Success with Learning Disabilities: Special Education Programs and Vision Therapy Going into 6th grade he will have help in class for his reading instead of a special education class ... [More] Dr. X was recommended by the head of the Department of Special Education where we live. [More] She has had speech, special ed., O.T. and PT. in school � since starting Vision Therapy, for the first time she has received satisfactory on her report card. [More] A study done of 6,000 students ... 93 percent of those who were in some sort of special education program suffered from vision problems ... [More] I believe that my son would be in special education if it were not for Vision Therapy.[More] I am writing you professionally so that my words may encourage others and give them hope through Vision Therapy. My background is in the field of Special Education. I have three credentials in the field of learning handicaps and a Masters of Education specializing in learning handicaps. [More] Over this past 18 months, A.B. has progressed farther than any of us could imagine. He even celebrates how his eyes have improved. Is this a matter of just maturation, a skeptic would ask? Not if you could have seen his eye tracking upon evaluation ... and seen it now! [More] Ben has done amazingly well with Vision Therapy. After five months, his reading abilities have improved. He is now reading at grade level. [More] Your work with my son Evan has proven invaluable. It has made the difference between success and failure in his life. [More] I could not be happier with the changes we see. Christian is excited about reading and all the mechanics are in place for writing.[More] ... he has graduated from the Special Ed program ... a confident reader ... straight A's in school! That's a far cry from the days when he would lunge to the floor, book in hand, crying, "I can't do this, it's too hard." [More] With the Vision Therapy sessions and the homework from Dr. X, along with the special education program at his school, Ty has not only met his scholastic goals, but has exceeded his teacher's and our expectations. [More] I wanted to tell you how impressed I am with the results of doing Vision Therapy with my 9-year old son. ...his Occupational Therapist noticed a major improvement ... after he had done about 2 months ... Her comment was ... "something really came together neuro-integratively." [More] Now, after Vision Therapy, Joshua can catch and throw a ball with ease, walk a straight line without losing his balance, and can read a page in a book without the words skipping all over the page. I hope parents, teachers, therapists, and pediatricians will take another look at Vision Therapy, and ask people who have taken advantage of the service how they liked it. [More] After teaching learning disabled children for over 15 years, I am in awe of what I am witnessing. I have never seen such a remarkable change so quickly in a child who has struggled for years. [More] Now, she can read! ... and is rapidly catching up on the things she missed the last year of school. ... She can read without following the lines with a ruler or her finger. [More] Our lives changed dramatically and Matt's schoolwork improved drastically. He was taken out of his second grade Special Education Program. [More]

Read full stories below. Anthony had his best report card last quarter. He received 4 Bs and 2Cs. In 5th grade, he was in a special education class for reading. Going into 6th grade he will have help in class for his reading instead of a special education class outside of the regular classroom.

By Chris Sandoval My son was having trouble in school. He would flip letters in words. He would also turn letters around. I thought he had a severe reading problem. Dr. X was recommended by the head of the Department of Special Education where we live. I had my son tested by Dr. X and I found out it was something that could be corrected through Vision Therapy. My son has shown great improvement. His reading has improved as well as his confidence in himself. My son is seven years old. I feel at this young age he will continue to improve.

Lisa A. Leach I am thoroughly pleased with the Vision Therapy Krystin has received. Krystin has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy (mild). She has had speech, special ed., O.T. and PT. in school and at a private clinic for five- and six-year-olds. She is in fourth grade this school year. This past school year since starting Vision Therapy, for the first time she has received satisfactory on her report card. The reason we started Vision Therapy was because Krystin would have all the letters in her spelling words, but would have them out of order. Then, being diagnosed with her eyes not always working