Framework preview · in development
Performance Minds
Visual, sensory, and motor systems work together so a child can take part in school, play, self-care, and daily life. Performance Minds looks at all three, with vision as the foundation, and points you to the area that is getting in the way.
Grounded in the OTPF-4: client factors → performance skills → participation → occupational outcomes.
How it works
Tier 1
Core Screener · 10–12 min
One quick screen across visual, sensory, and motor performance. Shows which areas need a closer look.
Tier 2
Deep dives · ~30 min each
Run only the modules the screener flags: VPA, SPA, MPA, or any combination. Each one is print-first, opens with a "Before you start" materials checklist, and includes a vision probe.
Output
One integrated report
Combined findings, priorities, intervention plan, accommodations, and a family summary.
The three deep-dive modules
VPA™ · Visual Performance Assessment
Live · short form in development
Vision is the primary focus.
Full depth: visual access, efficiency (fixation, pursuits, saccades, near-work endurance), visual processing, and visual-motor integration.
- Visual access screen
- Oculomotor efficiency in reading/copying
- Visual processing (figure-ground, memory, spatial)
- Visual-motor integration and timed reading
SPA · Sensory Performance Assessment
In development
Vision is acknowledged as the primary sensory system.
Visual attention, visual clutter tolerance, and lighting/glare responses observed alongside other systems. Concerns route to the VPA.
- Modulation and regulation during class tasks
- Tactile, proprioceptive, vestibular, auditory responses
- Visual environment: clutter, light, movement
- Self-regulation strategies and participation
MPA · Motor Performance Assessment
In development
Vision is embedded where it drives motor performance.
Visual contributions to posture, balance (eyes open vs. closed), primitive reflex integration, and eye-hand coordination. Concerns route to the VPA.
- Postural control and core stability
- Balance and bilateral coordination
- Reflex integration screen
- Fine motor, grasp, and handwriting
Keeping it practical
| What you run | Time |
|---|---|
| Core Screener only | 10–12 min |
| Screener + one module | ~40 min |
| Screener + all three modules | ~85 min (shared history and vision items aren't repeated) |
Each module stands on its own. When modules are used together, intake, history, and overlapping vision items are given once and shared.
Start with vision today
The Visual Minds pillar is live now: courses, the VPA™, and intervention planning.
Explore coursesA program of Visual Minds Learning, LLC · AOTA Approved Provider #0000001618. Sensory and Motor modules are in development and are not part of any AOTA-approved activity.