AAIC Australasian Association of Irlen Consultants

Conference Day 2, we heard from actress and entertainer Raven Symone about her journey with Irlen and how the lenses have changed her life.
We also managed another quick catch up with Helen Irlen.

Some of the members of the AAIC are currently attending the Irlen International Conference in Long Beach California. We are busy catching up and sharing information with Irlen Clinciians from many countries.
Today we were lucky enough to hear from Dr Daniel Amen from the Amen Clinic who works to help repair the damaged brains of people with TBI, Strokes or dementia. He also diagnoses and refers to the Irlen Institute for lenses to help calm the brain for those suffering from overactive brains with symptoms of ADHD, anxiety or migraine.

Irlen lenses can only be prescribed by a certified Irlen practitioner.
Each lens colour is specific to each individuals needs and required comfort as determined by them with the help and guidance of the practitioner.
More information can be found at www.aaic.org.au

More information on Irlen at www.aaic.org.au

Irlen- Where the science of color transforms lives.

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If it’s Irlen Syndrome and not ADHD, wouldn’t it be great to not have to medicate and wear some non- invasive glasses?

Did you know, in a recent study, about 50% of participants with both Irlen Syndrome and ADHD no longer met the criteria for an attention deficit diagnosis after they started wearing their Irlen Spectral Filters? Addressing the Irlen Syndrome with Spectral Filters eliminated the ADHD symptoms, suggesting a significant amount of misdiagnosis when understanding attention challenges among people with visual processing problems. (BarNir, A., Shaked, H., Elad, S., & Tosta, S., 2023)

Additionally, 64% of individuals with ADHD report visual sensory sensitivities, including issues with lights, reading difficulties, abnormal vision, and difficulty with lots of visual stimuli. (Wada, M., Hayashi, K., Seino, K., Ishii, N., Nawa, T., & Nishimaki, K., 2023)

Members from across Australia got together in Brisbane over the weekend to share ideas and experiences. To help improve our own services to clients.

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Many of us are thinking about 'Back to School'. Christmas and the holidays are nearly over.

As the Irlen Diagnostician I have been quite busy on my Irlen Fridays.
Parents are bringing children in to see me because they are concerned about their child's progress at school last year and they really want to see a change in 2024.

Then there are parents who are pleased with the school results their children achieved wearing their Irlen lenses in 2022 and 2023 and are bringing their children back to check that the tint in their glasses is as good as it can be.

⭐⭐I will be at Fairfield Central Shopping Center on Saturday to show you what Irlen Syndrome is all about and to answer your questions.
On Sunday I will be at Cotters market with our Townsville Tea and Green tale book stall and will be happy to chat.

Did your child have difficulties at school last year?
Have you been to the optometrist but they still can't read?
Have you been taking them to tutoring but seeing very little improvement?
Did they see a psychologist, OT or speech therapist but still have no answers to their issues?
It may be that they have a visual processing difficulty which can cause distortion to the print, sensitivity to the white paper or headaches and sore eyes.

Start the year right with an assessment for Irlen Syndrome, which may just be the piece of the puzzle that is stopping them from achieving despite all their hard work.

More information or to find your nearest clinic visit www.aaic.org.au

To find your nearest clinic in Australia and to get more information visit www.aaic.org.au

"Last spring, at age 27, I was finally diagnosed with Irlen Syndrome. I was born with it and only stumbled upon the knowledge by sheer luck! After YEARS of doctors and other professionals dismissing my medical conditions and symptoms, stating it was my body’s “normal”, I finally have knowledge that I was right--it is not “normal”. I am sharing to put awareness out into the community about Irlen Syndrome and to encourage you all to never stop fighting for yourself and loved ones when you know something is not right. Thank you, Adel, for bringing colour into my life and changing it for the better. I have better energy, better engagement, and a better appreciation of the world around me." - Abigail, Age 28

To find out more about Irlen Syndrome and to take the self test visit the website www.aaic.org.au

Wearing Irlen tinted lenses can be life changing.

Because light is always entering our eyes and Irlen Syndrome is our brains inability to correctly process light, Irlen affects more than just reading. It also creates difficulties with writing, comprehension, fatigue and headaches.
When writing words are often misspelt, misshapen, different sizes, written backwards or have uneven spacing.
Sometimes when copying, what is written on the page is nothing like the original.
Once you remove the light the brain can't process by changing the colour of the page both copying from and too then the writing is accurate and neater.

Irlen Syndrome is not just about reading. Many sufferers experience daily headaches and frequent migraines. These are sometimes coupled with poor reading and writing skills and but not always.

Irlen Syndrome is a visual processing disorder which effects children and adults within the population equally.

