title: Visual perception of objects: an approach to assessment and intervention.
abstract: This paper proposes an alternative to the deficit-specific approach that has been used to guide the visual perceptual assessment and treatment of brain-injured adults. Recent theoretical advances in visual object perception are combined with a cognitive rehabilitation model to provide a framework for occupational therapy assessment and treatment of object-processing dysfunction. Assessment guidelines are presented that emphasize the analysis of residual function by specifying the task conditions that influence visual perception. A case study illustrates clinical application of this approach. Implications for research are discussed.
authors.affiliation: New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York 10021.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Toglia
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005556:Form Perception; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009788:Occupational Therapy; D014796:Visual Perception