Developmental Test Of Visual Perception (DTVP-A)

SCREENS FOR: Visual-perceptual and visual-motor abilities and can measure improvements over time.

AGE GROUP: 11–75 years

LENGTH OF TIME TO ADMINISTER: 25 minutes

PUBLISHED: 2002

AUTHORS: Cecil R. Reynold, Judith K. Voress, Nils A. Pearson

The DTVP-A is a battery of six subtests that measure different but interrelated visual-perceptual and visual-motor abilities. It is especially useful in the evaluation of the neuropsychological integrity of TBI and stroke patients where right-hemisphere function may be an issue.

Suitable for patients up to age 75, the DTVP-A has sufficient ‘easy items’ to allow accurate assessment of even those with severe TBI and other neurologically impaired individuals.

The reliability of the various subtests and index scores indicates that the DTVP-A will be sensitive to improvement over the course of treatment.

The subtests and indexes also will suggest areas of emphasis in cognitive and fine motor rehabilitation. The DTVP-A is particularly useful in distinguishing true visual-perceptual deficits from problems solely with complex eye-hand or perceptual-motor actions.