Join us in Denver, CO at my husband’s non-profit Baseball Museum: 30 Ballparks and FREE Admission Get FREE Admission for 2 to B’s Ballpark Museum when you buy an Autographed Touring the Majors Poster Saturday, September 17, 2011 1:00-5:30 pm If you know someone who wants to visit all 30 big-league parks (or if they […]
Dyslexic Advantage
Many of you know about Drs. Eide, neurologist in Seattle, WA. Drs. Eide have just published their 2nd book, Dyslexic Advantage. Per their Amazon summary: In this paradigm-shifting book, neurolearning experts Drs. Brock and Fernette Eide describe an exciting new brain science that reveals that people with dyslexia have unique brain structure and […]
Vision Development: Birth – 2 months
OBSERVATIONS: Babies often don’t focus on you or other targets, as nerve cells in their retina and brain are not fully developed. The infant cannot accommodate (focus on near objects) very well. However, within a few days after birth, infants prefer looking at an image of their mother’s face to that of a stranger. Visual acuity […]
Kudos to Dr. Paul Freeman
Thanks to colleague and friend, Dr. Len Press, for his beautiful acknowledgement of another colleague and friend, Dr. Paul Freeman. Dr. Freeman is the editor of the Journal of the Americian Optometric Association. It’s readership is around 40,000 optometrists, assistants and others. Dr. Freeman has strongly supported vision therapy for years, and his editorial reflects […]
School Readiness Summit – Focus On Vision
AOA with the generous support of Hoya Vision Care, held a great multi-disciplinary vision summit in Washington DC in April 2011. I was honored to have been chosen as one of the 50 summit attendees as the representative of COVD. 26 different agencies has signed on to the joint statement regarding the importance of […]
The Dyslexic Advantage
Congratulations to Drs. Fernette & Brock Eide for the release of their new book, The Dyslexic Advantage. They bring a refreshing new look at “dyslexia”, which is a term not consistently defined or utilized within educational circles. Rather than dyslexia being a condition to be “overcome“, the Eides emphasize that dyslexia is a condition reflecting a […]
Beauty Inside & Out in the Colorado Rockies
We just spent 1 week in Beaver Creek, a ski resort near Vail, CO. What a delightful time we had, relaxing, taking in nature, making smores, singing and oh yes, doing a little work. My 11 month old grand-daughter loved the ski lifts & hikes as well. I’m so very grateful for my family. […]
New CE Available in CO on Visual Processing & Academic Success
Thanks to Pesi/MedsPn, a non-profit organization providing continuing education and credit for OTs, OTAs, Speech Language Therapists, Educators, Social Workers and Counselors. PESI has scheduled me to present three 2011 workshops in CO titled: Visual Processing: Improve Academic Success, Increasing Sports Performance & Build Confidence Seminar: Dates for the seminars are: Nov. 2- Denver Nov. […]
Brain Injury Conference in CO- Join Me!
BIAC Conference Topics include: Life Skills for Survivors Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Traumatic Brain Injury in the Military If you want to hear more about vision rehabilitation for patients with brain injury, please join me at 10:30 on Oct. 13 for my presentation: Vision Rehabilitation for Patients with acquired […]
When Is Your Child Ready for Music?
When are kids ready to play music? This brilliant grand-daughter of mine not only plays, she reads music 🙂 By Dr. Lynn Hellerstein, Colorado Optometrist in Vision Therapy