i understand needing instruction with art. i used to take art classes in my
friends garage. he turned down the lights for me and let me use darker paper. i
found that there are art classes online but you really do need the feed back
from the teacher to become really good. im probably going to try some graphic
design online courses later but we will see how that goes.



--- In glimmercoloredfilterglasses@yahoogroups.com, "frenchhornplayer19"
<frenchhornplayer19@...> wrote:
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> At the end of the screening, the screener showed me the results and there was
a number. I guess it doesn't really make a difference. Distance courses are not
possible for me. I am training to be an artist, which requires lots of hands on
work and lots of help from the professors. As soon as I can get my color
adjusted, a lot of my discomfort should go away. I have also had to make some
adjustments to my computer. A while back I purchased a screen magnification
program; among other things, it gives me a tremendous amount of control over the
colors on my screen. Right now I use a grayish blue background. I also find that
enlarging the print helps as well. Your distortions sound kind of similar to
mine. All the words are blurry. Some of the words are faded. The darker words
look like they are floating above the page. Some of the words disappear. I also
have a limited span of recognition. Fortunately, I do not see movement.
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> --- In glimmercoloredfilterglasses@yahoogroups.com, "heather_s162000"
<heather.selby@> wrote:
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> > i dont remember there being a number score on my screening it was just a yes
or no on a hand full of questions and i said yes to most if not all the
questions. then when i set up mutiple meetings with mrs. irlen she was suprised
on how severe i am.
> > im sorry to hear you cant avoid going under fluorescent lights. have you
considerd online courses to get your education? ive changed the way my computer
looks so its more cofterable.
> > i understand the symptomes you mentioned. its always been very hard for me
to read. i used to describe the words as "they were moving around the page" but
nobody understood what i ment by they are moving. i was just told that i need to
learn a better way of explaining things or that i was a dyslexic. i later found
out more spesificly theres halos around the letters and light reflecting off the
page makes it look like they are moving. i usually have to fallow the page with
my fingeres and or use a gray overlay
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> > --- In glimmercoloredfilterglasses@yahoogroups.com, "frenchhornplayer19"
<frenchhornplayer19@> wrote:
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> > > I understand better now. I can see how that could make it difficult to
meet people. My Irlen syndrome is also considered severe. When I went for my
screening I scored a 17. If I'm not mistaken, 20 is the highest. You said your
lenses are dark; mine are medium, but I think I might have to get the dark ones
the next time I go back to my diagnostician. Unfortunately, I cannot avoid
having to be under fluorescent lights. When the semester is over at the end of
April, I will go back for a tint check. At the end of January I noticed my
symptoms starting to come back. Soon after that, I started having to use my
overlays again. I'm starting to loose my place a lot, and words disappear but I
don't realize it; this has started to cause me to make some careless mistakes on
my homework.
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> > > --- In glimmercoloredfilterglasses@yahoogroups.com, "heather_s162000"
<heather.selby@> wrote:
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> > > > hey,
> > > > well for one question i was wondering what it means by the files on the
side?
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> > > > well my light sesitivaty is so sever that i cant go to a regular class
room without get a migrain within 20 minutes. so i get my education by studying
at home through independent study. i dont like going outside much and most
groups to meet new people are in places with bright florecennt lights. ive met
with mrs. irlen personaly and she told me that i am one of the most severe shes
every seen and she told me to never be in a places with forenent lights for more
than 10 minutes even with my dark filterd lences. so it makes it really hard to
meet people.
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> > > > --- In glimmercoloredfilterglasses@yahoogroups.com, Lance McLemore
<frenchhornplayer19@> wrote:
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> > > > > I would not mind having a friend myself. Perhaps I'll email you when I
get some time. Did you have any specific questions about the group? How does
having Irlen syndrome make it difficult to have friends?
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> > > > > Condemnation without investigation is the height of ignorance.
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> > > > > Albert Einstein
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> > > > > --- On Sun, 3/29/09, heather_s162000 <heather.selby@> wrote:
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> > > > > From: heather_s162000 <heather.selby@>
> > > > > Subject: [Glimmer 'Colored Filter Glasses'] hey im new
> > > > > To: glimmercoloredfilterglasses@yahoogroups.com
> > > > > Date: Sunday, March 29, 2009, 2:08 PM
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anyone is willing to make a new friend or explain to me how this group works let
me know.
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> > > > > i joined this group to make new friends. having the the irlen syndrom
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