Some people with dyslexic difficulties experience visual disturbance or discomfort when reading print. They may experience one or several of the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
* Blurred letters or words, which go out of focus?
* Letters which move or present with back to front appearance or shimmering or shaking.
* Headaches from reading.
* Words or letters which break into two and appear as double.
* Find it easier to read large, widely spaced print, than small and crowded?
* Difficulty with tracking across the page?
* Upset by glare on the page or oversensitive to bright lights?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In some cases any of these symptoms can significantly affect reading ability.
It can also make reading very tiring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If a child complains of a least one of these problems they should preferably be referred to an Orthoptist or a Behavioural Optometrist with expertise in this particular field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many dyslexic people are sensitive to the glare of white backgrounds on a page, white board or computer screen. This can make the reading of text much harder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
* The use of cream or pastel coloured backgrounds can mitigate this difficulty as can coloured filters either as an overlay or as tinted reading glasses.
* The choice of colour of text on white backgrounds can also affect clarity e.g. using red on a whiteboard can render the text almost invisible for some dyslexic students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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