Thinking Goes Back to School: Providing Better Vision Therapy to Patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Background: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability characterized by difficulties in social interaction and sensory processing. When vision therapy is indicated, the optometrist may be challenged to provide a vision therapy program that the patient can successfully complete or t...
| Published in: | Optometry & Visual Performance Vol. 2; no. 5; pp. 211 - 220 |
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| Format: | pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Optometric Extension Program
Oct2014
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