StemCell Therapy

If you are looking for an eye doctor for a person with autism or suspected autism spectrum disorders, locate a behavioral or neuro-developmental optometrist and ask the following questions before scheduling the eye examination: (1) Does the optometrist (1) have experience in evaluating the vision of a non-verbal and/or autistic person? and (2) If appropriate to the individual case, does the optometrist offer special corrective lenses for autistic individuals (i.e., prisms, microprisms, colored lenses and/or filters)? Prior to using the special ambient lenses, Zarin had a problem with spatial awareness. He would bang through doorways and slam through people...he doesn't do that anymore ... his gait has changed ... his ability to express himself, it is much better now ... [More]

We thought his eye movements and eye symptoms were just part of his autism, but...with vision therapy treatment, many of his so-called "autistic" behaviors stopped, and he was also able to read much easier (no more double vision!)... [More]

I am the parent of an autistic child. Too often, visual problems which would have been detected early in non-disabled children go undiagnosed and untreated for children with disabilities ... Don't assume that your child can't be tested ... [More]

He had only had his special prescription eyeglasses for thirty minutes and already our lives were changed ... Jimmy began to visually investigate his immediate environment ... he makes eye contact while communicating ... was basically non-verbal a year ago, and now uses speech to communicate ...all of his other therapies have benefited from vision therapy as well his progress in speech therapy which has sky rocketed! [More]

Since beginning Vision Therapy, she has been able to remain in control (with reminders to stay focused) and sit on her own with others for as long as 30 minutes, this is something she could not do 7 months ago. [More]

... Evelyn is now a year ahead of her chronological age in vision skills! [More]

Donna Williams, a well-known author with autism ... stated that when she put on her glasses for the first time, "the room didn't seem so crowded, overwhelming or bombarding. The background noise I had always heard before was not even apparent." [More]

The poor eye contact, toe walking, and odd neck and body postures of many autistic individuals may be due to vision problems, according to a study that suggests that these abnormal symptoms can be reduced by corrective lenses. [More]

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