Rita was concerned about whether her son should wear a cap.

He may or may not need a cap or visor in addition to lenses.
Many of us who wear lenses experience "light leak" around our lenses in
really bright situations or when directly under light and wear a visor/cap
some or use our hand to block light.
Your child may not need a cap if he's not in intense light nor seated right
under the light.
However, if he still has symptoms in class, he could wear a cap or visor.
Why not a cool Nike black visor instead of a cap? The child Nike ones have a
nice very stretchy band and are very easy to get on and off. Or he could
have a visor handy and use it only when needed.

The teacher might like to leave the light off if there is enough natural
light... or have some of the lighting removed in part of the room and seat
the kids who like less light there. : ) .

You might like to see the feature story I wrote about a boy with light-based
reading problems. His mom made a presentation to his class and his friends
became his allies in explaining Irlen.
Go to my web site at www.ReadingAndLight.com and click on "Irlen in the
news" at the top. If you wish to communicate with this mom, e-mail me
privately.

This mom said once other students understood how her son "saw" words (she
passed around an example of how he saw words), they understood his need for
lenses.
A teen client of mine is scolded by her friends if she doesn't wear her
lenses.
You might take some half overlays into the classroom so other kids can
experiment with reading through color.

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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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