Irlen Diagnostic Clinic

The treatment for Irlen Syndrome is NOT a programme but IS a method to help visual processing dysfunction. Many critics of Irlen suggest that if

This article demonstrates how important it is for children to be screened for the presence of Irlen Syndrome, which is a Perceptual processing dysfunction, sometimes

Irlen overlays are the first step in helping someone who has been identified as having Irlen Syndrome. Once the symptoms have been identified, the next

Port Stephens Examiner A CLINIC destined for Tomaree Library once a month will assess children and adults for scotopic sensitivity, otherwise known as Irlen syndrome.

This video below explains ways in which you can help your child to read successfully. These children sometimes appear to be having difficulties reading, but

How would you feel if you had to read words you could not see? This is reality for some children.. do you think they would

The reason most people become educators, is to effect the lives of the next generation of humanity, in a tangible way, during their crucial juvenile

Dyslexia is associated with reading difficulties for no apparent reason. If you look at the literal meaning of dyslexia, it is defined by the Collins

When ever we are looking at white paper, all of the visible light spectrum (the rainbow) is reflected into our eyes. For people with Irlen

This is really fantastic science. For all of you who know that it is the colours in the light that make it difficult for people

In order to understand why fluorescent lights seem to cause discomfort for the majority of people with Irlen Syndrome, it is necessary to understand about

Pencil grip….. Is it that important?? Have you even noticed how your child holds his/her pencil when writing? There are not many children that I

Irlen Syndrome can cause headaches and nausea A teenage girl came to see us today.. she is doing Advanced English and Extension English. She also

WE DO NOT “GROW OUT OF” IRLEN SYNDROME A number of students who come to see us have been taken to an optometrist because of

Irlen Syndrome is Hereditary Imagine being 6 year old and trying really hard to read from your school readers and also trying to show Mum

How do you think you would cope, if every time you sat down to read, after a few minutes, the words started to float off

A little girl came to see me last week, along with her brother, Mother and Father. Dad has just found out that he has Irlen

I saw a young man today, who has had to leave school because he is unable to do what is required of him at school.

Did you know that some people with Irlen Syndrome suffer from anxiety and/or depression. I even see some “little people” who have been diagnosed with

If you have a child that seems to “fall over their own feet”, then they may have a problem with depth perception, meaning that they

I spent the day at Singleton today, and screened four young children who were really struggling at school and they had been referred to lots

I saw a young girl today who is in Year 9 at school. She was screened about 3 years ago and was given an overlay.

Helping Your Child to Understand Mathematics Lots of children have trouble transferring the mathematical concepts that they learn at school to “real life” and this

Irlen Syndrome and Dyslexia Did you know that Irlen Syndrome is sometimes confused with dyslexia? Irlen Syndrome is not dyslexia, but many people (many teachers)

Helping your child understand the relationship between mathematical operations can lead to success when doing maths. For example, Multiplication and Division are related as shown

Coloured paper for HSC Exams.. We are still trying to get the board of studies to change their mind! Just goes to show that if

There was a Dad who came in with his child yesterday and he said that he (Dad) had ADHD. His child has been diagnosed with

It is sad that the Board of Studies thinks that just giving a reading test that lasts for only a short time compared to doing

Comprehension Questions.. Some children have trouble with answering comprehension questions because they either don’t understand the question or don’t know how to “look for” the

There was a Dad who came in with his child yesterday and he said that he (Dad) had ADHD. His child has been diagnosed with

Helen Irlen has reported that Irlen lenses can help children who have autism and aspergers. See the following link. http://irlen.com/autism-asperger-syndrome-the-irlen-method/ Currently, there is research being conducted

Children try really hard, but when it gets too hard, they give up! A little girl came to the clinic today to be screened for

Dyslexia and Irlen Syndrome (Part 2) I certainly put the “cat amongst the pigeons” recently when I talked about Irlen Syndrome being confused with dyslexia!

I was contacted by a parent today who had been referred to our clinic by an optometrist! Hallelujah! All too often, children are taken to

How would you like words to look like this when you are trying to read? In the image, the words are not moving, but in

I saw a little person today who reported that the words on the page went up and down like waves. This can make it really

Helping young children to learn their sounds and simple words. Learning The Alphabet “Learning” involves “recognition”, “memory” and “recall”. Probably the most important part of

Did you know that some children with Irlen can spell really well when they are asked to spell orally, but when they are asked to