Outpatient assessment of neurovisual functions in children with Cerebral Palsy.

Crane et al. (2010) took the Atkinson Battery out of the lab and into an outpatient clinic. They gave the vision test to children with cerebral palsy during regular clinic visits. The goal was to see if the tool could work in real-world appointments.

No extra equipment or special room was needed. Staff followed the standard battery steps and recorded results.

The test ran smoothly in the clinic. Most kids with CP showed visuoperceptual and visuospatial problems even though basic vision stayed intact.

In other words, they could see but had trouble making sense of where and what things were.

Webb et al. (1999) watched young children with cerebral visual impairment and simply listed the visual behaviors they saw. Crane et al. (2010) built on that by proving a formal battery could be used outside the lab.

Alwhaibi et al. (2020) went one step further. They took the same visuoperceptual deficits Laura found and tested a fix: audiovisual biofeedback plus physical therapy. Their RCT showed bigger eye-hand gains than therapy alone.

Pavão et al. (2013) reviewed postural tests in CP and noted a gap: few tools link vision to balance. The Atkinson Battery fills that gap by flagging visuospatial issues that could affect standing and walking.

You now have a quick, clinic-ready way to spot visuoperceptual and visuospatial deficits in children with CP. Basic eye charts miss these problems. Add the Atkinson Battery to your intake or re-eval routine. If scores are low, consider vision-focused goals or biofeedback sessions before balance or fine-motor training.