It is made worse by extremely bright or fluorescent lights, working on computer screens for short periods of time or working from white paper especially with black text.

This real world experience is common to many clients who visit an Irlen Clinic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ9RxjPqSJc

More information on Irlen Syndrome or to find your nearest clinic visit www.aaic.org.au

More information on Irlen Syndrome or to find a clinic near you visit www.aaic.org.au

Irlen Syndrome is the name given to symptoms of a Visual Processing Disorder, causing learning difficulties: headaches/migraines: poor concentration: poor comprehension: fatigue: eyestrain: dizziness: nausea: poor depth perception: light sensitivity. www.irlendyslexia.com

Research into Irlen Syndrome from over the years and from various countries and experts from different fields of study, shows the benefit of Irlen lenses in the relief of visual stress and light sensitivity.



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The Most Amazing Research On Irlen Syndrome Published In the Last Ten Years Here are some amazing research findings you might not know about that have been reported in scientific journals around the world. These studies use objective measures such as brain imaging and eye-tracking to assess improvements in brain function, performance, and symptom reduction, and they discuss...

Have you ever been told...
"Sorry, but your child just can't read"
"There is nothing else we can do to help your child read"
"Your child has a learning disability...but we don't know why or what the problem is"
These are just some of the things parents tell us they have been told about their children and their reading difficulties.
Thankfully for these parents they find their way to an Irlen Clinic and find out their child has Irlen Syndrome and by changing the colour of the page they child can read, focus and concentrate better.

Something so simple, yet life changing in so many ways.

This is nothing to do with their intelligence, it just means that despite having perfect eyesight, with or without prescription glasses, they still can't see the words on the page properly, can't focus on the words or look at the page for an extended period of time. The glare from the white paper interferes with their visual processing system and therefore distorts the words and how they look.
YOU CAN'T READ WHAT YOU CAN'T SEE PROPERLY

More information at

www.aaic.org.au

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There are Irlen Clinics around Australia and around the world and it affects around 15-20% of the population to varying degrees.

More information at www.aaic.org.au

These Irlen Lenses have been specifically diagnosed for a Year 7 client who has Irlen Syndrome.

Irlen Syndrome is the name given to the range of symptoms experienced as a result of a Visual Processing Disorder. These symptoms cannot be identified through standard psychological, educational or optometric testing. It is not a vision problem but may coexist with it. It is a processing problem where the brain incorrectly processes visual information causing various symptoms which affect reading, concentration, academic and work performance.

Irlen testing is done by Certified Irlen Diagnosticians around the world and have education qualifications or related to ensure the Irlen Lenses are suitable and work effectively for all aspects of school, study or work life.

No two individuals are the same therefore testing is tailored to the individual all having a different outcome and different colour in their Irlen tinted filters.

For more information or testing, contact us if you are in our area at [email protected] or visit www.aaic.org.au for self-test or to find a clinic near you.

Have you noticed that words move when you read, especially under bright light?
Do your words look blurry even though you have perfect eyesight or wear prescription glasses?
Do you have prescription glasses that don't seem to help or even make your eyes or head feel worse?
Do you get headaches under bright lights or working on computers?

It might be Irlen Syndrome which is a visual processing disorder caused by the brains inability to process all of the wavelengths of light (rainbow) that enter through the eyes. This processing difficulty causes a perceived distortion to the print on the page making reading tiresome, inefficient and lacking fluency. Mixing up letters and words, reading and writing things backwards and out of order, poor comprehension, and poor reading memory.

More information on Irlen Syndrome can be found at www.aaic.org.au

More information on Irlen Syndrome or to find your nearest clinic visit www.AAIC.org.au

DYSLEXIA AND/OR IRLEN SYNDROME? This is a common question posed by parents who bring their children to our clinic. The answer to this question can be confusing for parents because the symptoms of both are very similar. Dyslexia Australia has a list of symptoms (below), that indicate the presence of dyslexia. BUT these are also symptoms of Irlen Syndrome.
* Confused by letters, numbers, words, sequences, or verbal explanations.
* Reading or writing shows repetitions, additions, transpositions, omissions, substitutions, and reversals in letters, numbers and/or words.
* Complains of feeling or seeing non-existent movement while reading, writing, or copying.
* Seems to have difficulty with vision, yet eye exams don't reveal a problem.
* Trouble learning Sight Words (WHY? Click Here)
* Reads and rereads with little comprehension.
* Spells phonetically and inconsistently.
*confusion or weakness with letter order within words
A number of children AND adult clients have been told that they have dyslexia, some informally but others formally diagnosed. We have not seen a single one of these who did not have Irlen Syndrome and who was not helped significantly by the use of Irlen overlays or lenses. NOTE: these work to alleviate the symptoms BUT only when being used, In other words, they act like reading glasses that ONLY help while they are being worn. The symptoms are still present without Irlen lenses, but with them, the symptoms are eliminated or significantly reduced. Further information at www.irlendyslexia.com

