Actus writes: 20:20 hindsight?

I was saddened to hear of dispensing optician Ian Jordan’s erasure from the register in early March. I don’t really know Jordan but I’ve heard him speak and read some of his work including A parent’s guide to vision in autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) (ISBN 978-1-326-15706-7 published by Lulu.com).

Notwithstanding the fitness to practice committee’s assertion that opticians can’t make diagnoses with regard to ASD my first purely personal observation of Jordan is that he displays traits of the spectrum himself as it is characterised by problems in social interaction and communication, and may explain his considerable empathy for his patients.

My second observation is that he is passionate about his work and has helped thousands of patients with dyslexia, autism and other disorders by the use of prescription filters and other contentious dispensing solutions over the years. This was evidenced by a patient starting a petition to have him reinstated to the register that had 1,300 signatures within 24 hours. Search Ian Jordan on change.org read the patient testimonials and make up your own mind.