Irlen Syndrome is a perceptual processing disorder. It is a problem with the brain’s ability to process visual information. It causes several physical, psychological, behavioral, and social symptoms. It hinders the reading abilities of students especially those with learning difficulties. The Irlen Method is non-invasive technology that uses colored overlays and filters to improve the brain’s ability to process visual information. It is the only method scientifically proven to successfully correct the processing problems associated with Irlen Syndrome.

1. Life-Changing Colorful Solutions

3. • It is a perceptual processing disorder.
• It is not an optical problem.
• It is a problem with the brain’s ability to
process visual information.
• It tends to run in families.
• Is not currently identified by other
standardized educational or medical tests.

4. Academic
and work
performance
Concentration
Ability to
sit still
Behavior
Attention

5. • Print looks different
• Environment looks
different
• Slow or inefficient
reading
• Poor comprehension
• Eye strain
• Fatigue
• Headaches
• Difficulty with math
computation
• Difficulty copying
• Difficulty reading music
• Poor sports performance
• Poor depth-perception
• Low motivation
• Low self-esteem

6. Light
Sensitivity
Reading
Problems
Writing
Problems
Depth
Perception
Discomfort
Attention and
Concentration
Problems
Other
Characteristics
Distortions

7. • Bothered by glare, fluorescent lights, bright
lights, sunlight and sometimes lights at night.

8. Some individuals
experience physical
symptoms and feel tired,
sleepy, dizzy, anxious, or
irritable.
Others experience
headaches, mood changes,
restlessness or have
difficulty staying focused,
especially with bright or
fluorescent lights.

10. • The white page may be glary or compete with
the black print, making the letters less
readable.
• Parts of the letters might
disappear (The White-out Effect)

11. Strain and
fatigue
Tired or sleepy
Headaches or
nausea
Fidgety or
restless
Eyes that hurt or
become watery

12. • when reading and
doing academic
tasks
• Misdiagnosed ADHD
and given
medication
unnecessarily.

13. Unequal
letter size

15. Strain or fatigue from computer use
Difficulty reading music
Sloppy, careless math errors
Misaligned numbers in columns
Ineffective use of study time
Lack of motivation
Grades do not reflect the amount of effort

16. A poem written by a college
student who wanted the
world to understand the
frustration of the reading
experience for someone
with Irlen Syndrome

17. b’s and d’s look the same to meAnd so do p’s and q’s.
n’s and u’s I always confuseAnd m’s and w’s.
The page is bright. It hurts my eyes.
The words, they jump about.
Like little worms, they wriggle and
squirm.
They make me want to shout.
The teachers tell me I must try
I try!
I try! I try!
It hurts my head. It hurts! It hurts!!
And then I start to cry.
David Artuso

19. • non-invasive technology
• precision-tinted colored overlays and filters
• uses advanced color spectrometer
technology
• strict standards of color balancing designed
to produce the most effective colorcorrection tool.
• scientifically proven

20. Brain Scan Before and After Colored
Overlay

21. Colored Overlays
Colored Filters

22. Colored Overlays can
help:
• Improve print clarity and
stability
• Reduce strain and
fatigue
• Eliminate headaches
• Improve comprehension
• Tracking and keeping
your place while reading
• Make reading faster
• Allow you to read longer
and with comfort

23. “The use of Irlen Colored
Overlays and filters may provide
the fighting chance many at-risk
readers deserve.”
– The Reading Teacher. William
Henk, Ed.D, Associate Professor
of Education and Reading
Pennsylvania State University.

24. “After 3 Months of using Irlen
Colored Overlays, students
demonstrated significant
improvement in reading
achievement with gains
between 1 year 8 months to 2
years 8 months.”
– Australian Journal of Learning
Disabilities

25. “Our research has shown an
immediate and significant
increase in reading speed
using colored overlays.”
– Applied Psychology Unit,
Cambridge University

26. • It is not a cure for autism, dyslexia, ADHD, or other problems.
• It removes a layer called visual perceptual overload. As a result,
the individual is better able to function in specific areas which
before were problematic.
• But the child’s other difficulties will remain, and need to be
addressed by other interventions."
Helen Irlen

27. The Irlen Method is scientifically
proven to correct the issues
related to Irlen Syndrome and is
supported by experts in the
fields of education, psychology,
medicine, ophthalmology, and
neuroscience around the world

28. • 12-14% of the general population
• 46% of individuals with reading
and learning difficulties
• 33% with ADHD
• 33% with autism
• 55% with head injury, concussion
or whiplash