Identifying Mobility Visual Impairment
Wall collisions
Unsteady, poor gait
Behaviors indicate mobility visual impairment
1. A fear of moving when physically able to bear weight.
2. A preference to hold on to an object or person to move across open space long after fifteen months of age.
3. Poor gross motor skills such as:
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delayed or poor gait, slow pace, and/or unbalanced posture
4. Anxiety when walking including:
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self-created taut extremities (hands like fists)
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self-injurious hand rubbing, poking face (eyes, ears)
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lack of walking, asks to be picked up and carried (hypotonia)
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preference to push objects (chairs, toys) to cross space
His hands are held in high guard position. He walks 9 steps in 14 seconds. His fastest was 1.5 steps/sec.
Children his age should walk 3.2 steps/sec
Moving about in slow circles. Poor gait, short duration-wants to return to sitting.
Anxiety
Scooting age three
Still cruising at three
Crawling age three
Difficulty with stairs
Walks with assistance
Stationary play
