Amen Clinics and Brain Scans

The Amen Clinics have amassed the world’s largest database of brain scans related to behaviour, more than 21,000. The brain is involved in everything we do. The clinics include screening for Irlen Syndrome in their assessments and testing. Dr. Robert Dobrin describes below the links he has found between Irlen Syndrome and a range of conditions. This is further evidence that Irlen Syndrome needs to be better understood by professionals and that testing for Irlen Syndrome needs to be incorporated into standard testing procedures.

“The Irlen Syndrome represents an intriguing and controversial spectrum of symptoms that remain invisible to most clinicians. During the last 32 months at the Amen Clinic, I have confirmed diagnosis of approximately 210 patients with Irlen Syndrome. Irlen Syndrome, depending on the severity and presence of co-existing disorders, contributed to anxiety, with a resulting spectrum of fatigue, irritability, and vulnerability with a diminished cognitive reserve.

Irlen Syndrome should be expected within the following clinical composites:

• Bipolar Spectrum Disorder
• Sensory Integration Disorder
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder  (ADHD)
  
• Anxiety Disorders
  
• Reactive Attachment Disorders
• Migraine
• Mood Disorder Spectrum
• Recurrent Automobile Accidents
• Excessive Daytime Fatigue
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• quoted from Robert Dobrin, M.D., F.A.A.P.
• To see a comprehensive list of conditions that can be helped by resolving Irlen Syndrome go to the official Irlen website and scroll down.
• Have you found one of these connections to Irlen Syndrome in your family? Please comment.