Child Self Test – Irlen NZ

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Irlen Syndrome

Self Test

Child Self Test

Child Self Test for Irlen Syndrome

Want to know if your child might have Irlen Syndrome? Take the self test and find out.

Skip words or lines, lose his/her place, re-read lines?

Yes

Use his/her finger or a ruler as a marker?

Yes

Not notice the full stops and commas?

Yes

Read slowly, hesitantly or word by word?

Yes

Become fidgety, restless or easily distracted?

Yes

Have difficulty with comprehension?

Yes

Does your child:

Avoid reading whenever possible?

Yes

Avoid writing tasks?

Yes

Find spelling difficult?

Yes

Daydream in class?

Yes

Seem hyperactive or easily distracted in class?

Yes

Lose his/her place when copying from the board or a book?

Yes

Make errors while copying from the board or a book?

Yes

VISUAL RESOLUTION

Please ask your child:

When reading do words ever look blurry or fuzzy?

Yes

Is reading hard because words double, move or look funny?

Yes

Do you blink, squint or open eyes wider to help see the words better?

Yes

Does he/she confuse: the letters - b /d , p/q, i/I or o/c/a ?

Yes

GENERAL INDICATORS

While reading does your child:

Does he/she confuse: the words - was/saw, on/no, for/of/from, the/and?

Yes

Does he/she confuse: numbers?

Yes

EYE STRAIN / FATIGUE

While reading does your child:

Complain of eye strain?

Yes

Say his/her eyes hurt, burn, itch, water, feel dry, feel sleepy?

Yes

Rub his/her eyes?

Yes

Move closer to or further away from the page?

Yes

Read from an awkward angle, tilt his/her head or close one eye?

Yes

Does your child complain of headaches at the end of the school day?

Yes

Does your child feel exhausted or lack energy after school?

Yes

COPYING

Does your child:

Lose his/her place when copying from the board, a book, the computer?

Yes

Make errors while copying from the board, a book, the computer?

Yes

Lose his/her place when copying from the board, a book, the computer?

Yes

PHOTOPHOBIA (Light Sensitivity)

Does your child:

Prefer to read in dull light or in a darker part of the room?

Yes

Shade the page when reading?

Yes

Find computer screens, white boards, Smart Boards bright or glary?

Yes

Squint when outside, complain about the light, like to wear a hat?

Yes

DEPTH PERCEPTION

Does your child:

Seem clumsy?

Yes

Trip on stairs, knock into furniture, spill drinks?

Yes

Have difficulty catching a (tennis) ball on the full?

Yes

Veer into you when walking beside you?

Yes

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