Functions:
- Location for visual attention. Location for touch perception. Goal directed voluntary movements. Manipulation of objects.
- Integration of different senses that allows for understanding a single concept
Observed Problems:
- Inability to attend to more than one object at a time. Inability to name an object (Anomia). Inability to locate the words for writing (Agraphia). Problems with reading (Alexia). Difficulty with drawing objects. Difficulty in distinguishing left from right. Difficulty with doing mathematics (Dyscalculia). Lack of awareness of certain body parts and/or surrounding space (Apraxia) that leads to difficulties in self-care. Inability to focus visual attention.
- Difficulties with eye and hand coordination.
Vision
Observed Problems:
- Defects in vision (Visual Field Cuts). Difficulty with locating objects in environment. Difficulty with identifying colors (Color Agnosia). Production of hallucinations (Visual Illusions – inaccurately seeing objects). Word blindness – inability to recognize words. Difficulty in recognizing drawn objects. Inability to recognize the movement of an object (Movement Agnosia).
- Difficulty with reading and writing.
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(Source for these posts): Brain Injury Alliance of Oregon, 2002-2006)