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do anyone have any info on irlen syndrome? need help on this subject. thank you ... (Asked by ashley c) |
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| Irlen Syndrome is another name for "scotopic sensitivity." Some people's optical neurons, especially the color-sensing cones, fire at different speed rather than together, creating a rainbow or shimmer effect especially when looking at white (which is all colors). This affects reading because most print is on white background/paper. A color overlay to filter out the problem colors does wonders for someone with this condition, for eye fatigue and reading speed. See this link for more information: http://www.readingandwriting.ab.ca/judypool/irlen.htm By the way, the Irlen Institute and other "specialty" OT/visual therapy sites/catalogs sell color overlays at a very high price. I have found that E.Z. Reader templates (come ...(Answered by spedusource) | |
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| Note: We are not affiliated with Yahoo! Answers in any way. All the content is retrieved from Yahoo! Answers. We are not responsible for the content. For more information, please see the term of service. The above content was retrieved on December 10 2008 03:45:14.from Yahoo! Answers (Category Home > Education & Reference > Quotations > Special Education). We are neither affiliated with the authors of this page nor responsible for its content. The data may have changed since that time. Click here to search real time questions/answers from Yahoo! Answers. |