Can your child see what you are talking about?
Does your child look away when they communicate with you?
Does your child not appear to understand facial expressions?
Does your child find it difficult to match words on a visual display?
Does your child have difficulties with social language skills despite being able to form sentences?
These are all common features in children with impaired vision or visual processing (CVI).
The key to supporting a child with impaired vision or visual processing with their language development is to understand what your child can and cannot see. When the visual difficulties are understood and appropriate strategies are applied, this can lead to better outcomes for the child’s social development and linguistic skills.
Early intervention gives your child a head start!
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