How did parents and teachers not know that a 15 year old adolescent has been blind since birth? Stephanie discovered that her son who was a high-achieving AP student was blind when he couldn’t recognize himself in a family picture. Listen to this episode as a mother describes her journey to get her child the diagnosis of CVI ( Cerebral Visual Impairment). CVI is a medical diagnosis that affects the brain. It’s not the typical optical blindness that most people have heard of and are familiar with. According to the National Eye Institute, CVI is the leading cause of vision loss among children in the U.S. To name a few symptoms that individuals can experience are recognizing faces and objects and understanding what they are looking at. This powerful story of love and advocacy brings us awareness and the basic information that can be helpful to educators when working with children. Click the links below and be sure to share this episode with pediatricians, educators, school district health coordinators and with individuals you think will benefit.

https://www.nei.nih.gov/about/news-and-events/news/vision-loss-children-whose-eyesight-may-be-2020-requires-new-diagnostic-and-teaching-strategies

https://www.optometrytimes.com/view/getting-to-the-heart-of-pediatric-vision-loss-and-blindness

https://cviscotland.org/

https://www.aph.org/product/vision-and-the-brain-understanding-cerebral-visual-impairment-in-children/

https://www.perkins.org/our-work/cvi/

https://stephanieduesing.com/

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