Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome |
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A trained member of staff is available in the Alpha centre to assess students who may be suffering from Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome A short description of this syndrome is explained below Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome is sometimes called Irlen Syndrome after Helen Irlen, who in the early 1980's discovered that some people with poor reading showed a marked and immediate improvement by simply overlaying the pages with coloured plastic (e.g. acetate sheets) It is believed that this condition affects, to varying degrees, approximately 12% of the population and that the condition is somehow caused by the brain and/or eye incorrectly processing/interpreting what the eye is seeing (i.e. it is neurological). These people will have increased difficulty reading and studying. Worst of all, many standard sight tests and educational assessing methods do not detect this condition. Fortunately, awareness of this condition is now starting to improve Links: |