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Rachael Conrad is an incredible, loving, & devoted mother. She has two children, & her youngest son, Seeley, is diagnosed with autism. Autism is a disorder that is usually diagnosed when a person struggles with forming or maintaining relationships, communicating well with others, or they experience having to repeat certain behaviors many times. A person with autism is not the same as the next person, since there are some individuals who range from high to low functioning. Rac

What is Form Constancy? It is the ability to see a form & find it among other forms, even if it may be sized different or rotated. Visual form constancy reflects a child's ability to recognize forms, letters, or words regardless of their orientation. If your child struggles with this, you would notice that it would: - make reading difficult as the child might not recognize familiar letters when presented in different fonts, sizes or colors. - result in being slower to master

What is Visual Discrimination? This refers to a child's ability to differentiate between objects & forms. It gives us the ability to notice subtle differences & to identity if something does or doesn't belong. If your child struggles with Visual Discrimination, you might notice that he or she has problems with: - dressing themselves (i.e. matching shoes or socks) - correcting errors in school work - distinguishing similarities & differences in the formation of letters or obj