Guest guest Posted October 18, 2008 Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 - I have a question... I was just wondering if any of your As kids were > able to sight read from quite a young age? Yes! My daughter taught herself to read at a very early age, sometime before age 4. I have heard that some kids with autism can read before they walk and I don't doubt it. It's called hyperlexia. At age 10 my dd now reads everything and all the time. Have to call her out of the bathroom; so she won't get hemorrhoids reading Newsweeks for so long! LOL. When she was very young she could read a book from back to front and still comprehend it. She also had a photographic memory and would look at a bingo card only once and know whether she had the letter/number that was called and where it was on the card. She also does complex math problems in her head. I don't think her brain is quite as flexible as it once was now that she has to deal with the demands of everyday living and going to school, but she still amazes me. From what I understand, these abilities quite common in individuals with ASD. My ds does not have them, however. Janice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2008 Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 > If I write them down on a > piece of paper he will name them all off for me. He is not stuck > infront of the tv or computer all day as we monitor how much they > watch. He has a real interest in letters and numbers. When the tv is > on he doesn't actually watch it, he will scan through all the kids > channel programme's and start reading the listing of what's on for > the whole entire day! I think this is from having a high IQ, not from being autistic/AS. If he is reading with understanding, it is not hyperlexia. If he cannot pick up a book he has not been exposed to and read similar words, I suppose it probably is memorization and understanding the list concept. My 14yo AS son, when he was about 3, started turning the video's sideways to read the titles to pick one out rather than looking at the picture on front. He was also doing things on the computer as a preschooler that indicated he could read at least a little. He couldn't read books though, so I assume he just had the words memorized and was understanding patterns of functioning. He memorized enough for his functional purposes! I guess this could be sorta related to AS since many are known to be great rote memorizers--but he still has to be a pretty smart little fella to do that. My son is borderline intellectually gifted, as far as we can tell, FWIW. Ruth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2008 Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 Read about hyperlexia --> http://www.hyperlexia.org/ RoxannaYou're UniqueJust like everyone else... ( ) Sight reading Hi Guys,I have a question... I was just wondering if any of your As kids were able to sight read from quite a young age? I ask because I have two sons. Adam is 6 and has As and was diagnosed 14 months ago. His younger brother Jake is 3 and has already been tested for autism but did not meet enough of the critera to warrant a diagnosis 6 months ago. We have noticed the last 3 months or so that he has this ability and can read lots and lots of childrens tv shows or characters. I think he may of learnt this from looking at toy catalogues with the picture and the word beside the product. If I write them down on a piece of paper he will name them all off for me. He is not stuck infront of the tv or computer all day as we monitor how much they watch. He has a real interest in letters and numbers. When the tv is on he doesn't actually watch it, he will scan through all the kids channel programme's and start reading the listing of what's on for the whole entire day! I was just wondering if any of this may sound familair to you. He must have a fantastic rote memory and Adam was like this too but not like how Jake is. I would love to hear from anyone who may have experienced something like tis with their own kids. By the way Jake is still under early intervention and has had a year of therapy between OT and floortime. He's about to be formally tested again for Asd, I am almost 100% sure he will get the diagnosis this time. Thanks for reading.Estelle. No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.173 / Virus Database: 270.8.1/1731 - Release Date: 10/17/2008 7:01 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 My son is also exhibiting signs of hyperlexia. He started reading at 2 1/2 and he can read as well as his 5 1/2 year old sister who is in a private highly academic Kindergarten where she is in the highest reading group. She was also an early reader but NOT like him! I was amazed by his reading at first but then it just became odd. He is decoding words he's never seen before and reading a lot of signs in the environment. His favorite this to do is read street signs while I drive, "Mommy, look there's Blue Ridge Drive.", "No Parking Any Time.", The other day we were traveling behind a truck and he said, "Mommy that trucks says 'Party Rentals'", And I really don't know how he could even figure it out because party was spelled with the Y as a martini glass! I feel like one part of his brain is being over-stimulated while another is under-stimulated (coordination, gross motor development). He is currently getting PT two times weekly and I think he could use a third time weekly. And he just started reading in Spanish. We have some of those early language books and I realized the other day that he has taught himself how to read the words in Spanish. I guess if you are going to be on the spectrum, this is one of the better behaviors to have... but I worry because it sets him apart from other children his age because he is obsessed with numbers, letters and language and HATES the play ground. I can see it already. I am trying to see the positives in it but I just wish he was a typical little boy who liked Elmo. We are in the process of getting a private eval. done for my son as he is not qualified yet. And our state's early intervention program will also eval. him in the next few weeks. I am bracing for the label... but I don't think you're ever really ready for it. My son's young age makes it possible that he might not qualify now but could in the next 6-12 months. Alyssa From: Roxanna <madideas@...