{"id":597,"date":"2024-11-14T18:30:35","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T18:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visualstressclinic.ca\/?page_id=597"},"modified":"2026-01-21T01:34:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T01:34:13","slug":"learning-difficulties","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/opticalm.ca\/fr\/learning-difficulties\/","title":{"rendered":"Trouble sp\u00e9cifique des apprentissages"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_accordion_0 et_pb_accordion et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-accordion--1d4c8462-fda3-45f8-8b7c-cf670041e540\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-text--32c4d5c6-ac4d-49d3-9b52-38ab407aae5b\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(SpLD)<\/span><\/h4>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Specific learning disability<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">According to the <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ldac-acta.ca\/a-working-description-of-learning-disabilities\/#:~:text=Learning%20Disabilities%20(LDs)%20are%20specific,a%20pattern%20of%20uneven%20abilities.\" style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\">Learning Disabilities Association of Canada<\/a><\/span><\/em>, Learning Disabilities (LDs) are specific neurological disorders that affect the way a person stores, understands, retrieves and\/or communicates information. People with learning disabilities are intelligent and have abilities to learn despite difficulties in processing information and a pattern of uneven abilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">LDs are invisible and lifelong.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">LDs can occur with other disorders (ADHD, etc) and may run in families.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">LDs are NOT the same as intellectual disability, autism, deafness, blindness, behavioral disorders or laziness.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">LDs are not the result of economic disadvantage, environmental factors or cultural differences.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Living with a learning disability can have an ongoing impact on friendships, school, work, self-esteem and daily life.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">People with LDs can succeed when solid coping skills and strategies are developed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u200bThe Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) defines a specific learning disability as \u201ca disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language, spoken or written, that may manifest itself in the imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell, or to do mathematical calculations.\u201d This disability category includes conditions such as autism, visual impairment, dyslexia and brain injury. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.understood.org\/en\/school-learning\/your-childs-rights\/basics-about-childs-rights\/individuals-with-disabilities-education-act-idea-what-you-need-to-know\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">1<\/span><\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Visual Stress is characterized by symptoms of visual perceptual distortions, headaches and eyestrain when viewing repetitive or striped patterns, including lines of text. Visual Stress is distinct from, although sometimes co-occurs with, dyslexia and other learning disabilities. It contributes to the imperfect ability to read, write, spell or do mathematical calculations. Individuals with Visual Stress who use their prescribed precision coloured filters have shown to improve performance in these tasks but are unlikely to influence the psychological, phonological and memory deficits associated with SpLD. [<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC5030324\/\" style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\">2<\/a><\/span>]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Opticalm has possible solutions to reduce visual triggers to symptoms of SpDL, all of which are described in the following paragraphs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Colour: Opticalm offers over 25 colours of overlays, over 30 colours of paper and 10 colours of pens. Our computer screen tinting software and lights have unlimited colour options. Note that the colours offered for use should be systematically selected from a wide number of colours that efficiently sample colour space [<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/7512256\" style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\">3<\/a><\/span>] [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/1454378\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">4<\/span><\/a>].\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To help with reading: print texts, tests or other work on coloured paper with a low contrast grey or similar colour print. Use Open Sans fonts to reduce patterns caused by letters and use a larger font to reduce the frequency of the striped image created with text across the page.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To help with writing and mathematics: use coloured lined paper, either preprinted notepads or coloured copy paper printed, with low contrast lines or graph paper. Using a similarly coloured pen can also help by decreasing the contrast of the pen on the paper. Individuals report that this is an effective solution to help them with handwriting form and spacing, understanding what was written and the ability to stay in line when performing mathematical calculations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Visual Stress occurs more often in populations with learning difficulties. When SpLD's are present, you should carefully consider the use of the many available tools. They can offer relief of the symptoms and improve the perception of learning materials.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_divider_0 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_center et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--group--divi-text--divi-font-header--default preset--group--divi-text--divi-font-body--default preset--module--divi-text--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.understood.org\/en\/school-learning\/your-childs-rights\/basics-about-childs-rights\/individuals-with-disabilities-education-act-idea-what-you-need-to-know\" style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\">[1] Understood.org<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC5030324\/\" style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\">[2] A systematic review of controlled trials on visual stress using Intuitive Overlays or the Intuitive Colorimeter. Journal if Optometry v.9(4) 205-218.<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/7512256\" style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\">[3] Wilkins A. Overlays for classroom and optometric use. Ophthal Physiol Opt. 1994;14:97\u201399.<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/1454378\" style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\">[4] Wilkins A.J., Nimmo-Smith I., Jansons J.E. Colorimeter for the intuitive manipulation of hue and saturation and its role in the study of perceptual distortion. Ophthal Physiol Opt. 1992;12:381\u2013385.<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_0 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\" href=\"https:\/\/opticalm.ca\/fr\/related-conditions\/\">Back to related conditions<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/visualstressclinic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Recipe_pink_1.2-1080x720-1.png\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visualstressclinic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Recipe_pink_1.2-1080x720-1.png 1080w, https:\/\/visualstressclinic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Recipe_pink_1.2-1080x720-1-980x653.png 980w, https:\/\/visualstressclinic.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Recipe_pink_1.2-1080x720-1-480x320.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1080px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-553\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-text--bd47436d-045b-4fb0-9a56-267772c6c167\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>Note:<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-text--d03077ac-f3fe-44a5-ac41-8a1221afd4fa\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>When visual difficulties are reported, a full optometric evaluation is required to identify, treat or rule out issues of eye health, refraction correction or neuro-optometric problems prior to a Visual Stress assessment. While neuro optometric difficulties and Visual Stress are independent conditions, they often co-occur and can be accommodated with combined treatments.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_8_24 et_flex_column_8_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_1_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_1 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\" href=\"https:\/\/opticalm.ca\/fr\/post-traumatic-stress-disorder\/\">Previous related condition<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_8_24 et_flex_column_8_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_2_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_2 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\" href=\"https:\/\/opticalm.ca\/fr\/related-conditions\/\">All related conditions<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_4 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_8_24 et_flex_column_8_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_3_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_3 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\" href=\"https:\/\/opticalm.ca\/fr\/stroke\/\">Next related condition<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":89,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-597","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/opticalm.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/opticalm.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/opticalm.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opticalm.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opticalm.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=597"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/opticalm.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/597\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":925,"href":"https:\/\/opticalm.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/597\/revisions\/925"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/opticalm.ca\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}