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Applauding Vision Therapy

        I am sharing a book title for parents who wonder if vision therapy is a worthwhile endeavor as treatment for their child's vision, learning/behavioral challenges.
Jillian's Story-
"Vision challenges present a real and devastating problem among children in the USA—the correlation between vision-related learning challenges and juvenile delinquency is shocking. Jillian’s Story: How Vision Therapy Changed My Daughter’s Life shares how one family triumphed over vision problems. At the age of five, Jillian Benoit was diagnosed with amblyopia, a condition in which a child is born with good vision in one eye and extremely weak vision in the other—Jillian had been legally blind in one eye since birth, and no one knew it. After receiving the diagnosis, the Benoit family embarked on a six-year journey to improve Jillian’s vision. It wasn’t until after eye patches, thick glasses, visits to doctors’ offices, and constant struggles with academics that Robin Benoit took matters into her own hands and discovered the wonders of vision therapy. A truly inspiring tale of determination, Jillian’s Story offers a deeply persona...l account along with life-changing information on vision therapy."
Kindle version available on Amazon.
Jillian's Story: How Vision Therapy Changed My Daughter's Life by Jillian Benoit and Robin Benoit (Jan 9, 2012) 

Feel free to contact me for information regarding in-home vision therapy. I'd be happy to help!
Shelia 248.520.0565

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