Signs and Symptoms
Have you noticed any of the following?
If so, Contact Us
BEHAVIORAL SIGNS
- Rubs eyes frequently
- Eye turns in or out at any time
- Squints or blinks excessively
- Headaches in forehead or temple
- Closes or covers an eye
- Turns or tilts head to use one eye
- Moves head back and forth while reading (instead of moving eyes)
- Holds book very close to eyes
- Posture is unnatural when reading or writing
LEARNING/ATTENTION SPAN
- Avoids close work
- Performs below potential
- Homework takes hours and hours when it shouldn’t
- Has short attention span, is quickly bored, day dreams, and doesn’t pay attention
- Becomes quickly fatigued while reading
- Repeatedly confuses left and right directions
READING SKILLS
- Omits or confuses small words while reading
- Whispers to self while reading silently
- Loses place often or uses finger to keep place
- Reverses letter or words in reading and copying (after 1st grade)
- Sees double
- Words become blurred while reading
COORDINATION
- Trips and stumbles repeatedly, poor balance
- Poor eye-hand coordination
- Awkward and clumsy when climbing, throwing, tying, etc.
- Well coordinated, yet has trouble with games such as soccer and tennis.COntact Us