Visual Processing Disorder
Difficulty interpreting visual information, impacting shape recognition, tracking, and pattern understanding.
About
Visual Processing Disorder affects how the brain interprets visual information. Individuals may have difficulty distinguishing shapes, tracking moving objects, judging distances, or recognising visual patterns. This is not a problem with eyesight itself but with the brain’s processing of what the eyes see.
This condition is often invisible.
Many disabilities, including this one, may not have outward signs—people can be significantly impacted even if they appear “fine” on the outside.
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Visual Processing Disorder varies in presentation and severity. Combining visual adjustments with alternative sensory cues can greatly enhance workplace accessibility and performance.
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