General Discussion

[xElfenLied_US]

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fenian wrote:

Its more to do with the colour of the light, White light is hard on your eyes, and blue light prevents/affects your melatonin which regulates your internal body clock.

By reducing these two your bodys internal clock wont get confused and should continue to work correctly despite sitting at a screen.

It varies from person to person how much light will affect them, some people need special sad lights for winter etc.

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Yeah I find it hard to read on white paper with black text. Easier to read on some kind of coloured paper, or even like magnolia or something.

[fenian]

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xElfenLied_US wrote:

Yeah I find it hard to read on white paper with black text. Easier to read on some kind of coloured paper, or even like magnolia or something.

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Thats one of the symptoms of dyslexia, the higher the contrast the harder to read.

[xElfenLied_US]

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fenian wrote:

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xElfenLied_US wrote:

Yeah I find it hard to read on white paper with black text. Easier to read on some kind of coloured paper, or even like magnolia or something.

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Thats one of the symptoms of dyslexia, the higher the contrast the harder to read.

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Really? No wonder I did so bad in school Could never read the work sheets or exam papers, the only ones I could read were the orangey ones we had where we just had to pick a choice

Is there a way I could get tested for that being an adult now? Surely they can only diagnose/test it in kids?

[fenian]

Yes for example

not sure about adult testing.

[fenian]

this will let you know roughly if you are. http://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/files/Adult%20Checklist.pdf

I score over 60 on it.

[xElfenLied_US]

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fenian wrote:

this will let you know roughly if you are. http://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/files/Adult%20Checklist.pdf

I score over 60 on it.

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I got 54 but I don't know if I did it right because I just kept getting confused on the questions xD Had to keep starting all over again because I got lost, that's common for me D:

[seany_boy2k8]

i like this! makes it feel more relaxed so by tomorrow the software will know the time and return to normal?

[Kronkey_UK]

This is great!

Don't know why I never thought of looking for this sort of software before.

[xElfenLied_US]

I tried going back to normal after using this orange tint and OH MY GOD MY EYES! THEY BURN!

[Solid_Snake12345]

I just wish to say thanks. The light on my screen usually keeps me awake/prevents me from feeling tired and thus I end up being absolutely exhausted both when I fall asleep and when I wake up and this seems like it will help a lot.

@Fenian, Elfie and anyone else using the dyslexia test,
Also, I realise that you (fenian) did say roughly but it's just worth pointing out (and I'm not saying you are, I just wish to state it as a precautionary measure more than anything that it's probably best to avoid making any assumptions based upon online tests, be it for dyslexia or otherwise. If anything it is probably best if you only use them to see whether or not it may warrant further investigation. The only reason for this is that by making a judgement based upon the result of such things you may end up subconsciously (or consciously but that would be foolish) influencing any tests that you later do as you either try (or avoid) getting certain results and alter your answers based upon that. Likewise if any investigative tests are being carried out by a psychologist (although I'm not sure if a psychologist carries out tests for dyslexia or if you would be referred to somebody who specialises in it, I assume it's the latter) they will likely try to eliminate other potential conditions first and an IQ test may be taken to see if there was any disrepancy between IQ and achievement/performance in school. So to briefly summarise, I'd use such tests more as an actual indicator as to whether or not you should investigate it (if you've an interest in doing so) as opposed to making an assumption about whether or not you are dyslexic.