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Getting Irlen Syndrome Recognised

Submitted on Monday 8th September 2014

Published on Tuesday 9th September 2014

Current status: Closed

Closed: Monday 30th March 2015

Signatures: 332

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Getting Irlen Syndrome Recognised

Additional Information

Irlen syndrome which is also known as Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome is a visual perception disorder which affects how our brain processes the information.
Irlen Syndrome affects many people like myself which can coexist with other conditions such as autism, dyspraxia but irlen need to be recognised as early as possible so can be treated with irlen filters.

Here are a some symptoms of irlen

Blurry writing
Skip reading
Words moving
Glare

But irlen is far more than reading issues it affects our perception such as light sensitivity.


Someone experiences flickering flashes and anything bright hurts your eyes but you find your having lots of migraines.

Someone using coloured paper/overlays also indicates irlen syndrome.

This petition is to get the government to look into this condition and get it well recognised everywhere.


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