Irlen Syndrome affects the ability to access print when reading but also affects writing, copying, music and maths for students and adults in the workplace. This may include:
- Glare of the page making it difficult to concentrate on writing.
- Difficulty getting started and/or finishing work.
- Strain and fatigue when writing.
- Inconsistent size of letters and words.
- Inconsistent spacing between words and letters.
- Difficulty keeping writing on the line.
- Poorly formed letters or inconsistent neatness.
- Leaving out capitals and/or punctuation.
- Writing is tiring and laborious.
- Difficulty seeing lines on the page.
- Inconsistent spelling.
- Losing place when copying.
- Copying a few letters or only one word at a time.
- Leaving out letters, words and/or lines when copying.
- Reversing letters.
- Reversing numbers.
- Confusing letters and numbers that look similar.
- Difficulty reading music.
- Movement of letters, numbers, notes and lines of music.
- Misaligning numbers in columns.