A more complicated explanation follows, but simply put, the McGurk effect happens when our eyes tell our ears what they’re hearing. It’s a wonderful demonstration of how vision and hearing are paired in language. In the the video that follows,…
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Good Stress: Task Loading
See Also: Approaching Therapy Therapy works by beginning clients at task levels that are attainable to them, the foothold. Most often, they will succeed on simpler tasks before being able to advance to more difficult tasks. When a task is…
What All Parents Need To Know About Vision
Strong Vision Is Critical For Success In School And For Full Child Development In Alberta, vision assessment in children is considered optional and this leads to some serious concerns when children who need the help don’t get it. Slowly but…
Review of Auditory and Visual Processing
Recommended Reading: Article from the Journal of Behavioral Optometry Vol23/2012/No 4. Download: Historical Perspectives on Auditory and Visual Processing This review by Dr. Len Press covers a lot of ground in a very few pages. It exposes the broad issues…
INPP
See Also: https://drboulet.com/neuro-developmental-delay/ The Institute for Neuro-Physiological Psychology was set up in 1975 by PhD Psychologist Peter Blythe to research into the effects of immaturity in the functioning of the central nervous system on learning outcomes, emotional functioning and behaviour.…
Writing Style On This Site
Writing and video production are difficult when done in a vacuum. As authors, it’s difficult to generate material that will exactly convey the desired thoughts and sentiments. We can only hope that most of what we intend to describe is…
The Charles Adler Show
I was fortunate enough to have the chance to chat with national radio host Charles Adler on September 10, 2012, regarding a paper I co-authored called “Visual Impediments to Learning”, slated to be published this Winter in the Journal of…
Vision and Learning
For more information about how vision impacts upon learning at ages 5 and beyond, watch this informative video: http://video.wtvi.org/video/1502680017 About the video: Dr. Genia Beasley is a developmental optometrist working in North Carolina, USA. She was interviewed for HealthWise, local…
Child Visual Development
This excellent review provides a concise overview of child visual development from birth to 12 months. The page also includes tips on how to ensure your child is developing well. http://infantsee.org/x3638.xml Children should be assessed for visual dysfunction by 12…
Proof & Standards
Crisis, What Crisis? There is no controversy around vision therapy, but there is nonetheless much comment from professionals and laypeople who are either under or misinformed. This collection of articles is intended to provide a detailed outline of the debates…