Re: Free talk on visual issues near Cambridge

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I think he relies on glasses and a sophisticated range of coloured lenses rather

than vision therapy, so would be a solution for children who can't co-operate

with vision therapy.He tests free on the NHS if you can get to his practice

outside Glasgow , otherwise I know he charged about £500 to test at the

Breakspear - don't know if he's still there. The glasses are expensive. Rhona is

the expert on vision therapy and UK practitioners.

Margaret

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> Hi Margaret I,m interested but can you tell us does he offer any solutions

> to the problems?

> can read faces fine in fact he relies on this skill many times for

> different situations but I am intrigued by visual issues impacting on hearing,

> never heard this before. He is stimming more lately but think that may

> be due to chelation, never know though.

> Vicky

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> In a message dated 25/10/2010 11:38:10 GMT Daylight Time,

> m.collins9@... writes:

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> I thought I'd post this as there might be some listmates not far away who'd

> like to go:

> Talk by Ian Jordan

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> Title: The very different visual world of your autistic child

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> Date: November 23rd 2010

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> Time: 7.30pm

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> Venue: Impington Village College

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> Impington Village College

> New Road

> Impington

> Cambridge

> CB24 9LX

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> This talk will be very popular so it is essential to sign-up for the talk

> (below) or email the NAS branch at _NASCambridge@..._

> (mailto:NASCambridge@...)

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> Details about the talk:

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> Sensory processing difficulties are found in virtually all cases of autism

> (and

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> commonly in dyslexia, dyspraxia, cerebral palsy...). In this 2hr

> presentation

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> Ian will use video, demonstration and animation to enable parents to become

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> aware of the range and effect of visual processing problems encountered †"

> know

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> how to recognise them †" and what they can do to reduce their impact †" and

> what

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> professionals can and should do.

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> Facial recognition, expression recognition, problems with objects morphing

> into

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> other shapes, visual images persisting, hearing in colour, why children

> cannot

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> hear properly if they cannot process what they see, visio-spatial

> awareness,

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> strobing, how images may be out of synch with sound, hand eye coordination

> and

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> much more will be addressed.

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> The demonstration using members of the audience can be like a magic show †"

> only

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> this is for real! It is often very funny, disturbing and thought provoking.

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> Ian restricts his public lectures †" and they are always sell outs! He has

> been

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> described as " the best lecturer in optics " and " charismatic " †" and in

> lecture

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> evaluations he averages over 9 out of 10!

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> Lecture credits include many world / international conferences †" 5 books

†"

> 1

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> DVD in association with UK university †" 1CdRom †" many awards for R & D †"

TV

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> credits include BBC documentary " My family and Autism " , Teachers TV……..

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> The presentation is designed for non professionals - but even experts will

> find

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> much to intrigue them!

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> Parking is available at Impington Village College

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> The Citi7 bus runs through Histon late into the evening. there is a

> busstop by Impington Village College. Check bustimes and maps at

> _http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/transport/around/buses/_

> (http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/transport/around/buses/)

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> Sign up for Talk by Ian Jordan via website:

> _http://www.cambridge-autism.org.uk/node/238_

(http://www.cambridge-autism.org.uk/node/238)

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