Dyslexia

Wolds Beef

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Our daughter is dyslexic and having an assessment for visual stress made a big difference to her reading. They will test different colour overlays to see which is most beneficial. Apparently the letters 'move around' without which makes it hard to concentrate. She now has orange lenses in her glasses and at 11 actually enjoys reading which I never thought would happen. Definitely worth exploring if you haven't already.
you can get a colourimitry test done at the optician. then you can get glasses with the appropriate tint.
You should note that their vision changes with age and the colour they need could be different.
I know that some specsavers do offer this service or you could try your local optician.
Mrs W B
 

Dairyfarmerswife

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Livestock Farmer
Location
Shropshire
you can get a colourimitry test done at the optician. then you can get glasses with the appropriate tint.
You should note that their vision changes with age and the colour they need could be different.
I know that some specsavers do offer this service or you could try your local optician.
Mrs W B
Ours was done by the same person who did the dyslexia assessment - I didn't know that the opticians could do it.
 
Location
East Mids
Mrs O is dyslexic but is unfortunately of a certain age, so that back in her school days dyslexia was unknown and she was just treated as ‘thick’ and put in the back of the classroom. Some of the grandchildren have inherited it, but the modern education system has helped them.
I remember at my village primary school in the fifties there was a girl of 7 or so who with hindsight was clearly dyslexic and really struggled with ‘sums’. The teacher was very cruel to her. No-one from that school ever passed 11+ & happily my parents sent me for private education when I was 8.
Prince Pooper (age 59) in the same situation - never formally diagnosed, probably has a touch of ADHD as well so was a 'trouble maker' at school, because he couldn't keep up with reading / formal lessons but very bright so was getting bored.
 
I was absolutely useless at school nothing bothers me nowadays as there’s a iPhone in my pocket

Even calibrating the combi drill or setting up fert spinner isn’t a issue as i can do it all with my phone
 
I fudging hate labels- they aid no one and they mean precisely nothing. I have medical student colleagues who are dyslexic. It has been no barrier to them in their endeavours and I know other professionals who have surmounted the same issue.

As with any other characteristic or 'ility', it's not the dyslexia that disadvantages people: it's the system in which society expects them to operate. Education and the workplace should be designed to accommodate us all, regardless of any physical or academic abilities.

As the posts above mine prove, the issue lies with the educational techniques and methods, not the actual level of ability of the individual in question. I don't want to turn this into yet another tax rant ,but we really do need more money put into the education and similar sectors to ensure that people receive the right kind of learning and help them get a leg into society and help them achieve their potential.
 

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