Texas Vision Therapy

As the school year ends, many parents are asking the same question:

What do we do now?

If your child’s teacher has mentioned struggles with reading, attention during schoolwork, losing place, skipping lines, or avoiding near tasks, summer can be a great time to look more closely at what may be going on.

At Texas Vision Therapy, we evaluate how children are using their eyes for reading and learning-related tasks.

If you want answers before next school year starts, reach out to our office to schedule an evaluation!

If your kid struggled with reading this year in school, and if they do things like:

- Read using their finger to keep place
- Have to read, and read, and reread everything but they can’t remember what they read
- If their handwriting is terrible and they always copy down the wrong stuff off the board
- If they are reportedly better at math than reading, and they admit they “don’t like reading”

Bring them to see us to help you learn what’s going on and what can be done for it!

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Here’s a quick video briefly describing what we do in developmental optometry.

If you’ve ever been curious what makes us different, take a look at this!

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Is your child reversing letters and you're not sure whether to worry?

The new episode of See It Differently is out now and we're getting into one of the questions I hear most from parents of early elementary kids.

Why do kids reverse letters? What does (and doesn't) it tell you? And when does a normal developmental phase become something worth looking into?

We also tackle the dyslexia question head-on, because the connection between reversals and dyslexia is one of the most misunderstood things in early literacy, and clearing it up can save a lot of unnecessary panic.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3izh1aJ6gNaahEz5AfmWA3?si=lkepuC_tSEWvTbiwmeeJSQ

Why Your Child Reverses Letters (And When to Worry) See It Differently · Episode

Do you or your child deal with any of these?

❌ Chronic headaches
❌ Dizziness or feeling "off"
❌ Struggling to read or focus
❌ Motion sickness
❌ Anxiety in busy places like stores or highways

These aren't random. They might all trace back to one thing that almost nobody knows about — Binocular Vision Dysfunction.

In the newest episode of See It Differently, I break down what BVD is, why it gets missed so often, and what you can actually do about it.

This one is especially important for parents of kids who've been labeled with ADHD or reading difficulties. The vision piece of that puzzle is almost always overlooked.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1lHNjrF6sEWvpi9lkKZROm?si=-8L6xvVZQRmS71dqC_QuDg

What Is Binocular Vision Dysfunction? Everything You Need to Know See It Differently · Episode

I saw a post from a mom asking about her 4-year-old who was blinking a lot and rubbing their eyes while using a tablet.

I see kids like this all the time and those can be early signs of visual stress (often related to focusing problems or farsightedness).

But almost every comment said: “Take them to the pediatrician.”

And that’s not wrong — pediatricians are essential. But here’s what most people don’t realize:

A vision screening and a full evaluation answer two different questions.

A screening asks:
👉 “Is anything obviously wrong?”

But many kids pass screenings, have 20/20 vision… and still struggle.

The real question that should be asked when seeing a chil is:
👉 “How well is this child’s visual system working during real tasks?”

If using their eyes is uncomfortable while reading, when looking at a screen, when trying to do homework, kids don’t say it — they show it.

I break this down in a short podcast episode:
“Why Your Pediatrician May Not Be the Right Specialist for Functional Vision Questions”

Sometimes it’s not that a child can’t see, it’s that using their vision takes more effort than it should.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4VBI34LBS7h56WYLEEB7f7?si=1tUIoHI7TW6GN_HKQdnpdA

Why Your Pediatrician May Not Be the Right Specialist for Functional Vision Questions See It Differently · Episode

This podcast episode is for parents.

It's 7 PM. Dinner dishes are still in the sink. Your child — the one who can tell you every detail about their favorite netflix series or explain Minecraft for 45 minutes straight — is crying over a math worksheet that should have taken ten minutes.

You've tried patient. You've tried firm. You've tried bribes involving ice cream.

And you're starting to wonder: what am I missing?

I hear this from parents every single week in my clinic. And the answer almost always surprises them.

It's not attitude. It's not a learning disability. It's not bad parenting.

It's the child's visual system — quietly running out of gas by the time they get home from school.

In my newest podcast episode, I break down exactly why this happens, what we actually see when we track children's eye movements during reading (it's eye-opening, no pun intended 😊), and what parents can do when they suspect something is being missed.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5uCT0wsc0yBDJEO41n00FI?si=uYvx-mznQ_e0lVfdHd-gIA

Why Homework Takes Hours (Even When Your Child Is Smart) See It Differently · Episode

Season 2 of the podcast See It Differently is HERE, and this is an episode that every parent needs to hear.

Is this familiar? Your child passed the school vision screening. The doctor said their eyes are fine. So why does homework still feel like a battle every single night? Why does your child hate reading so much?

Here's what most people don't know: the standard vision screening only tests one thing - whether your child can read letters on a chart from across the room. That's it.

It tells us nothing about whether their eyes work together comfortably up close. Nothing about whether they can hold focus for 20 minutes of reading. Nothing about whether words blur, double, or seem to move on the page.

And children don't complain about these things because it's the only vision they've ever known. To them, it's just what reading feels like.

In this episode, I talk about:
👁️ The hidden vision problems that look exactly like ADHD or laziness
👁️ Why "b/d" reversals after age 7 are a signal worth investigating
👁️ The difference between dyslexia and a visual processing problem
👁️ What vision therapy actually is — and what the research says
👁️ The emotional toll on kids who are working twice as hard and falling behind anyway

If you've ever watched a smart, capable kid fall apart the moment a book comes out, this episode is for you, and if this sounds like a child you know, please share this post! It might be exactly what their family needs to see.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/749yr6KFbvpBfpJg6CpXAS?si=lc9QuHUHReC7RXcbWE0hbg

Why Some Kids Hate Reading - Hidden Visual Reasons for Their Dislike See It Differently · Episode

Since it's the holiday season, here's our fourth fun activity that you can do with your younger children!

𝐌𝐢𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐞

Stand facing your child and make slow movements with one side of your body while they copy using their opposite side, creating a mirror effect (meaning, you're moving your right side and they copy by moving their left side).

Start with simple arm raises, then progress to more complex movements involving moving two things at the same time (such as your right hand and your left foot; they'd have to move their left hand and right foot).

This advanced mirroring activity challenges spatial awareness and helps develop the mental flexibility needed for complex coordination tasks.

Since it's the holiday season, here's our third fun activity that you can do with your younger children!

𝐉𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐫

Use tape to create ladder-like lines on the floor with different spacing between the squares, then call out hopping patterns like "hop in every other space" or "two hops forward, one hop back."

Progress to more complex sequences such as "jump forward twice with your left foot then backwards once with your right foot" as they master basic patterns.

This develops motor planning, sequencing, and following multi-step directions.