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manifestations of CVI in very young children, but practitioners and caregivers
report that careful observation of the child's skills over time and within frequently
occurring routines is extremely useful (Lueck et al., in press).
The CVI manifestations (see Table 1) were created to aid professionals in
this process of understanding CVIs and what these manifestations look like in
young children as they play, learn, and develop. This is a good place to start when
trying to understand how CVIs may manifest in an individual young child. The
first question to ask is: What behaviors does the child demonstrate that may
indicate evidence of these CVI manifestations?
For example, consider the potential manifestation of responses to faces.
Understanding this possible way that CVIs may manifest will encourage
practitioners and families to observe how young children respond to the faces of
their caregivers during everyday routines. In addition to these observations,
professionals can look for evidence of this CVI manifestation in interviews or
history taking, assessments, and medical records. Specific CVI behaviors related to
this manifestation are:
● The child cannot recognize faces or facial expressions. This may be
completely absent or partially affected
● The child cannot recognize specific faces when out of typical context. This
may be completely absent or partially affected
