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Sensitivity to light

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Each score is a percentile comparing your child to other kids their age.

How severe is your child's sensitivity to light?

Other symptoms or behaviors to look for with Sensitivity to light

When parents mention Sensitivity to light they also mention these other symptoms:

SymptomFrequencyNumber of mentions
HeadachesOften5 mentions
NauseaOften5 mentions
Physical painOften2 mentions
Being irritableSometimes1 mention
CryingSometimes1 mention
Fatigue, tiredness, or lethargySometimes1 mention
Frequent cryingSometimes1 mention
Generally sickSometimes1 mention
IrritabilitySometimes1 mention
Migraine headache(s)Sometimes1 mention

Characteristics of Sensitivity to light

How common is Sensitivity to light?

Across kids of all ages represented on Sleuth, 16.88% of parents surveyed by Sleuth say their kids have Sensitivity to light.

Percentage of kids with Sensitivity to light by year of age

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This is based on a survey of 545 children on Sleuth. The plot shows the percentage of parents who rated their child’s Sensitivity to light “Moderate”, “Severe”, or “Very Severe” among kids in different age groups.

Frequency

OutcomePercent of ChildrenTotal Mentions
Continuously

3%

17 mentions
Hourly

0%

0 mentions
Daily

6%

33 mentions
Weekly

8%

46 mentions
Monthly

7%

39 mentions
Annually

5%

27 mentions
A Few / Several Times

7%

43 mentions
Once

3%

16 mentions
Never

62%

357 mentions

Severity

SeverityPercent of ChildrenTotal Mentions
Very Severe

4%

23 mentions
Severe

5%

27 mentions
Moderate

8%

42 mentions
Mild

18%

96 mentions
Not at All

66%

357 mentions

Discussion of Sensitivity to light

What was your approach to Sensitivity to light? What were the results?

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