Hyperlexia, autism?

Question

Can anyone tell me about hyperlexia and also how it relates to autism. No copy paste stuff please...just any knowledge you may have. I have a 2 year old son with Autism who has started to point to letters and numbers and say what they are clearly.

Thank you Pedro! So good to hear that kind of encouragement...my best to you and your family.

Answer 1

I teach a Severly Handicap class.
Some of my students have autism andcan read and write.

Answer 2

I am a Speech/Language Pathologist with 34 years of experience. Hyperlexia is a syndrome where there is a higher than normal ability to read th eprinted word but extreme difficulty in understanding it. Usually a child who has been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome may show sighns of hyperlexia. As with children with Asperger's children who have hyperlexia have an extremely difficult time communicating despite their larrge vocabulary from reading. Their speech is usually characterized by echolalia where they repeat words and phrases nonsensically. Is your child receiving speech therapy now? If not you should look into early intervention for him. The early he receives remediation the better it is.

Good luck,
Debra

Answer 3

First off, if your autistic child is actually SPEAKING the numbers and letters at age 2....WOW!!! THIS IS FANTASTIC!!! LITTLE VICTORIES.......ENJOY ALL OF THEM........I have autistic TWIN BOYS....4 1/2 years old---they were preemies, difficult pregnancy (almost lost my wife).......ONE IS VERBAL AND ONE IS NOT.....NEVER EVER EVER let anyone sell your son short.......Good luck......as for hyperlexia, not really sure what that is.....SORRY!!!

Answer 4

The individual will have above normal comprehension of the written language yet they will have trouble with communication on a verbal oral level. But then it would vary from individual to individual.

Answer 5

Here are some sites that I hope will be helpful to you.