Hyperlexia

 

What is Hyperlexia?

 

In hyperlexia, a child spontaneously and precociously masters single-word reading. It can be viewed as a superability, that is, word recognition ability far above expected levels. 

Some hyperlexic children learn to spell long words (such as elephant) before they are two and learn to read whole sentences before they turn three. An fMRI study of a single child showed that hyperlexia may be the neurological opposite of dyslexia.

 

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by Roxan Finnell

I know other mothers cried when they got the news, but I didn't. It never occurred to me to be sad or upset. It was like, "Ok, my child is Autistic, now what?" Maybe it was because I knew something wa...More>
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Jeremy Rutherfurd
Dec 17, 08 at 07:43 PM
Brian, nice job. You were definitely "in the zone" when you created this.

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