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by LizzieD7
Mon Aug 04, 2014 9:34 am
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Problems with fluorescent lighting
Replies: 2
Views: 2551

Re: Problems with fluorescent lighting

I find that I'm OK with LED lighting - we have mostly LED lights in our house as well as halogen bulbs. Halogen bulbs like tunstan can be easily dimmed, and generally I find that the bulbs last longer if they are turned on with a dimmer. Fluorescent lighting affects me badly - the glasses I ...
by LizzieD7
Tue Jul 29, 2014 7:10 pm
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Acquired dyspraxia?
Replies: 6
Views: 5086

Acquired dyspraxia?

I'm vaguely aware that dyspraxia can be acquired after a head injury as well as developmental. After an electric shock (I accidentally touched an electric fence in South Africa - long story) most of my problems started and I was originally 'diagnosed' with dyspraxia at university. Has anyone else ...
by LizzieD7
Tue Jul 29, 2014 6:56 pm
Forum: Dyspraxia Chat
Topic: Problems with fluorescent lighting
Replies: 2
Views: 2551

Problems with fluorescent lighting

Whenever I'm under fluorescent lighting (including those compact fluorescent bulbs often called energy saving bulbs) my head becomes heavy, I can't focus on anything like conversation as I mentally just can't think. It's like I get a crazy mental-fogginess-confusion that spirals out of control under ...