Colour2c

26/09/2024

A marvellous young man had an assessment with me last week. When he had found the right colour to reduce contrast when reading, he described his overlay as "like a sofa for my eyes"

25/09/2024

1 in 5 people have symptoms of Visual Stress.

Reading can be slow and frustrating, but the worst part is not knowing what you just read.

Re-reading for meaning slows tasks down, and knowing you will have to reread can put anyone off from even starting!

Visual Stress assessments are available at The Vale in Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire.

If you would like more information, please message me at Colour2C.

20/09/2024

Last minute reminder for any parents in York tomorrow! This free drop in is designed to answer questions and provide support around sensory differences.

Thrilled to have the support of Portakabin for this event 🥰

20/10/2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBOzv9HgoWM
Prof Arnold Wilkins Ted X explains visual stress

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. How modern life is disturbing our vision and how to reduce the stra...

08/08/2023

Good news for over 12s looking for further assessment for dyslexia or dyscalculia.

Don’t forget to take your overlay with you if you need one - it will help to rule out issues with high contrasts, making it easier to assess ‘what’s left’ 😁

If you suspect you have visual stress and dyslexia or dyscalculia-
Get a regular eye test first, then a
visual stress assessment.

Once you’ve ticked those off, move onto dyslexia and/or dyscalculia assessments.

Assessment Bursaries From time to time, and subject to available funding, the British Dyslexia Association is able to offer bursaries to individuals to…

27/04/2023

When you have a neurotypical child, you feel reasonably assured that class participation and decent study habits will result in good grades. These kids have close friends. They get invited to participate in social things like dances and weekend gatherings. They make the teams, auditions, organizations, and clubs.

But when you have a child with certain differences, this is often not the case. Learning may take longer, both academically and socially. Despite their tremendous efforts, results are often a fraction of their peers and social acceptance is fleeting, setting them up for painful comparisons and bitter frustration. Instead of a fun and fulfilling experience, school can become a breeding ground for depression and anxiety, and assignments a battle ground at home. It is exhausting for parent and child alike.

This is the week of SPED (Special Education), Autism, Dyslexia, and ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) ACCEPTANCE.

For all the children who struggle every day to succeed in a world that does not recognize their gifts and talents, and for those who are walking beside them, please let this be a gentle reminder to be kind and accepting of ALL people. Recognize that the "playing field" is not always a level surface.

Children who learn differently are not weird. They are merely gifted in ways that our society does not value enough. Yet they want what everyone else wants: To be accepted!!

If you choose, please "copy and paste" (by touching and holding the text) onto your profile in honor of all children. Our world would be far less beautiful without them.
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤

Remember kindness goes a long way!!! In a world where you can be anything … be kind. ♥️

21/04/2023

Register before 7pm today: http://bit.ly/3GconVY
This free webinar will help parents and teachers of children taking SATS tests this term. We will look at tips for learning times tables and tricky maths topics.

21/10/2022

I've just been told about Screen Shader. It's a free extension to view the internet without a bright white background. You can change it to any colour you prefer to reduce the contrast.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/screen-shader-smart-scree/fmlboobidmkelggdainpknloccojpppi?hl=en
Fantastic!!!

Shades Chrome to a soothing orange color to decrease eye-strain, eye fatigue and to appease your brain's day/night cycle.

01/06/2022

Here is a promising research study:

The possible use of precision tinted lenses to improve social cognition in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
The whole paper is here:

https://www1.essex.ac.uk/psychology/overlays/2020-253.pdf

"The findings suggested sensory difficulties in children with ASD may be remediated with the use of a colour tint.
Our study extends the evidence of the benefit from these
chosen colours in tasks other than reading and may have ramifications in helping some children to improve in their recognition of social stimuli.
The relationship between sensory behaviours and visual stress need to be further established to identify which group of children with ASD will show the greatest benefit from the use of a
coloured tint."