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COLOR IS IN! WHEN YOU HAVE IRLEN SYNDROME
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WHAT IS IRLEN SYNDROME TECHNICALLY The brain is unable to process certain wavelengths of light
IN NORMAL LANGUAGE It’s like the brain is allergic to certain kinds of light
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SO WHAT HAPPENS ? • Hurt your eyes • Give you a headache • Give you a stomach ache • Make the words move when you’re trying to read • Make you feel jittery or anxious • Make the words on the page hard to look at • Make you blink or squint or rub your eyes • Make it hard to concentrate • And much more...
BRIGHT LIGHTS (LIKE SUNLIGHT AND FLUORESCENT LIGHTS) CAN...
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A FEW QUICK FACTS
ANYONE CAN HAVE IRLEN SYNDROME, NOT JUST PEOPLE WHO HAVE TROUBLE READING 1
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IT RUNS IN FAMILIES (YOUR MOM OR DAD GAVE IT TO YOU!)
YOU CAN ALSO GET IT AFTER HAVING A CONCUSSION OR HEAD INJURY
DIFFERENT PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT SYMPTOMS (I MIGHT GET HEADACHES WHEN I READ, AND YOU MIGHT SEE WORDS MOVE ON THE PAGE)
IT’S NOT A PROBLEM WITH YOUR EYES – IT’S A BRAIN THING!
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WHAT DO PEOPLE SEE
A FEW EXAMPLES…
BLURRY RIVERS SEESAW
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WHAT DO PEOPLE SEE
A FEW MORE EXAMPLES…
STAR WARS SWIRL WASHOUT
AND THERE ARE LOTS MORE !
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WHAT ELSE HAPPENS
SOME PEOPLE SEE DISTORTIONS IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT
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WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT IT ?
WEAR IRLEN SPECTRAL FILTERS OR COLORED OVERLAYS TO PROTECT YOUR BRAIN FROM THE COLOR IT DOESN’T LIKE
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WHAT ELSE CAN YOU DO ?
USE COLORED PAPER TO DO YOUR WORK 1
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WEAR A HAT TO PROTECT FROM LIGHT ABOVE
DIM OR TURN OUT FLUORESCENT AND OTHER BRIGHT LIGHTS (USE OLD-FASHIONED INCANDESCENT LIGHT BULBS INSTEAD)
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HOW DO I KNOW IF I HAVE IT ?
• Skip words or lines • Lose place • Repeat lines • Misread words • Reading slow or choppy • Reading gets harder the longer you read • Trouble understanding what you read
READING DIFFICULTIES • Eyes: hurt, ache, burn • Eyes: dry, sandy, scratchy, itchy, heavy • Sleepy • Headache, dizzy, nauseous • More difficult to read with bright or fluorescent lights
DISCOMFORT
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TRY DIFFERENT COLORS
Is this text easier to see or read when the background is this color?
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TRY DIFFERENT COLORS
Is this text easier to see or read when the background is this color?
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WHERE CAN I GET MORE INFO? www.irlensyndromefoundation.org www.irlen.com
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO TAKE A SELF-TEST
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