Rita,
There are more screeners than the ones listed on the Irlen web site (Go to
www.irlen.com and click on test centers). Those are only the "lead
screeners" and diagnosticians in the state who can help you locate other
screeners.
Off list, I am sending you a story about a boy who had headaches and reading
difficulties and got overlays and later, Irlen lenses.
A screener can also tell you other accommodations besides overlays (such as
wearing a hat or visor under fluorescent lights at school) that may help
your son until such time as he can get Irlen lenses. I'm also sending you
that info.
Some students and parents immediately say: "Our school doesn't allow hats or
visors." However, many students who have Irlen Syndrome or light sensitivity
do wear hats or visors. That can be part of the individualized education
plan (IEP) or 504 plan.
See my web site for other info-- www.readingandlight.com
Julie Evans
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Julie Evans, M.Ag.
Certified Irlen Screener
502 Riverside Dr. NE
St. Cloud, MN 56304
320-251-7493
julie@...
www.ReadingAndLight.com
Irlen Syndrome can include problems with: reading (blurring, etc.),
headaches, eyestrain, light sensitivity, attention
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Sandra Irlen" <irlen@...>
To: <glimmercoloredfilterglasses@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 11:29 AM
Subject: Re: [Glimmer 'Colored Filter Glasses'] (unknown)


> Hi Rita,
>
> I can clarify a few things for you. First, there is a BIG difference
between a screener and a CERTIFIED Irlen screener. I actually would love to
know the name of your son's school and the woman conducting screenings
(without being certified) because it's illegal and dangerous and the Irlen
Institute would like to inform this person such facts. Second, an Irlen
screener is only certified to identify your child with Irlen Syndrome,
letting you know if color will help him. This person can suggest and
provide your son with the preferred colored overlay, but this person does
not have the ability to conduct the second part of Irlen testing where your
son's individual color is specifically identified for his lenses. Only an
Irlen Diagnostician is trained and certified to identify your son's specific
and individualized color combination for his lenses, assumming that he needs
them. For some individuals, the preferred overlay color can eliminate most
of their difficulties, but !
> for most people, the overlays are not specific enough to elminitate all
of their symptoms. A certified Irlen screener will be able to tell you
whether you should continue on with the process and see a diagnostician for
lenses. Most often, children are not screened successfully until the age of
seven, due to limited ability to express their difficulties verbally before
this age. However, for children with severe Irlen syndrome, with distinct
symptoms such as headaches, it is often possible to identify them sooner.
>
> Please go to the website for the Irlen Institute for more information and
a directory of diagnosticians in your area. www.irlen.com You may also
call the Institute's International Headquarters directly for either a
diagnostician or certified screener near you.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Sandra Irlen, Ph.D.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rita Rosenbrock
> To: glimmercoloredfilterglasses@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 8:56 AM
> Subject: [Glimmer 'Colored Filter Glasses'] (unknown)
>
>
> Hello, I am looking for some answers to help my seven year old son.
Maybe
> you can help. When my son was in kindergarten his teacher frequently
sent
> him to the isolation room in the office for not wanting to finish his
work.
> We finally told her we didn't know why he wouldn't finish but sending
him
> elswhere would not be allowed anymore. During 1st grade we found out he
> needed glasses. We thought all his problem would be over, but were not.
He
> still couldn't read without a headache, and his eyes hurt. At the end of
the
> year we asked the school to do some testing on him to see if they could
find
> out why he has such a problem with letter and number reversals. They
tested
> him for Irlen syndrome and said he needed blue, clear bookmarks to use
over
> what he is reading. This has helped none and he prefers not to use them.
Now
> in 2nd grade he is haveing a difficult time and is very stressed all the
> time. He just recovered from Shingles.(brought on by stress) His
> Kindergarten teacher found me a few days ago and said she read an
article in
> the paper about Irlen syndrome and it reminded her of my son and urged
me to
> check into it. The person doing the screening in our school district is
not
> a certified Irlen screener. So I'm trying to figure out what to do next.
> What is the difference between a screener, a certified screener and a
> diagnostician? We are also cunfused as what to do as far as the school
is
> concerned. We asked about section 504 but they want to try to classify
him
> under special services so the school district won't have to pay for
anything
> he needs. We do not want this classification for our son but we don't
know
> how to handle the situation. If anyone can help It would be greatly
> appriciated.
> thanks,
> Rita
>
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