Sensory Processing Handbook – Visual Hyposensitive
| Potential signs | Potential impact | Strategies to assist with learning |
|---|---|---|
| Difficulties to notice visual information. | ||
| Flicking objects in front of eyes | ||
| Fascination with moving objects or flashing lights | Distracted by wanting to flick objects or look at lights. | |
| Difficulty finding information on busy backgrounds such as a lot of text on a sheet or information on the whiteboard. | Difficulty concentrating in busy and cluttered environments. | Bright colours highlighting key facts/areas to help focus attention |
| Lack of attention to visual input, may copy letters and numbers as mirror or upside down, as don’t notice the directions. | Delayed learning of letters and numbers. | Use verbal cues to focus attention on the important visual input. |