>Subject: Re: ( ) Sight reading Date: Sunday, October 19, 2008, 4:46 AM Read about hyperlexia --> http://www.hyperlex ia.org/ RoxannaYou're UniqueJust like everyone else... ( ) Sight reading Hi Guys,I have a question... I was just wondering if any of your As kids were able to sight read from quite a young age? I ask because I have two sons. Adam is 6 and has As and was diagnosed 14 months ago. His younger brother Jake is 3 and has already been tested for autism but did not meet enough of the critera to warrant a diagnosis 6 months ago. We have noticed the last 3 months or so that he has this ability and can read lots and lots of childrens tv shows or characters. I think he may of learnt this from looking at toy catalogues with the picture and the word beside the product. If I write them down on a piece of paper he will name them all off for me. He is not stuck infront of the tv or computer all day as we monitor how much they watch. He has a real interest in letters and numbers. When the tv is on he doesn't actually watch it, he will scan through all the kids channel programme's and start reading the listing of what's on for the whole entire day! I was just wondering if any of this may sound familair to you. He must have a fantastic rote memory and Adam was like this too but not like how Jake is. I would love to hear from anyone who may have experienced something like tis with their own kids. By the way Jake is still under early intervention and has had a year of therapy between OT and floortime. He's about to be formally tested again for Asd, I am almost 100% sure he will get the diagnosis this time. Thanks for reading.Estelle. No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG - http://www.avg. com Version: 8.0.173 / Virus Database: 270.8.1/1731 - Release Date: 10/17/2008 7:01 PM__________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 It isn't something you get rid of. Does he still have it? RoxannaYou're UniqueJust like everyone else... ( ) sight reading Look at this website: http://www.hyperlexia.org/aha_what_is.htmlIt talks about hyperlexia-I see this commonly with the kids I work with. My oldest son had it. Herskowitzvalerieherskowitz.com McCain or Obama? Stay updated on coverage of the Presidential race while you browse - Download Now! No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.173 / Virus Database: 270.8.1/1733 - Release Date: 10/19/2008 6:02 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Hi all - My daughter can read about 75 sight words, but ONLY if written in lower case letters. Ex: 'apple', 'big'.The minute I make the starting letter upper case('Apple','Big') or if I write the word in upper case('APPLE','BIG'), she can't read it. How do I go about fixing it? Also, how do I start teaching the concept of " starts with " . Ex: If I aks what letter does cow start with, she can't answer. Your help is appreciated. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 I'm thinking you're going to have to associate lower-case with upper-case to bridge that gap, of creating a matching program in that respect. I see nothing wrong with teaching lower-case first and then associating lower-case with upper-case to a matching (equating?) program, especially since that seems to be where you're at with it, where that would work... As far as teaching " what letter does a word start with, " that would be trained (as reinforced) as with much else to do with ABA these days, I'd think, as with errorless learning, eg., what letter does " cow " start with (and within 1 or 2 seconds, where the answer you're looking for isn't forthcoming, tell her " c " , followed by another trial without a prompt but prompt where necessary in the same way until she gets it on her own (as with an echo of what you've provided) within 2 seconds upon which I would reinforce a correct response. This procedure would have to be generalized as " what do things start with " is a general concept, (relative to all things, related to what you're generalizing to, in this, words) that would require a reasonable number of examples to train to in that respect, would be my sense of it. I would proceed with this by asking what does " cow " start with as I point to the first letter of the word " cow " where I was teaching reading (to the visual, of words/sight words?) in that respect and then fade that prompt as that sort of prompt isn't typically used or expected to be used in normal conversation, where that's what you might want to be training to. But I wouldn't persist on that (anything, actually) where facilitating communication would take me in another direction, in that respect of " going with the results, " of what more reasonably works, works for understanding more for you and your child/student, which shapes all my programming with respect to what I have to work with. Yes, " communication, " for the results (understanding?) I " get, " would be the thing with me in that respect, of what I also give the child/student in that respect of what's absolutely functional to as much, of honesty, (more absolutely?) Thereof. That, I believe also addresses the matter of what facilitates " intrinsic motivation, " where the child/student would grasp that from as much, we can more than hope? (of fading the secondary or artificial reinforcement, especially) where there would only be any real hope in doing as much is my sense of it, of intrinsic motivation lies there, as comes from trial and error and success, especially (intrinsic success, of understanding for oneself?) where the success outweighs the errors/failure and is worth it in that respect of what we as instructors and caregivers can do to facilitate that outcome. Best wishes on my take on all that. Mike Glavic > > Hi all - My daughter can read about 75 sight words, but ONLY if written in lower case letters. Ex: 'apple', 'big'.The minute I make the starting letter upper case('Apple','Big') or if I write the word in upper case('APPLE','BIG'), she can't read it. How do I go about fixing it? > > Also, how do I start teaching the concept of " starts with " . Ex: If I aks what letter does cow start with, she can't answer. > > Your help is appreciated. Thanks. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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