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Irlen Glasses

autismtwo

When I go into shops, especially supermarkets I get dizzy or if there is bright lights, even the sun in my eyes,, I get dizzy, it is like I am half drunk. My balance goes off. I was thinking maybe I am light sensitive.. researching,, I came across Irlen Glasses which are filter lens of some type.

Anyone know anything about this, is it a path worth exploring. I always assumed the dizzy spells were anxiety related, but could it be light sensitivity ?

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  • autismtwo said:

    Can't be much political mileage in this for the NAS, strange thing is, it is central to the autism condition... What a weird illogical world we live in ? or do we,,,, maybe we are just surrounded by a sea of dogs.

    Agreed.  A lot more needs to be done by the NAS across the UK to raise the awareness of how detrimental and unbearable neon and even natural lighting can be for many people and how companies need to find mild lighting, or better still, turn it off, as on most occasions I see lighting, it's on purely for show, in other words unnecessary to be switched on, and wasting electricity.

    While there are prejudicial employers around, eg certain so-called 'Care' homes who put their own interests above employees, in many cases I believe the reason for lighting being switched on is due to employers, companies in general not realising that the lighting affects up to several people.

    As reasonable adjustments have to be made, by law, by employers to accommodate people with any kind of disabilities, although wishful thinking, the Government ought to make it compulsory for all companies that insist on having neon lighting to replace it.  The problem is, due to the ongoing Recession, even if this were made compulsory, there's insufficient money around for companies to be able to replace their lighting.

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  • autismtwo said:

    Can't be much political mileage in this for the NAS, strange thing is, it is central to the autism condition... What a weird illogical world we live in ? or do we,,,, maybe we are just surrounded by a sea of dogs.

    Agreed.  A lot more needs to be done by the NAS across the UK to raise the awareness of how detrimental and unbearable neon and even natural lighting can be for many people and how companies need to find mild lighting, or better still, turn it off, as on most occasions I see lighting, it's on purely for show, in other words unnecessary to be switched on, and wasting electricity.

    While there are prejudicial employers around, eg certain so-called 'Care' homes who put their own interests above employees, in many cases I believe the reason for lighting being switched on is due to employers, companies in general not realising that the lighting affects up to several people.

    As reasonable adjustments have to be made, by law, by employers to accommodate people with any kind of disabilities, although wishful thinking, the Government ought to make it compulsory for all companies that insist on having neon lighting to replace it.  The problem is, due to the ongoing Recession, even if this were made compulsory, there's insufficient money around for companies to be able to replace their lighting.

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