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Lets talk ‘Screen time’….
This seems to be a popular subject nowadays, for parents, particularly of children with ADHD, dyslexia and irlen syndrome, with many different devices finding their way into our lives for all sorts of reasons and whether it … Read More

Apple now offers a digital coloured overlay for your iPhones and iPads  – simply by adjusting the built-in accessibility settings on your device!
Watch the video below to see how to turn on this feature.

Originally developed for people with colour-blindness, the preset … Read More

I recently shared a Facebook post on the NAPLAN accommodations allowed for dyslexia students and it included reference to the C-pen Reader. In my reports, I already recommend to use the ‘Text to Speech’ facility on computers in my reports, but … Read More

Is it only me, or do the years go by even quicker as you get older? 

2016 is a blur, as we expanded our area to include an Irlen Perth Clinic for our northern clients needing more frequent checkups, who were travelling … Read More

Do you, or someone you love, have:

Difficulties Reading?  

Problems with spelling?  

Worries with writing?

The World Wide Learning Academy display in the Family Interest Marquee has information and practical help on dyslexia and visual processing problems such as Irlen Syndrome. 

Find out … Read More

The 2016 booklet “Guidelines for disability adjustments for timed assessments – Information for principals and assessment coordinators”

? NAPLAN
? OLNA
? Externally set tasks (ESTs)
? ATAR course examinations
? School-based assessment for WACE courses

has been published online: HERE

and a copy is available by clicking … Read More

Yesterday, I asked an adult client about his first experience of the Irlen Method:

“One day, while reading to my mother during a storm, the wind blew some cellophane from the art table over my book. I really liked how the … Read More

I’m often asked by clients, “So if my child has Irlen Syndrome, does that mean they are dyslexic?”

These two conditions often overlap, but they can also stand alone and a person with dyslexia may not have Irlen Syndrome and vice versa. … Read More

My grandson wrote a story last week  – he’s in year 4 this year – about his favourite topic, dinosaurs, of course!

It had a very imaginative plot and showed the beginnings of correct grammar and structure. I was quite proud … Read More

We must be way behind US in these episodes, so here is the one on Irlen Syndrome from last week’s “The Doctors” TV.

(Past clients will spot “pumpkin face” in the section assessing for the lenses :-) )

Please share with anyone who … Read More