Sandra,thanks for the help. I did go to www.irlen.com and looked at
the list of names. The lady who screened my son is not on that list.
The list was a partial list so it may be that her name is not on it
because she works for the school district and does other things as
well. I asumed she wasn't certified because I didn't see her name on
the list for this web site. I called the school district office but
they didn't know if she was certified but they said she went to a two
or three day training at an Irlen center. They are going to get back
to me Monday with an answer. My husband and I are going to make an
appointment for my son with a diagnostician who is also a
phychologist. What are the normal charges for a diagnostician and do
you know if insurance normally covers any of the charges for this
service? Also do you know where I can buy the blue/gray overlays? He
was only given bookmarks.Thanks for your help it's greatly
appreciated.
Rita
--- In glimmercoloredfilterglasses@yahoogroups.com, "Sandra Irlen"
<irlen@u...> wrote:
> 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 confused 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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