This is an area where I can personally relate. As a child and even an adult I read well orally and my comprehension was good so no one except me knew there was a problem with my eye tracking. I was a slow reader which frustrated me. In post-secondary school I quickly learned I had to choose my courses very carefully. Some of the courses I wanted to take just had too much reading and I knew I couldn’t possibly keep up. In my early twenties I took a speed reading course and promptly wiped out. The teacher was very frustrated with my lack of success and so was I.

In the early days of looking for answers for my own children we met an educational optometrist. I did the assessment alongside my children and wasn’t surprised by my poor results. She looked at me in shock as I discussed what post-secondary schooling I had done given the results of my eye assessment.

To make a long story short, I now have excellent eye tracking and wouldn’t want to live without it. I only wish I had been fortunate enough to have had it developed long before my forties. I encourage you to investigate the resources below

Here are the links to blogs with more information on Eye Tracking and Visual Discrimination mentioned in this video.

• Reading Disabilities & Eye Tracking
• Reading and Visual Discrimination
• Visual Discrimination & Eye Tracking – How you can help!

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Pauline Turton

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From an early age Matthew loved to talk, and now he gets paid to do just that.

Having grown up with Learning Disabilities and overcome them, Breakthroughs is an opportunity for him to give back. Now Matthew is an Educational Therapist with over 20,000 hours of experience working with children and adults with learning challenges.

When not in the office Matthew can be found seeking adventure with his wife and children, preferably on a mountain or in a kayak.

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