Testimonial

‘I first visited Deepi and Rachel (DRT researchers) in July 2002 and I did lots of tests for them. After looking at my results, they felt that I would benefit from blue tinted glasses. Since then my spelling and writing has improved considerably. I am fourteen years old and I was 9 before we knew I was dyslexic. My school was not very supportive and did not recognise my problems at all. In fact they just thought I was slow and stupid! My mum arranged for me to see an educational psychologist to assess me and they told me I was dyslexic. They found that I was above average intelligence, but I was underachieving due to my dyslexia not being recognised. Since then I have moved on to secondary school where I still experience problems getting the school to recognise my difficulties. However, things have improved a lot since I have been given the glasses from the research centre.
I find the glasses really helpful because they stop the letters and numbers I am reading from moving around. If I don’t wear them my eyes feel as though they have to strain greatly to try and make the letters stay still.

The glasses have made my life so much easier and schoolwork has become more enjoyable. At first, I felt self-conscious when wearing the glasses but when I realised how much they helped me, I soon overcame my fears and my classmates quickly got used to me wearing them. I am now much more confident about reading aloud in class because I can read quicker and more fluently as my letters don’t move around so much. In addition to this my handwriting and my spelling has improved too. In maths I used to really struggle but now I’m actually enjoying it as I no longer have to fight with my numbers moving about all over the page. In fact, I’ve even been moved up a set, something I’ve wanted to do for a long time.

Wearing the glasses in school has also meant that my teachers, particularly those in the learning development department, have become more aware of my difficulty. This has meant that I am now going to be allocated extra time in my SATS and GCSEs and I am now being given much more support. I would like to thank the staff at the DRT. I am very grateful to have these glasses and I hope they help other children as well. I believe that the glasses have helped me become much more successful in school.’

DRT Clinics

We have clinics in both Reading and Oxford. Please contact the Reading clinic first if you want to book an appointment.

Dyslexia Research Centre,
179A Oxford Road,
Reading
RG1 7UZ
(0118 958 5950)

or

Dyslexia Research Centre,
Department of Physiology,
Parks Road,
Oxford
OX1 3PT
(01865 552303)