Subject:  Children with Visual difficulties |
Author:
Helen Webb
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Date Posted: 03:18:07 06/12/11 Sun
In 2006 it was suggested by our optometrist that my daughter should have an Irlen assessment so we arranged for one which she duly had & it was marvellous. She was never very interested in reading before but after getting these glasses with a tint she enjoyed it lots more & wanted to read, it wasn't such a chore for her & things became alot more clearer.I had never realised until we went to her optometrist that she was having a problem with the glare,fuzziness etc.They said she didn't need glasses but they thought it might help.
So the years went on & we are now 2011 she had started saying that her glasses weren't helping & that they were giving her a headache so when we next visited the optometrist we mentioned this & we got fixed up to see another Irlen specialist. You should actually get a review in 1-2 yrs but I hadn't realised & had been waiting for a checkup.This new specialist who said her glasses needed a differant tint as they change as the child grows older, then he mentioned this KINDLE which is an e-book reading device.Her birthday was coming up so we got it from Amazon.Best thing we ever did,it is wonderful she loves it.For those who don't know it is a flat screen the size of a book incredibly light, it has a dim background,the writing is double spaced making it alot easier to read & she loves the fact that the e-books cost half the price of a book she can even get her vampire books that she's into at the moment.We now have a daughter who loves to read just need to keep up with her now & provide Amazon gift tokens for future b-days & christmas's.She's now at High school & although she doesn't take it to school it has given her so much more confidence.She still needs her glasses but with a lighter tint.
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