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About Us

Irlen Diagnostic Clinics

Irlen Diagnostic Clinics help children and adults with reading disabilities by using tinted filter lenses. Our diagnosticians at our clinics are able to diagnose Scotopic Sensitivity, Visual Stress, or Irlen Syndrome. Our clinics are located throughout Queensland (Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Maryborough, Bundaberg, Townsville & Cairns) and the Northern Territory (Darwin).

We also support other diagnosticians throughout Queensland, as well as across Australia – through promoting other clinics, referrals and networking.

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Our Diagnosticians

Dr Christine King (Diagnostician - Brisbane / Sunshine Coast / Darwin)

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Christine has completed a BSc (Psychology) and a PhD in Learning. She also completed a postgraduate program in education and community development. For the past 25 years Christine has worked in the Aid sector working on and managing large multi-stakeholder learning and change projects in Africa, India, Cambodia, Australia & Pacific Islands. From 2002 to 2010 she was a Senior Lecturer at the University of Queensland, and has been a consultant for universities across Australia and overseas. She has been a senior researcher at Monash University since 2014 and is an Adj. Assoc. Prof. at the University of the Sunshine Coast. Since 2012, Christine has been running the ‘Learn to Learn … and get better grades’ Program with high school and undergraduate university students. During this time, she has identified many students with Irlen Syndrome. Christine also has Irlen Syndrome, as do 2 of 3 of her children.

Peter Freney (Diagnostician - Sunshine Coast / Darwin)

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Peter Freney began his Irlen Clinic 24 years ago and has screened thousands of children and adults that suffer from Visual Dyslexia known as Irlen Syndrome. Peter spent 25 years as a school principal, he found that in years gone by that things were easier and less complex than the teaching environment today. Peter believes that if a person is having a lot of challenges with reading difficulties and learning difficulties it affects their whole life and that a lot of young children develop low self-esteem and children are experiencing anxiety as a pre-curser to depression. ‘As far as young students go, school is their representation of society, when a child is failing at school they feel disheartened when they leave skills feeling failure with society this can continue to build resentment throughout their life.’

Larraine Moseley (Screener - Cairns)

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Heather Coleman (Diagnostician - Townsville)

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Heather Coleman (BSc. Hons. Dip Teach. Dip Ed.) started teaching in 1968. She has always been searching for a way to really make a difference for her students. Heather taught in primary, secondary and tertiary institutions, followed by a time in learning support, running an Early Education group and Kumon centre, after school tuition. In 2002 Heather had the opportunity to train as an Irlen Screener and several years later became a Diagnostician. Diagnosing Irlen Syndrome and prescribing tinted lenses for clients of all ages is definitely making that difference she was looking to make when she started teaching in 1968. Wendy Downward works with Heather as an Irlen Screener. You can visit Wendy’s website here.

Heather Rawlins (Diagnostician - Bundaberg; Secretary - AAIC)

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Heather Rawlins studied at the Western Teachers College in Adelaide. She is a retired Special Education and remedial Teacher who loves working with Mums, Dads and Grandparents to help their children work through the difficulties some children face when learning to read. Many moons ago when her son was having difficulty learning to read, she went in search of answers for something to help, as Mums do.  Heather has lots of practical tips, but also offers the Expressways to Reading Program. Heather has 2 Grandchildren who are having excellent success with this program and have had some fantastic success with some of the local schools in Queensland working with the children with this program. She also specialise in the diagnosis of Dyslexia. You can visit Heather’s website here.

Celia Watson (Diagnostician - Maryborough)

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Celia’s teaching career of 25 years spans high school teaching, working with adults who had attended Special School, Special Needs Support Group in high school and finally, Teacher, Curriculum Coordinator, and Acting Deputy Principal at Maryborough Special School. Celia enjoys working with parents and children in the Maryborough community, building students’ learning capacity by coaching them in the use of strategies that they can take with them into the future, and apply every day. For many years, Celia has worked alongside her husband Richard who held a position at the Tafe College and has a strong background in business, working with adults with disabilities, and Adult Education. You can get in contact with Celia through her website by clicking here.

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