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Visual Information Processing (VIP) Assessment

Also known as a Perceptual Assessment or Visual Perception Assessment, focuses on how well the brain understands & processes everything the eyes are seeing.

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This assessment is generally done on primary school aged patients to investigate delays in academic performance which is often misdiagnosed as Dyslexia or Learning Disabilities.

Understanding VIP Skills:

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  • Reading 

    • ​recognizing words on a page regardless of size & font used.

    • ability to differentiate between similar words: was/saw, on/no etc

  • Writing

    • correct orientation of letters and numbers, especially b, d, p, q, e, 2, 3, 7, 5, 9

  • Puzzles

    • recognizing an image/object when part is missing

  • Maths / Problem Solving

    • differentiating between maths symbols +, -, x

    • visualizing a problem/scenario

    • recalling timetables

  • Coordination​

    • understanding directions, and being able to use both hands to catch a ball and cross the mid-line of their body

What is a breakdown in VIP Skills?

When we start to suspect a breakdown in these Visual Information Processing (VIP) Skills, parents and teachers are instrumental in identifying problems with learning, reading, writing, homework completion, handwriting and memory.

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Some of the most common signs & symptoms parents/teachers notice about the child include:

  • Fidgets frequently, moves around in their chair and reaches for objects and people they are not supposed to.

  • Needs to have instructions repeated a few times.

  • Reverses letters and numbers when writing.

  • Confuses left and right

  • Forgets the alphabet in sequence. 

  • Has poor posture with writing, including hunched over their desks and messy writing.

  • Mistake words with similar beginnings.

  • Cannot decode words with phonics blends.

  • Very smart verbally, but struggles with written tasks.

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​Visual Information Processing Assessment (also available online)

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  • Ocular Motor Skills

    •  can the eyes track across a page and between objects quickly and accurately.

  • Visual​ Motor Skills

    • handwriting​, posture, pencil grip etc.

  • Visual Spatial Skills

    • understanding of left and right body awareness, and directionality.​

  • Visual Auditory Skills

    • using visualization to aid in sounding out words and blends. â€‹

  • Visual Analysis Skills

    • Visual Discrimination - identifying differences or similarities between objects based on shape, colour, sizing and positioning.​​

    • Visual Memory - ability to recall details of objects, shapes & movements. 

    • Visual Form Constancy - recognizing objects as the same regardless of size or orientation.

    • Visual Sequential Memory - recalling the correct order of a sequence of objects/letters.

    • Visual Figure Ground - ability to locate an object/word when presented with a lot of visual information at once​.

    • Visual Spatial Relations - left/right relationship of objects.

    • Visual Closure - recognizing an object/image when part of the picture is missing​

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Funding

We offer a range of payment methods:

  • Private Health Insurance - we are a registered provider with all major health insurance funds for Orthoptic Services & Glasses

  • National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) - we are a registered provider and able to provide services whether you are self, plan or agency managed.

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