Suggested materials to use in Assessment for Range 1-2

Color

Single color objects

        

Typically has a “preferred” color
          

Movement

Objects have movement or reflective qualities

         

Objects that move in space

    

Visual Latency

Allow long periods of “wait time”

Document “wait time” to share this important information with the Team!

 Visual field preferences

Determine visual field preference

Observe…observe…observe

Complexity

Single color objects with no visual clutter
   

Strictly controlled environment, without any additional sensory input (no talking, no music, eliminate visual clutter, eliminate environmental smells)

Light

Overly attentive to lights

Objects paired with light or that produce light

Movement paired with light

     

Distance Viewing

Typically attends in near space only, less than 2 feet

  

Atypical visual reflexes

No blink in response to touch and/or objects moving quickly toward them

 Visual Novelty

Sets of objects that are visually similar.

Absence of visually guided reach

Look and touch occur as separate functions

Look and touch occur with large and/or moving objects