Irlens syndrome Autism

Power1201
Power1201 Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener
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My Grandson has Irlens/Autism..He's moved in with us his Grandparents..It's a desperate situation to find him a stable job..He's now 20 years old. 

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  • Power1201
    Power1201 Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener
    My Grandson has Irlens also dyslexia..He's moved in with us his Grandparents..It's hard to find him a stable job..Any advice  please 
  • janer1967
    janer1967 Online Community Member Posts: 21,922 Championing
    @Power1201 Hello and welcome to the community its nice to see you here. You may find some advice on our employment group on the site or also you may get some support from the job centre or some charities such as the link here Dyslexia – British Dyslexia Association Website: https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk Helpline: 0333 405 4567 Email: helpline@bdadyslexia.org.uk
     
       
  • chiarieds
    chiarieds Online Community Member Posts: 16,792 Championing
    Hi @Power1201 - Welcome to the community & thank you for joining. As mentioned above Scope has information on seeking work, & also through an online & telephone support programme called 'Support to Work. Here are the links. See: https://www.scope.org.uk/advice-and-support/work-careers/looking-for-work/     &   https://www.scope.org.uk/employment-services/support-to-work/
     I don't know if you've come across it before, but there's also a charity for those with Irlen Syndrome. See: http://irlenuk.com/
    I don't know if that's helpful, but hope it may be. If we can help in any other way, please do say, as this is a very supportive community. :)



  • dolfrog
    dolfrog Online Community Member Posts: 439 Trailblazing
    Irlens syndrome is also know as Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome which is a Visual Processing Disorder, which can be part of the multiple issues which can combine to be part of Autism.
    You could have a look at my PubMed "Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome" rresearch paper collection at 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/1v9jzpUc5t6/collections/10061509/public/  
    and may be my Pubmed "Sensory Processing Disorder" research paper collection at 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/1v9jzpUc5t6/collections/10634081/public/  
    and may be my PubMed "Autism" research paper collection at 
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/1v9jzpUc5t6/collections/10371460/public/  
    hopefully you will find the information useful 
  • dolfrog
    dolfrog Online Community Member Posts: 439 Trailblazing
    Power1201 said:
    My Grandson has Irlens also dyslexia..He's moved in with us his Grandparents..It's hard to find him a stable job..Any advice  please 
    Dyslexia is a man made problem concerning decoding and recoding the visual notation of speech, or the graphic symbols society chooses to represent the sounds of speech.
    Dyslexia is language dependent.
    There are two types of dyslexia. Acquired Dyslexia, also known as Alexia, is caused by brain injury, stroke, atrophy, etc which is concerned with those loosing or have lost the previously acquired skills to decode and recode the visual notation of speech. And Developmental Dyslexia which has a genetic causes. There are three cognitive subtypes of Developmental Dyslexia - Auditory, Visual and Attentional. Which means that an Auditory Processing Disorder, a Visual Processing Disorder, an Attention Deficit / Disorder, or any combination of these issues can cause the Dyslexic Symptom
    So those who are classified as being dyslexic need to identify the underlying cognitive / clinical / medical cause of their dyslexic symptom, so that they can fully understand the nature of their own specific disability, and the limitations it or they impose. And more importantly identify the alternative compensating skills and abilities that they will be best able to access to work around their personal limitations.
    you can find more information at 
    "What Is Dyslexia?" at
    https://www.evernote.com/shard/s329/sh/3629a60c-be24-4bc2-ac77-b696f4e051d9/c556f4f6c4e53c4da44c2fae23e3db4a  
    and "    Some PubMed Dyslexia Research Paper Collections" at 
    https://www.evernote.com/shard/s329/sh/b7ee9497-d963-4b30-a328-0d7b087e0d09/2f19fea1f77027b91566b316fb1989f0 
    I hope you find the information useful 
  • surfygoose
    surfygoose Online Community Member Posts: 512 Empowering
    Does he have a social worker? My social worker helped me find activities before I moved into residential care and she still helps now if it’s something that the care staff aren’t sure of. I used to go to a good dayservice that was a workshop and we made good things to sell.

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