A new book about Irlen Syndrome, The Light Barrier; A color solution to your
child's light-based reading difficulties, by Rhonda Stone, the mother of two
children with Irlen Syndrome, is a "must read."

(published October 2002 by St. Martin's Press; $17.47 from Amazon.com; free
shipping if you order $25 or more, I think; some used copies already available
on Amazon)

I"m halfway through the book in a day (thanks to my Irlen lenses) and find it
very good. I'm especially grateful for the references and lists of top research
for, against and neutral since this is the info I've been needing for our school
system's special ed director, who wants to see only peer-reviewed research.
Lists of references that don't sort out which articles are positive, negative or
neutral aren't very helpful; I suspect our special ed director would pick a
familiar journal first... and read a negative article first!

Here are some comments from other readers (from the amazon.com web site) The
only reason it has 4 stars average rather than 5 is that someone misunderstood
the directions and gave it one star when they really liked the book!

The Light Barrier, October 3, 2002


Reviewer: Barbara Robek from Alaska


This carefully researched work unveils an invisible barrier that may affect 10
million American children in private and public schools who experience reading
difficulties. Ms. Stone provides direction and ideas for both parents and
professionals to help find a solution for those who may be labeled as
underachievers.
The Light Barrier is a "must read" for every educator, pediatrician, and eye
care professional who deals with students, of any age, who are struggling with
classroom learning.
She has validated what I have been hearing repeatedly in my years of working
with both the dyslexic and Irlen/scotopic population.


The Light Barrier, October 3, 2002


Reviewer: Carol S. Kessler from Kingston, NY United States


This book tells of the problems that children and adults are having and the
difficult time they have finding a solution to the problem. The world want to
put the everyone on drugs with all the side effects, without realizing there is
a non-invasive way of dealing and eliminating the problem. Rhonda Stone does an
incredible job writing about her own experiences with her kids and the ordeals
they had to go through to finally find a solution.
I too have Irlen Syndrome and boy has the technology helped me.

Great job Rhonda.


The importance of understanding how lighting affects us, October 1, 2002
Reviewer: Michelle Orton from Yakima, Wa
This book explains how lighting affects our lives and our children's lives. It
explains why we can be suffering from migraine headaches, not able to catch
balls, have reading problems (poor comprehension, eye strain, difficulty in
seeing the printed page correctly, become fidgety, etc).

This is a book that all educators, school administrators, physicians, those in
the field of optometry, social workers, prison personnel, and especially
politicians should read. An even more important group of people who should read
this book are parents. You are the ones that can make things happen for your
children.

When you discover how lighting can affect your life, you will certainly want to
know what to do about it. This book tells everything you need to know about how
to change your life if you or someone you know is light sensitive.


The Light Barrier, September 30, 2002
Reviewer: Greta Kerwin, Psy.D. from Baytown, TX United States
The Light Barrier is a comprehensive book about light based reading problems. As
an individual who suffers from Irlen Syndrome, I can relate to the personal
information Rhonda shares about her family's struggle to discover the source of
her children's learning difficulties. As a professional providing services to
others who suffer from Irlen Syndrome, I highly recommend that others read this
book not only as a source of factual information, but as source of validation
for those experiencing similar challenges.



A Simple Solution for a Perplexing Problem, September 30, 2002
Reviewer: A reader from Washington DC area
A comprhensive book on Scotopic Sensitivity Irlen Synbdrome. As a retired
special ed teacher who is involved in helping adults and children through this
method, I think Rhonda has done an excellent job of outlining the benefits of
this treatment and realistically dealing with the controversy surrounding it. It
works and she tells us so and even why.




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