Blind Infant Development

Blind and visually impaired children can have difficulty going to sleep.

Blind infant development.

Placing a comfort object like a plush toy or stuffed animal in their crib can help relax. Social emotional development was assessed with a scale from the bielefeld developmental test for blind infants and preschoolers containing three subscales on emotions social interaction and impulse control. The five 9 month old and the 17 12 month old blind infants were completely blind from birth and exhibited no further serious disabilities. Help your infant sleep.

Hearing everyday speech is good for all babies language development but the blind child will be able to use your verbal cues to begin distinguishing with her other senses a change in location. The blind children s vocational discovery development program assists children between the ages of birth and 22 years who live in texas who are blind or visually impaired. Wake up feed your infant schedule naps and put them to bed at the same times every day without deviating. For example my 20 month old daughter was able at about one year to go to the kitchen or the bathroom when told to do so.

The key is to stick to the same daily routine. Information regarding the blind children s vocation discovery and development program can be found on the texas department of assistive and rehabilitative services. A manual for early intervention helping children who are blind and children with visual impairments we ve compiled development charts in five different areas that tell you what skills your blind or visually impaired child should have at certain age groups.