Hi, I am new to this group (new to online groups in general). I have a 9 ½ year old son, in the third grade, that is having trouble in school. We just had an...
Welcome to the group First i would like to say this sure sounds like Irlen, first of all both of my children and myself have it and the same things you decribe...
Thank you for responding.....I forgot, until you just wrote it. My son has often said to me, "mom don't you see the I see the rings of colors on the wall,"...
It is expensive we got ours paid for from The Society for Manitobans living with Disabilities for the glasses part, i paid for My youngest ones testing it cost...
Hi, I went through school with undiagnosed Irlens and given the choice I would have prefered to have had it diagnosed so I could have had some help. Things...
I was wondering if people could give me examples of what the actually see when they read. I am trying to figure out what my son sees when reading. And...
I should also add that I do not see anything different with the words I I read, but I get very tired when I read or when I am on the computer,I read out loud...
Hi capdmom, I see words 'vibrating' on the page. This makes it hard to keep track of my place. Its a bit like looking out the side window of a fast moving car,...
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Hi again, I also get tired when I read on the computer and am sensitive to bright lights (particularly fluorescent strip lights). In the list of questions I...
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I am a college student majoring in music and art. I play piano, paint in watercolor, and am also a ceramist. I love Baroque,and Classical music, and opera. I...
Welcome My Irlen is severe also, I have many of the same issues except no halos around the words. But with out my glasses i am night blind, my children are...
I am due for an Irlen tint check soon. Before I can go, I have to pay $100 for an eye exam, and then I have to get a new frame, which will cost about the same...
I myself have gone through 3 different tint checks in 3 years the last one being a whole different color spectrum, my Irlen specialist has said it means your...
I live about one and half hours away from my diagnostician. I cannot drive, and depend on my mother to get me there. I'm afraid that if I can't convince her...
I live about one and half hours away from my diagnostician. I cannot drive, and depend on my mother to get me there. I'm afraid that if I can't convince her...
If your mother is not able to drive you i would find some one who will take you, because having the proper glasses for what you need is the most important...
Welcome to the group! That is awesome that despite all that, you are able to major in music and art and do what you love. I too have difficulty with...
My parents and most of my friends still think this is a scam. My parents are opening up a bit more though after the second year when I got my filters because...
Is there any volunteer service through the disabled student center at your school for driving people with seizure disorders? One of my coworkers volunteers...
Thank you for your response. Since I last wrote, I think my mother is more understanding. I believe she thought she was trying to protect me from a con artist....
Hi everyone I cant wait to meet you. i just found out I am a T.B.I survivor My coma was scale 3 I didnt know it meant anything.Its because My injury attorney...
Darlene! I'm so sorry you've been through such hell. No wonder you're scared after such a confusing and shocking experience. I know from my own experience of...
... that location of our brain are the same.It affects especially the yellow color.Does yellow make you feel sick to your stomach? Where is your pain?Do you...
Hi Darlene, I was born with, or developed in early childhood a visual peculiarity that was diagnosed as Irlens syndrome at the age of 25. It is very common for...
Darlene, And to answer your other question, my pain is directly behind my eyes, particularly behind the upper part of my right eye. I have worn an array of...
... eyes, particularly behind the upper part of my right eye. I have worn an array of Irlens glasses in doors and outdoors. Currently I wear a pair of wrap...
I am new to this group and am actually a mother to a child who has extreme photophobia. Levi is almost 2 years old and is not able to go outside in the...