Re: depth perception difficulties

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Nicky has this I was told it is because although she use both eyes she cant

use them together,she seems to do opposite tho' and thinks a change in floor

colour is a step, she is better at stepping up than down,she has a severe ld

but a good sense of self preservation and always waits for help and needs

help on anything but smooth flat concrete,she likes the sea but is getting

too big for us to carry to the waters edge,no one has ever offerred any cure

for this Pat

[Guest guest]

Nicky has this I was told it is because although she use both eyes she cant

use them together,she seems to do opposite tho' and thinks a change in floor

colour is a step, she is better at stepping up than down,she has a severe ld

but a good sense of self preservation and always waits for help and needs

help on anything but smooth flat concrete,she likes the sea but is getting

too big for us to carry to the waters edge,no one has ever offerred any cure

for this Pat

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We see this problem with going down stairs or changing from white pavement to

black. It has been explained to me as a function of sensory integration. What

particular exercises help with this, I am not sure. It is also why my son

cannot walk on a straight line even if it is 12 inches wide without someone

" balancing " him. It isn't strictly speaking depth perception lack. It is a lack

of ability to integrate the known with the unknown.

I also look for solutions to this issue.

Sara

>>> <timothytlstein@...> - 03/06/0 11:24 AM >>>

From: timothytlstein@...

Hi all,

I am wondering if any of your children have problems with depth perception.

I have always known this was a problem for Gene as he is very afraid to climb

open stairways, ladders up pools, etc. I went to school for lunch the other

day and walked outside with him. We came to a ledge where the lawn ended and

the playgound starts, about 3-4 feet high. Just as I was ready to lead him

over to the 1foot high spot, he walked off it just like he was stepping off.

Wow!! He didn't get hurt when he landed in the wood chips, but he did land on

his front and face. It really hit home that although he has glasses for

reading and recently had OR for eye muscle problems, his visual perception is

really worse than I imagined. Can't imagine what it must be like to live in

a world where things may look flat, if that is what he sees. I have been

told this is a " brain function " and not an eye function that the

opthomologist can deal with. So my question is, if any of you have seen

this problem with your children, is there a remedy or a way to improve it?

Thanks, Lauri

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Matt used to have a BIG problem with doorways. From early preschool until

about 1 year ago, to get him through a doorway that he was not INTIMATELY

familiar with required great physical force. Even the door to the school,

where he went every day was trouble. He would want to go in, look in and

want to get to what was on the other side, but the physical act of

walking through that doorway was unbearable. Many times, he would put

one hand on each door frame and scream as we were trying to usher him

through. An OT told me this was a sensory problem, mostly with vision

and depth perception, and that he probably could not tell if the door

frame was big enough for him to fit safely through, and if it would not

collapse on him. Funny thing, tho, is that he has always liked small,

cramped places. He loves to crawl into the lockers at the YMCA, and small

places like that! Go figure!

S

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Hi Lauri,

Brook has always had problems with depth perception and he too has been

afraid of coming down stairs. He also likes to try to take two steps at a

time which makes it even harder. His physical therapist felt that a good way

to help him with this was to make him practice it daily so that he gets used

to it. We used to have it included in his IEP that he go up and down stairs

at school several times a day. These were just some steps outside leading to

a playground that were not scary for him. But we have to make sure he takes

them one at a time. Also he has a hard time with the large steps on the

school bus. He doesn't really look on the way down, he just sort of steps

off and we have to try to get him to look down and place his foot on the

step. It is really too high a step for him. Anyway I feel that he has

improved with practice.

Marisa

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seems to have this problem, as well. He acts like he is afraid to

step onto an area that looks different (color, ect.) than what he is standing

on. If it is a brain function thing, how can we help?

Ann with , and

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My OT says that it is a sensory thing. The kids sense a difference in form and

can't see that it is the same plane. IT also has to do with motor planning -

something I really do not understand. It all is a brain thing but it has to do

with how the kids sense their body in relation to other objects.

My daughter says that this is akin to the sensation to falling that most people

have in dreams at one time or another even thogh one is safely lying in bed.

I have a blind friend who says that she frequently gets the sensation of falling

through space since she sees nothing. She lessens the feeling by trying to

touch something solid - like a wall or a handrail or someones arm, but she gets

the adrenaline rush and the sudden tachycardia from the sensation. I know that

when this happens to ELie, he gets flushed and his breathing becomes rapid so I

assume his heart rate is up also.

Very difficult problem.

Sara

>>> KenAnngerb@... - 03/13/0 4:19 AM >>>

From: KenAnngerb@...

seems to have this problem, as well. He acts like he is afraid to

step onto an area that looks different (color, ect.) than what he is standing

on. If it is a brain function thing, how can we help?

Ann with , and

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Tori also has this problem. Her OT told us to apply deep pressure to her feet

and to try brushing them with a surgical brush. She also told us to let her

go bare foot so she can feel the different surfaces better. They all seemed

to help Tori.

Janet (mom)to Tori 5 ds-pddnos-ocd