| One condition that a dyslexic person may have is | | | | would have to undergo the patented |
| the Irlen Syndrome. This condition is very much | | | | treatment-method. Here you need to use specially |
| related to dyslexia since, they both have a | | | | formulated, colored overlays or colored lenses. |
| number of similar symptoms. Additionally, a lot of | | | | You can wear these as glasses or even contact |
| dyslexics have this syndrome, along with having | | | | lenses. Once you use the lenses, a reduction or |
| dyslexia itself. | | | | even elimination of perceptual-difficulties is |
| From research and testing, it was found that a | | | | experienced. |
| diversity of problems could result from seeing a | | | | Their program is specifically designed to fulfill the |
| distorted page of numbers, words, and musical | | | | needs of people with learning difficulties, such as |
| notes. It can actually affect reading, spelling, and | | | | ADHD, autism, dyslexia, and other conditions that |
| writing. Also, there are times that math, copying | | | | can interfere with sufficient functioning inside the |
| skills, music reading, driving, sports performance, | | | | workplace, classroom, and socially. |
| ability to work on a computer, and being | | | | Symptoms |
| comfortable under fluorescent lights are also | | | | Some symptoms of this syndrome are poor |
| affected. | | | | reading comprehension, reading in dim light, |
| What is the Irlen Syndrome | | | | misreads words, skipping of words or lines, slow |
| People with this syndrome perceive the printed | | | | or hesitant manner of reading, and avoidance of |
| page in a different way than those people that | | | | reading itself. |
| has normal vision. If you have this, you are | | | | While reading, a person with this condition can |
| obliged to constantly adapt to the distortions you | | | | have numerous complaints like strain, fatigue, |
| are seeing on the printed page. | | | | tiredness, sleepiness, headaches, and nausea. A |
| You can become a slow or inefficient reader | | | | person may also seem restless and fidgety while |
| because of this. Additionally, you may exhibit poor | | | | doing the task. |
| comprehension, since you don't really understand | | | | In regards to writing, you can have some trouble |
| what you are reading. You can also suffer from | | | | copying words, unequal spacing between |
| headaches, strain, or fatigue. | | | | characters, uphill or downhill direction of writing, |
| The condition can affect your attention-span, | | | | and inconsistent spelling of words. |
| motivation, energy-level, depth-perception, | | | | When using the computer, you can also feel |
| handwriting, and most of all, your self-esteem. | | | | fatigue and strain. You may also experience some |
| People who sufferers from this condition are | | | | difficulty when reading music. Also, you often |
| sometimes labeled as underachievers that have | | | | have sloppy or careless math mistakes. When |
| behavioral, motivational or attitudinal problems. | | | | you write numbers in columns, they are also |
| This syndrome is considered to be a variable and | | | | misaligned. |
| complex condition that is often found co-existing | | | | One obvious symptom however is the |
| with other learning-disabilities, such as dyslexia. | | | | syndrome's effect on your depth perception. You |
| The Beginnings | | | | are often clumsy and have difficulty with sports |
| The syndrome was identified first by Helen Irlen, | | | | that involve catching balls. You may also have |
| an Educational Psychologist. This happened in the | | | | problems in judging distances. |
| 1980s while working in California with | | | | Most of the time, when people with dyslexia |
| adult-learners. She was able to observe that a | | | | undergo treatment, the intervention is not |
| number of her students can read with better | | | | successful since there is an underlying presence of |
| ease every time they used a colored overlay to | | | | Irlen Syndrome. That is why getting an |
| cover the printed page they are reading. | | | | assessment for this condition is equally important |
| Treatment | | | | when you have dyslexia. |
| If you are a dyslexic with this condition, you | | | | |