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General
Description*
Scotopic Sensitivity/Irlen Syndrome (SSS) is a visual-perceptual
dysfunction affecting reading and performance. This syndrome is
impacted by luminance, lighting, glare, high contrast, patterns,
and colors.
Individuals with Scotopic Sensitivity/Irlen Syndrome may suffer
from any of the following: slow reading rate, inefficient reading,
poor reading comprehension, inability to do continuous reading,
strain and fatigue, difficulty with depth perception, sport performance,
and night driving. Scotopic Sensitivity/Irlen Syndrome is not,
of itself, a learning difficulty in the accepted sense. Rather
it is a complex and variable condition often found to coexist
with learning difficulties and can cause specific reading problems.
Scotopic Sensitivity/Irlen Syndrome can affect reading, learning,
attention span, concentration, energy level, motivation, work
production, and job advancement. Individuals with undiagnosed
problems of SSS are sometimes considered underachievers often
are told they could do better if they tried harder. Some individuals
have been misdiagnosed with motivational, behavioral, or attitudinal
problems, or as having attention deficits, dyslexia, or reading
disabilities.
Problems resulting from SSS/Irlen Syndrome affect reading ability
but can be in addition to other causes for your reading difficulties.
Therefore, many individuals need to work on vocabulary development
and phonetic skills in a systematic way after receive their Irlen
Filters.
THIS IS NOT AN
INSTRUCTIONAL METHOD FOR TEACHING READING. IT DOES NOT REPLACE
THE NEED FOR READING INSTRUCTION OR REMEDIATION.
The following reading problems which may be a result of the Irlen
Syndrome are:
Short Reading Time
Inefficient Reading
Inability to Skim/Speed Read
Strain & Fatigue
Hesitant & Choppy
Poor Comprehension & Retention
Slow Reading Rate
Error Rate
The following difficulties may also be affected by SSS/Irlen Syndrome
and should improve with the use of Irlen Filters. Download the
Self-Test to determine if you have any problems in the following
areas of interest.
Light Sensitivity
Stress & Strain
Math
Distractibility
Handwriting
Depth Perception
Driving
Copying
Sports Performance
Composition/Essays
Night Driving
Computer Use
*copied from www.irlen.com
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