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DISCLAIMER: This webinar is not designed to diagnose visual processing disorders because Nat is not a doctor.

Recording date: 4th April 2024

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About this event

Facing obstacles with reading and maintaining focus? These issues might be rooted in Visual Processing Disorders, some less recognised but significant learning challenges. Join Nat Hawley, the Head of Community from Exceptional Individuals, in our enlightening webinar to explore the nuances of Visual Processing Disorders. Learn about how these conditions affect reading, focus, and more, and discover if your difficulties might be signs of these often-overlooked disorders.

Chapters

00:00 - Introduction
00:54 - About this webinar
01:08 - About Nat Hawley
01:21 - Maths Learning Disabilities webinar
02:00 - Visual Processing Disorders
03:38 - Visual Processing Disorder Terms
07:07 - Quiz/What is Visual Processing Disorder (VPD)?
07:41 - How does VPD relate to Neurodiversity?
08:13 - Which diagnostic classification system includes VPD as a standalone disorder?
09:02 - VPD shares overlapping symptoms with...
09:36 - How to Recognise the Signs
11:15 - Churchill Centre & School's definition of visual processing disorder
14:34 - Might You Have a VPD?
15:02 - Which style of lighting is the most comfortable to you?
17:06 - VPD can affect many different areas
18:59 - Do you see glare from bright items when others don't?
19:56 - If you suffer from any of the following, VPD might be your problem
20:53 - Do you wear any of these visual aids?
23:53 - Sort these things by how often they give you headaches
25:05 - Do any of these affect you?
26:49 - Do you skip words or lose your position when reading?
27:27 - Visual Discrimination: Spot the Difference
29:14 - Do you confuse any letters or numbers?
31:40 - Try reading this out aloud
32:30 - How those with VPD and Meares-Irlen syndrome can see words
34:59 - Do you resonate with these?
35:24 - How many black dots are there?/Do letters move as you read?
36:14 - Which forms share a characteristic with the presented ones (Symmetry?)
36:32 - Other VPD Characteristics
36:51 - VPD Top Tips
37:40 - Summary
38:30 - Exceptional Individuals on YouTube/Workplace Needs Assessments
39:26 - ADD in Women webinar
39:44 - What happens next?
40:13 - End Screen

Some of our other webinars

Am I Dyslexic?    • Discovering Dyslexia: Am I Dyslexic?  

Maths Learning Disabilities:    • Identifying Neurodiversity in Mathema...  

Visual Dyslexia:    • Do I have Visual Dyslexia..? | #neuro...  

Meares-Irlen Syndrome:    • Visual Stress: Do I Have Meares-Irlen...  

Access to Work:    • How Do I Access the 'Access to Work' ...  

Some of our blog posts

Types of Dyslexia:
https://exceptionalindividuals.com/ab...

Irlen Syndrome: https://exceptionalindividuals.com/ab...

Differences Between Dyslexia and Irlen syndrome: https://exceptionalindividuals.com/ab...

Other useful links

Churchill Centre & School: https://www.churchillstl.org/

Irlen Syndrome Sample Print Distortions:    • Irlen Syndrome Sample Print Distortions  

The Dalesmen Singers Illusion:    • The Dalesmen Singers Illusion  

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Music: Feelin Good Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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