Does Irlen Syndrome have an effect on handwriting and notetaking?
The short answer is ..... Yes it does.
Many children and even adults with Irlen Syndrome have difficult with writing neat, writing on the lines, and sometimes even thinking about what they are going to write.
Reversals of letters and words, and even writing whole sentences in mirror image is common in children with Irlen Syndrome.
Looking at the image below, written by the same little boy clearly shows the benefit of writing the correct coloured paper.
You can find more information or take a self test at www.aaic.org.au

So what is a Irlen Syndrome?
This is a great easy to follow explanation of Irlen Syndrome and how if effects sufferers.

More information can be found at www.aaic.org.au

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Are you bothered by bright lights?
Do computers cause you eye strain?
Do you suffer with unexplained headaches or migraines?
Does reading make you tired?
Does white paper seem very bright and glary?
Do you have difficulty going outside without sunglasses?

You might have a visual processing disorder known as Irlen Syndrome which is a difficulty in the brains ability to process all of the light that shines into the eyes. As the light shines into the eyes our brain has to use that light in order to process the images that our eyes are seeing. This light creates an overstimulation of the visual pathways and causes a sensitivity to bright light and glare.

More information on Irlen Syndrome or to find your nearest clinic go to www.aaic.org.au

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AAIC - Irlen Syndrome | Learning Difficulties | Dyslexia - Signs and Symptoms of Irlen Syndrome Sensitivity to Light Reading Difficulties Distortions with Print Spelling Problems Delayed Learning Concentration Difficulties Behaviour Problems Frus...

AGITATED UNDER BRIGHT LIGHTS? Many adults with Irlen Syndrome experience this, in large supermarkets and department stores. They often have to walk out because they feel so uneasy. Children at school also experience this but they can't walk out! www.irlendyslexia.com

More information on Irlen Syndrome can be found at www.aaic.org.au

DO YOU FEEL AGITATED WHEN UNDER BRIGHT LIGHTS? A number of parents/carers who bring their child for an assessment often have symptoms of the Visual Processing Disorder that is identified as Irlen Syndrome. They are usually unaware that some of what they experience as part of their "normal" life is actually not "normal". For example, many report that they actually feel very agitated and uneasy when they go to the supermarket or large department stores, both of which have very bright (usually fluorescent) lighting. Most (not all) people with Irlen are light sensitive and while many can tolerate these bright, artificial lights some say that after a short time, they have to leave the shop because they are feeling so agitated. This also happens for children with Irlen in their school rooms, which again are brightly lit with fluorescent lighting. These are the children that are often identified as being aggressive, unwilling to do their reading and writing tasks, unable to concentrate on their work and sometimes withdrawn. They also are often considered to be not achieving their full potential. So, the message here is, that while generally, people consider Irlen Syndrome as something that only affects children, it actually affects many adults in various ways that they consider are "normal". A common symptom reported by adults is that they "go to sleep" very shortly after beginning to read, so they tend not to read anything that they don't HAVE to read.

Irlen Syndrome affects both children and adults equally. It is often picked up more in children as it hinders their ability to read and write in a brightly lit classroom. It is also because when children are learning to read they need to look more intently at the words as they try to work them out. This is where the distortions are most noticeable.

Adults may not notice the words moving and distorting as they read but they still have to concentrate harder to stay focussed, have difficulty with reading fatigue, headaches, sore eyes and comprehension. This includes adults who are studying as well as working in on computers and in offices under bright lights.
To find out if Irlen lenses may be for you take the self test at www.aaic.org.au

Back to School Time
With kids going to school it's time to review how they are going with their reading, writing and any learning difficulties they may have experienced last year.
If they had difficulties last year it's time to try and find out what may be holding them back.
A common cause of learning difficulties that affects 15-20% of the population is a visual processing dysfunction known as Irlen Syndrome.
Irlen Syndrome is caused by the brains inability to process the light that shines into the eyes and so seemingly creates distortions to the printed page, glare sensitivity, headaches, sore eyes and fatigue.
If your child is having difficulty you can take the self test online and find your nearest clinic https://aaic.org.au/self-tests

AAIC - Irlen Syndrome | Learning Difficulties | Dyslexia - Signs and Symptoms of Irlen Syndrome Sensitivity to Light Reading Difficulties Distortions with Print Spelling Problems Delayed Learning Concentration Difficulties Behaviour Problems Frus...