Autism & Information Processing Differences | Reading, Visual Stress & Irlen Syndrome

👋 Hello! Join me for a discussion about how some people (including me) experience 'visual stress' while reading, which doesn't fit the definition of dyslexia. I recently looked into Irlen Syndrome and how some autistic people find coloured overlays useful - so I thought I'd give them a try out!

I'd be keen to hear if you also experience visual stress while reading.

🌐 Irlen website: https://irlen.com/

📖 Examples of visual stress    • Irlen Syndrome Sample Print Distortions  

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✽ Coloured overlays https://amzn.to/4lkmEk1 (UK)

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0:00 Intro
0:38 What is dyslexia?
1:33 My difficulties with reading
3:33 Irlen Syndrome
4:17 Wiki article
5:30 Irlen website
8:15 Examples of visual stress
10:44 So what's going on?
11:39 Coloured overlays
14:36 Irlen Syndrome & Autism
15:57 Formal assessments
17:38 My plan going forward
19:26 Irlen Sydrome & ADHD


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