Colour Blindness - The Unwritten Code: A Parents Guide to Colour Blindness. What to Do If Your Child Is Colourblind

by Naomi Davies

Naomi Davies is an author from the UK who is Colour Blind. As she tells her family story, which has three generations of people who are Colour Blind, you will learn how to help your child if they are also Colour Blind.This book takes the mystery out of Colour Blindness. It Explains how Colour Blindness affects people in their daily lives. You will also find how Colour Blindness is Inherited. ContentsChapter 1 - IntroductionChapter 2 - My Own Story of Discovering I am Colour BlindChapter 3 - A Short History of Colour BlindnessChapter 4 - Colour BlindnessWhat is colour blindness?The science of lightHow do we see colour?What causes colour blindness?Why are only some people colour blind and others not?Chapter 5 - Genetic Inheritance as it relates to colour blindness Chapter 6 - Living with Colour BlindnessThe reality of being colour blindColour blindness and shoppingColour blindness and fashionColour blindness and make-upColour blindness at workColour blindness and healthColour blindness and cookingColour blindness in schoolColour blindness and jobs around the houseColour blindness and sewingColour blindness and sportChapter 7 - Frequently Asked QuestionsCan girls be colour blind?Can adults be colour blind?What causes colour blindness?Is there a treatment for colour blindness?Is there a cure for colour blindness?Is there a connection between colour blindness and cataracts?What are the symptoms of colour blindness?Are there special glasses to correct colour blindness?What is colour blindness?What is the ‘Unwritten Code’?How is colour blindness inherited?Are there contact lenses for colour blindness?Do you know any famous people who are colour blind?Is there a way to fix colour blindness?Who discovered colour blindness?Are there different types of colour blindness?Are women better with colours than men?How or when do you test for colour blindness? As a toddler, child or adult.Does colour affect our everyday choices?What is the importance of colour?How can we help people in their everyday life who are colour blind?What does a colour blind person see?What is a cone?What is a rod?Where are cones and rods found?Do people dream in colour?Does the colour of our eyes affect colour blindness?Chapter 8 - ConclusionsAppendix – Colour Vision and AnimalsHow do we test animals for colour blindness?Do animals see the same as humans?Can animals be colour blind?Resources

70 pages, Paperback

Published October 3, 2013