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Learning difficulties and Vision Therapy

Does your child skip words or lines while reading? Complain of frequent headaches? Rub their eyes a lot? Is your child reading below his grade level? Struggling to succeed in school?

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Vision is very important to our childrens' learning success. Many children who have learning difficulties may need to be examined by an optometrist. Behavioral optometrists and vision therapists specialize in treating some vision problems with specialized exercises aimed at strengthening specific functions of the eye and its ability to coordinate with the brain during a variety of visual activities.

Vision therapy is directed toward resolving visual problems which interfere with educational instruction. A multidisciplinary approach to learning disabilities is the best approach when helping a child learn to be successful in school. Teachers, tutors, doctors, therapists and vision therapists should work together to find a plan that will help your child reach their learning potential.

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Meet Kim Ashby | Owner

Kim Ashby earned a BS in Nursing from The Catholic University of America and, when she worked outside the home, was a Certified Emergency Nurse with a special interest in trauma nursing. She lives in Raleigh, NC with her husband and three sons. The Ashbys have home schooled their children since 1999. They graduated their oldest son in May 2007. He is attending UNC Wilmington. Kim continues to home school her younger boys. Her oldest son was diagnosed with ADHD when he was in the public school system in the second grade. Her second son has cerebral palsy which has resulted in multiple/global developmental delays. Her youngest son has undiagnosed, mild auditory processing issues.

Kim has co-instructed graduate level courses at UNC Chapel Hill for ST/OT students and Early Intervention students. She is the founder and President of the Board of Directors of GIFTSNC, Inc., a home schooling special needs support group. Kim has presented workshops at a variety of state home school conferences as well as local support group parent meetings and is often a guest speaker at homeschool conferences and is found on many guest speaker lists including Balancing the Sword. She is a Steering Committee member and former Treasurer for Dayspring Home Educators in Cary, NC. She served on the Board of Directors for the Family Support Network of Wake County. She holds a North Carolina Wildlife Permit for Small Mammal Rehabilitation and enjoys working with orphaned and injured wildlife.

"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education." Mark Twain