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This article needs a redirect from Irlen's Syndrome and Scotopic Sensitivity (syndrome), and maybe from colourimeter testing - I'll add more data later. I have this condition, and I've gots loads of info about it. Please can we avoid deletions of content without discussion, it's against Wikiquette. Thanks. It takes one to know one 08:23, 27 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Merge

Asfedia and Scotopic sensitivity syndrome seem to be synonymous, so I think the pages should be merged. -- Whitepaw 22:46, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

Asfedia, I believe, is a far less common name for the condition. violet/riga (t) 19:58, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

I agree -- Asfedia is a uncommonly used term; Scotopic sensitivity syndrome and Irlen syndrome are much better known. If any merge is performed, it should be to the better known terms. Bticho 23:31, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

The following quote from the article is misleading and erroneous:

"Asfedia, formerly known as Irlen's Syndrome and Scotopic Sensitivity (Syndrome)"

1. There is no supporting evidence that the processes described for Asfedia are consistent or related to Irlen Syndrome/Scotopic Sensitivity. It is misleading and irresponsible to state that Asfedia and Irlen Syndrome are one in the same. Irlen Syndrome has been validated by dozens of independent research studies over the last 25 years. To the best of our knowledge, the term Asfedia has been fabricated by and researched only by Tintavision which has a commercial interest in having Asfedia displace Irlen Syndrome.

2. Irlen Syndrome/Scotopic Sensitivity was discovered by Helen Irlen in 1980 and has become a well-recognized disability. The Irlen Method, which mitigates the symptoms of Irlen Syndrome has been validated by many independent research studies over the past 25 yearsand the method has helped hundreds of thousands of people around the world.

Rirlen 16:37, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

I am aware of both the work of Irlen and Tintavision. Irlen is internationally recognised and accepted, and UK Tintavision organisation working in a simialar of research seeking local recognition. Tintavision may have some alternative or new appraoches to the same topic, but wish to have some lines of demarcation between their work and the work of Irlen. Such is are the methods of progress researchers taking different routes. So it may be worth retaining the two seperate entries but with links to the other on each.

best wishes

dolfrog

I'll install the redirection based on these comments, which seem to be unanimous. I'll also copy this entire talk page into the other article to explain the indirection. I'll also make it convenient to copy any material here that should be there.

Brewhaha@edmc.net 00:51, 17 July 2007 (UTC)