Catherine Matthias, Author

About Us

In 2021, Square One Publishing released Catherine's nonfiction book, The Word Gobblers - a handbook for parents working with children struggling to read.

One in six people worldwide suffers from a condition called Irlen® Syndrome, an inability to process certain light waves, causing headaches and migraines, light sensitivity, and reading problems on a scale from slight to severe. Screening can determine the likelihood of the syndrome through a series of tasks and the use of color overlays.

Studies have shown that a third of those diagnosed with dyslexia do not have dyslexia. They have Irlen® Syndrome which produces distortions of the printed page, particularly with black ink on white paper. Another third have Irlen® Syndrome and dyslexia, but unless the Irlen® Syndrome is dealt with first, remedial interventions cannot produce positive results. For additional information and a self test to determine if a screening would be appropriate, please go to Irlen.com or contact Catherine Matthias at catherinematthias.1@gmail.com.

Catherine's latest book is When the Sky Turned to Dust, an historical fiction set in the challenging time of the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl of the 1930s.