Irlen Syndrome, Dyslexia, Migraines, ADHD & Asperger’s Syndrome
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Difficulty getting on and off escalators
Trips going up stairs
Clumsy or uncoordinated
Walks into door jams and table edges
Bumps into things
Bumps into another person when walking side by side
Difficulty [...]
Here are some of the reading difficulties people may encounter with Irlen Syndrome:
(But keep in mind that you may only experience a few of these things)
Skips words or lines
Repeats or rereads lines
Loses place on the page
Reads in a stop and go rhythm
Reads word by word rather than in phrases
Does not focus on the pages more [...]
Irlen Syndrome is a visual perception problem. Light is the basic component of the visual perception system. Any such system can be dysfunctional. Each Irlen client is troubled by specific frequencies of light unique to that individual. Reading problems can result from an inability to take in and appropriately use light. The distortions of Irlen [...]
Here are some handwriting clues for people wondering if they or someone they know has Irlen Syndrome:
Writes up or downhill
Unequal or no spacing between letters or words
Unequal letter size
Unable to write on a line
trouble copying
Leaves out words, letters, or puctuation marks
Inconsistent spelling
I wrote at an agle when I tried to write to my wife to [...]
Do you have headaches or fatigue when:
reading
listening
doing pencil and paper tasks
watching TV or movies
copying material
doing math assignments
playing video games
writing long assignments
working or shopping under bright or fluorescent lights. I know one client who has to hold herself up via the shopping cart at Kroger’s grocery store.
looking at stripes, patterns, bright colors and high-contrast
If you answered [...]
Misaligns digits in number columns
Difficulty in seeing numbers in the correct column
with regard to the above problem I took my family to The Palm Restaurant in Manhattan, and when presented with the Visa bill was unable to add the 2 columns when I tried to add the tip. The waiter was pompous and made a [...]
10-12% of the population has Irlen Syndrome
Therefor there would be 3 to 4 Irlen students in the average classroom whether they have been identified as struggling with reading or not. (They may be quite intelligent)
46% of students struggling with reading and/or attention/concentration problems are helped by Irlen filters as one layer which [...]
Do not wear distracting bold-striped blouses
Avoid using black markers on white dry-erase boards, especially if teaching LD students. Use a soft-brown or soft- gray colored board.
Print homework on gray paper instead of white, especially if teaching LD students
Go to my link (on your left) titled “Tips on what can be done to help Irlen clients [...]
Possible signals of Irlen Syndrome may include the following:
Uses finger or ruler to track reading
Acts fidgety like an ADD student
Looks about the room rather than focusing on their paperwork
Writes on an angle on plain or lined paper
Has trouble catching a ball
Cannot read music
Has frequent stomach aches (It’s the fluorescent lights)
May transpose numbers
Cannot draw buildings showing [...]
I stopped into Dundee Elementary School several years ago to meet the reading specialist. I explained of my interest in helping children struggling to read. Bill Plumb, a member of the school board, happened to be in the room at the time. Bill said to me “Why is this such a big problem nowadays compared [...]
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