Helen Irlen

Helen L. Irlen, MA, BCPC, PPS, BCPTSD, LMFT, is an educator, researcher, therapist, and scholar specializing in visual-perceptual problems. A Cornell University graduate, she has worked as a school psychologist, child and family therapist, and educational therapist. She founded and directed the Adult Learning Disabilities Program at California State University, Long Beach, where she also served as an assistant professor of adult learning disabilities.

Irlen directed federally funded research into reading and learning disabilities, leading to the development of the Irlen Method, which uses colored filters to address visual-perceptual difficulties. She is the author of Reading by the Colors, The Irlen Revolution: A Guide to Changing Your Perception and Your Life, and Sports Concussions and Getting Back in the Game … of Life.