Self Test Adult
Check out these questions.
If the answer is "yes" to 3 or more of these them, an Irlen® Screening could be helpful.
Reading
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Do you unintentionally skip lines, repeat lines or lose your place?
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Do you have to re-read in order to understand?
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Are you easily distracted?
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Do you avoid reading whenever possible?
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Do you experience headaches or fatigue?
Eyestrain
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Do your eyes hurt, burn, itch, water, become tired, ache?
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Does it take energy and effort to see the words clearly?
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Do your eyes become strained after a short time of computer use?
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Does reading appear harder, the longer you read.
Distortions
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Does print ever blur or seem fuzzy?
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Move or merge?
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Double, distort or fade?
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Get darker in colour?
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Have bright halos or shadows?
Light Sensitivity
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Sunlight too bright and/or sunglasses a necessity?
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It uncomfortable to read or work under bright or fluorescent light?
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White pages, computer screens / white boards seem too white/bright?
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Headlights or streetlights bother you or have halos?
Fatigue
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Experience “unexplained” headaches or migraines?
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Overtired at the end of the work day?
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Need breaks often during work
Depth Perception
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Hold onto the railing while walking up or down stairs/escalators?
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Bump into objects, veer into people when walking beside them?
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Have trouble catching, hitting or following a ball while watching sport on TV?
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Have difficulty judging traffic, distance between cars, lane changing, overtaking, parking? .
based on Self-Test for Irlen Syndrome © 1990 Helen L Irlen Rev. 1997