Before Vision Therapy:
At the beginning I was pretty nervous. In the beginning vision therapy was also hard. My words used to be jumpy and dance all over the place. The letters used to be blurry and I had a hard time seeing the hidden stuff (3D).
After Vision Therapy:
Now I am not nervous at all, and vision therapy became easy. Today my letters and words are completely still. Now the 3D images just pop out! Ms. Alyssa and Miss. Jordan are both very nice too.
~Burke
Before Vision Therapy:
When we first discovered that Burke had vision struggles, I had a lot of “mom guilt” that I hadn’t noticed it sooner. I had a pit in my stomach on our way to our first vision therapy session with Ms. Alyssa when he described how his words and letters danced on the page. He really lacked confidence in reading, hand-eye coordination activities like riding bikes close to objects, baseball, football, or even arts and crafts (making necklaces etc.) He even struggled to catch large objects like a basketball, and tripped a lot on the playground.
After Vision Therapy:
Fast forward 6+ months and Burke is an entirely different child. His confidence has shot through the roof in sports because he can actually track the ball while its moving. I have caught myself (more than once) tearing up as I watch him ride his bike with his buddies at our camper. (Something he wouldn’t even consider last fall, even though he knew how to ride.) He is currently reading the Magic Tree House series (beyond his grade level) and prior to eye therapy couldn’t consistently read simple sight words. I did not realize how much “at home” work we had to do in the beginning, but it was 100% worth it to see the growth in our son. We can’t speak highly enough about the Dakota Vision Therapy team, Dr. Oakland, Ms. Alyssa, and Miss Jordan. We would re-invest in this program again without any hesitation.
~Sarah VanLaecken