Symptoms

About 15% of the GENERAL POPULATION suffers from Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome together with or separate from dyslexia. These individuals suffer from:

Common Characteristics

What are the clues to look for when Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome is suspected? (Only some of these will apply to any individual.)

General Characteristics

Complaints

Observations While Reading

Types of Reading Difficulties

Complaints on Computers

Writing

Depth Perception

Symptoms

Symptoms

About 15% of the GENERAL POPULATION suffers from Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome together with or separate from dyslexia. These individuals suffer from:

Slow reading rate

Poor comprehension

Inefficient reading

Inability to read for a length of time

Eye strain or eye fatigue

Difficulty judging distance

Headaches

Eye strain when using a computer monitor

Common Characteristics

General Characteristics

Reads in dim light

Bothered by glare

Light sensitive

Red and/or watery eyes

Complaints

Headaches

Burning, scratchy or itching eyes

Falls asleep when reading

Words double, move or look fuzzy

Words are blurry or fuzzy

Words disappear

Observations While Reading

Rubs eyes

Moves closer to or further from the book

Excessive blinking or squinting

Must incorporate breaks into reading

Moves book to reduce glare

Moves head or reads close to the page

Reads word by word

Uses fingers or other marker

Types of Reading Difficulties

Skips or substitutes words

Cannot read for long

Repeats or skips lines

Loses places

Reading is slow and hesitant

Reading skills and comprehension deteriorates as reading continues

Complaints on Computers

Eye strain and fatigue and headaches

Writing

Writes up or down hill

Unequal spacing between letters and words

Inability to write on the line

Makes errors copying from books or blackboard

Squints or blinks while copying from blackboard

Depth Perception

Difficulty getting on and off escalators

Clumsy

Walks into table edges or door jams

Difficulty judging distance

Drops or knocks thing over