Thanks! I do know of a diagnostician in Austin, the
only problem being is the expense. I am a single mom
of three and on a limited budget. And there is really
no hope in his dad paying for them or even helping
out. I will come up with something, soon, because I
know he needs them. He does wear a baseball cap/visor
at school and it seems to help. Hopefully soon we can
get those filter lens'. I appreciate your help so
much and look forward to continued correspondence with
everyone.
Kelcey
TX
--- hopefordyslexia <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

> It sounds like your son is a whole lot like me,
> extremely light
> sensitive. For me, overlays were very helpful, but
> Irlen filtered
> glasses are immeasurably better. I highly recommend
> that you find an
> Irlen diagnostician in your area who is certified to
> prescribe Irlen
> filtered lenses. Unlike overlays, your son can wear
> the filtered
> glasses all of the time to help him see and
> possibly, as in my case,
> hear without the distortions. You can find a state
> by state or a
> world wide list of certified Irlen diagnosticians on
> the Irlen
> Institute's site. The URL is for the US listing can
> be found at
> http://www.irlen.com/NoAm.htm
> Filtered glasses work miraculously for me. They
> make it so much
> easier to function at my best in every way. They
> ungarble my world,
> both visually and auditorily. They help me to learn
> and do things
> easier and be much more coordinated. The best thing
> is that they
> make it so every single system in my body works much
> better.
> From my own personal experience, I would highly
> recommend
> considering frames with wraparound lenses to keep as
> much unfiltered
> light out as possible and maximize the benefits. I
> also recommend
> that you let him try wearing a baseball cap, even
> with the filtered
> glasses. The kind of flourescent lighting that they
> use in schools
> is notorious for causing light sensitivity symptoms
> to be at their
> worst, so even with filtered glasses, your son might
> be able to see,
> feel and work better when wearing a baseball cap to
> keep the light
> that shines in from above from causing problems.
> I hope that helps and am looking forward to
> hearning from you soon.
>
>
> --- In glimmercoloredfilterglasses@yahoogroups.com,
> "Kelcey
> Colclazer-Edwards" <mehc9699@y...> wrote:
> > Hey everyone! I'm a new member, and am so thankful
> I found this
> > group. My nine year old son has Irlens Syndrome,
> we found out when
> > he
> > started second grade. I received no help from the
> school, and
> because
> > of that, I home schooled him the rest of that
> year. Then at the
> > beginning of third grade we had him screened for
> Dyslexia and
> > Dysgraphia. We found out that he is dyslexic
> (Visual and Auditory)
> > and
> > moderately dysgraphic. He uses his overlays in
> school, and his
> > teacher was really good with him this past year,
> but I am worried
> > about this coming school year. If anyone has any
> advice on
> anything,
> > please feel free to email me on or off line. My
> biggest problem is
> > remembering he does not see things the same as
> everyone else, then
> I
> > feel guilty because I have made him do something
> that he might not
> be
> > able to.
> >
> > Kelcey
> > TX
>
>
>
>




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