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The following resources from organizations in Europe provide information about some of the symptoms and behaviors that can be caused by cerebral visual impairment (also known as brain-based visual impairment). Links to strategies and additional resources are also included.
Checklists of CVI Symptoms and Behaviors
These easy-to-understand checklists of cerebral visual impairment (CVI) symptoms (co-authored by world-renowned cerebral visual impairment experts, such as ophthalmologist Dr. Gordon Dutton) can be found on the Teach CVI and Ulster University websites:
- For children with a motor disability who are non-ambulatory
- For children with a developmental age between two and six years old
- For children with a developmental age between six and twelve years old
- Instructions for completing above
- For children who are 4-8 years old
Proven Practical Strategies to Manage Specific Symptions and Behaviors of Cerebral Visual Impairment
From Ulster University, Northern Ireland
- School strategies for children 4-8 years old
- School strategies for children 9-12 years old
- Home strategies for children 4-8 years old
- Home strategies for children 9-12 years old
Other Resources
- Understanding What Children With CVI See: video by Dr. Dutton (from Perkins eLearning)
- Understanding, Assessing and Supporting CVI: documents by Dr. Dutton and others on the CVI Scotland website
- CviScotland.org is frequently updated with new findings. Dr. Dutton is a contributor to this website.
- Cerebral Visual Impairment online tutorial by Dr. Amanda Lueck (from Perkins eLearning)
- Vision and the Brain: Understanding Cerebral Visual Impairment in Children. Editors: Dr. Amanda Lueck and Dr. Gordon Dutton (2015)
- Ulster University CVI page
- TeachCVI.net
