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Colour blind

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snowmummy · 19/11/2011 17:13

I've recently found out that DS is colour blind - not terribly so I don't think - he gets certain colours mixed up but knows most of them. I'm going to let his school know and obviously not expect him to get colours right all the time, but other than that is there anything else that I should be aware of?

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ClaimedByMe · 19/11/2011 17:27

My dp is colour blind, he only found out a few years ago and was told he couldn't be an electrician other than that it's had no impact on his life!

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snowmummy · 19/11/2011 17:45

Ah good. That's what I wanted to hear really.

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CMOTdibbler · 19/11/2011 17:48

My bil is completely colour blind (can't identify any colour correctly) and its had no effect on his life.

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snowmummy · 20/11/2011 16:26

Thanks CMOT

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SazZandASparkler · 20/11/2011 16:30

He might need some fashion advice like most men then

wonkylegs · 20/11/2011 17:15

Bizarrely there are quite a few colour blind architects .... I think it's the whole male dominated profession thing but I once sat through a colour blindness test and it was weird as I was the only person in the room who didn't have some degree of it. (I am also the only girl) Only thing its ever stopped the guys in our office from doing is the rail track safety course for transport architecture. You can't go trackside because of the colour light safety systems but otherwise everybody seems to adapt.
I think it's just one of those things you generally cope with and adapt with time.

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snowmummy · 21/11/2011 10:19

Yes, don't think there'll be much difference between him and most blokes on the fashion side of things.

I'd read something about rail track safety, wonky. I don't really think its going to be much of a deal for him. Nothing's really changed for him since last week; its just that we know now. I do wonder what he sees though and I find it strange that I'll never know but that's my problem!

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kaylathecat · 28/12/2011 00:01

My 15 year old son is colour blind, as was my DF. When he was younger I used to make quite a big issue out of it - ensuring all his teachers knew, buying him crayons with the colours written on etc, but I wasn't doing him any favours. I now realise that he sees some, but certainly not all, colours differently to me; but so what? Sometimes he can't distinguish between two similar colours and may see blue as purple maybe, but its really not a problem at all. He's doing a GCSE in art at the moment and his colour blindness is not an issue at all. However there is something in the GCSE biology syllabus about it, so he's hoping that question might come up in exam as he'll know the answers.

GrimmaTheNome · 28/12/2011 00:17

You'll probably find odd little things as you go along- I was playing that Mastermind game with a nephew and he couldn't distinguish between the green and brown pegs. (so we just didn't use any brown). And you may find his tastes in decor as well as clothing quite different to yours - something you find tasteful may look vile to him.

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