Responding to the 2018 Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists (RANZCO) Position Statement on Irlen *This response has been updated from its original publication in 2018 to include additional available research. In their 2018 released position statement, The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmology (RANZCO), expressed … Continue reading
Is Irlen Syndrome Real? Answers For Skeptics, Naysayers, and Everyday People
A step-by-step guide to confronting skeptics and addressing misinformation about Irlen Syndrome Skeptics beware. This post will address all your misconceptions about Irlen Syndrome and the Irlen Method head-on. We realize you may not know the most up-to-date information about Irlen Syndrome. We assume the assessment protocols and policies followed … Continue reading
What’s the Correct Pronunciation? Irlen Syndrome or Irlens Syndrome?
If you’ve been writing or saying “Irlens Syndrome or Irlen’s Syndrome” you’ve been doing it wrong! Irlen Syndrome was discovered by Helen Irlen in the early 1980s. She named the condition Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome, but many years later, the condition was renamed after her. In medicine, when they name a … Continue reading
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A Surprise Cause of Academic Challenges
Learning is a complex, multifaceted process. When your child is having challenges in school, it can be difficult to pinpoint why. Trouble with visual processing is a major factor easily missed by both families and professionals because it is not well understood. At the root, it is due to an … Continue reading
Is it ADHD or Irlen Syndrome? Or Both?
Is it ADHD or Irlen Syndrome? Or Both?
How Visual Saccadic Impairment Affects Learning
Saccadic movement, more commonly known as saccades, is the ability of the eyes to move in synchrony from point A to point B rapidly without deviating from the path. Impaired saccadic movement is when the eyes do not move together in a designated pattern such as left/right and top/bottom. They … Continue reading
How to Prevent Your Child From Falling Through the Cracks
Falling through the cracks simply means falling behind when everyone else is moving forward. With teachers being more taxed than ever before, the risk of students falling through the cracks is on the rise. The education system expects a lot from today’s teachers, from individualized instruction to behavior management, … Continue reading
What is Visual Snow?
You’re watching a program on an older television, and soon, it’s overtaken by static. This is what someone with Visual Snow Syndrome (VSS) experiences regularly. VSS is a rare neurological disorder where the entire visual field is obstructed by small flickering dots similar to TV static or snow. The dots … Continue reading