked in the magazines that we receive and saw these great pictures that kids Bubs' age drew. I knew that the problem stemmed back to his fine motor skills but we had to turn the tide. Along with the Visual Perception Activities ...
Hidden Pictures Playground
Once again Highlights continues to turn out great products. Highlight's Hidden Picture Playground is another example. Another excellent activity for visual perception and fine motor skills. Check out their Puzzle Buzz Magazine as well.Product DescriptionThese puzzle and activity books are guaranteed fun for the youngest puzzlers. Activities are ...
Puzzle Buzz
I saw this new magazine/book from Highlight called Puzzle Buzz. I loved the puzzles that were in the book - mazes, dot to dots, beginner word searches, matching games, "What's Wrong?" activities, coded message, thinking puzzles, fun with numbers, drawing and coloring activities, hidden picture puzzles, and more. I was very impressed with what I ...
Drawing
We have been using the Visual Perception Worksheets to help Bubs. It is the drawing worksheets that have seen huge gains. Yesterday Bubs even drew his family. In the past, we haven't gotten past the circle for the head! The best part - he was so excited because he knew he did a great job. ...