'My reading speed is 5 fold what it used to be.'

Throughout my schooling life I was constantly told by teachers I was slow!

I was always the last child to complete written tasks and found that I could only read for short amounts of time which made reading tedious.

Despite this I would hand in work of a high standard and had been put in and out of accelerate classes as I could understand the work but not complete the tasks given by teachers on time.

I was diagnosed with Irlen Syndrome at the age of 22. I made enquiries after seeing an advert for Irlen while picking up glasses for a friend and I have never looked back. I wear my Irlen glasses all the time and have found that my reading speed is 5 fold what it used to be.

I now know that I was never slow I simply needed 'to view the world through rose tinted glasses'