Guest guest Posted April 29, 2003 Report Share Posted April 29, 2003 i have a book about hyperlexia called " reading too soon " .it lists as " defining traits " the following:precocious reading, difficulty with spoken language,abnormal social skills, as well as " secondary traits " : compulsive reading, noncompliant behavior, need for sameness, short attention span, lack of eye contact. i have pulled out a couple of other quotes : " Generally between 18 and 24 months of age, hyperlexic children demonstrate their ability to identify letters and numbers. Quite often by three years of age, they see letters grouped as words and begin to read them. It does not matter what context the words appear in, the child will recognize them wether typed or handwritten, upper case or lower case. " " Generally is a child begins reading without instruction before the age of five this is considered pecocious reading and may be an indication of hyperlexia. Some may begin reading by two, others at four. " does that shed any light? M.G.mum to Sebastian, 11 kinda quirky(NT) Rowan, 6 extra quirky (ASD) married to and living in Northern Ontario hyperlexia? Are there any *concrete* guidelines about what a kid is supposed to know when re: hyperlexia? Gabe will be 2 on May 17th. He is reciting the numbers 1-10 and can identify some of them written down. He has the idea of counting but invariably skips 4, 6, and 8. He does not say the alphabet independantly but will fill in the blank with quite a few letters (he's always jumping in and surprising us) and identifies some of them written down also. If he can't identify a number it is 2; if he can't identify a letter it is P; and yes he knows the difference. I have NO IDEA what " normal " is here. Any help?? Thanks. -Sara. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2003 Report Share Posted April 29, 2003 I'm very glad you posted this...i kindof wondered what constituted hyperlexia myself. Zach is all of those things except the lack of eye contact. He hasn't begun grouping and reading that I can tell yet, but i'm sure it won't be long. He now can identify every single letter lower and upper case, numbers up to 10. Says their names and how they sound. 2 yrs 8 months. > i have a book about hyperlexia called " reading too soon " .it lists as " defining traits " the following:precocious reading, difficulty with spoken language,abnormal social skills, as well as " secondary traits " : compulsive reading, noncompliant behavior, need for sameness, short attention span, lack of eye contact. > i have pulled out a couple of other quotes : > " Generally between 18 and 24 months of age, hyperlexic children demonstrate their ability to identify letters and numbers. Quite often by three years of age, they see letters grouped as words and begin to read them. It does not matter what context the words appear in, the child will recognize them wether typed or handwritten, upper case or lower case. " > " Generally is a child begins reading without instruction before the age of five this is considered pecocious reading and may be an indication of hyperlexia. Some may begin reading by two, others at four. " > > does that shed any light? > > M.G.mum to > Sebastian, 11 kinda quirky(NT) > Rowan, 6 extra quirky (ASD) > married to and living in Northern Ontario > hyperlexia? > > > Are there any *concrete* guidelines about what a kid is supposed to know > when re: hyperlexia? > > Gabe will be 2 on May 17th. He is reciting the numbers 1-10 and can > identify some of them written down. He has the idea of counting but > invariably skips 4, 6, and 8. He does not say the alphabet independantly > but will fill in the blank with quite a few letters (he's always jumping in > and surprising us) and identifies some of them written down also. If he > can't identify a number it is 2; if he can't identify a letter it is P; and > yes he knows the difference. > > I have NO IDEA what " normal " is here. > > Any help?? > > Thanks. > > -Sara. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2003 Report Share Posted April 29, 2003 At under two years of age I think the ability to " name " every single letter and number is less important than the " fascination " with the symbols. Remember speech and language problems are also an indicator of hyperlexia. Sissi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2003 Report Share Posted April 30, 2003 n was exacty like this at 2, now closer to 3 he can say the alphabet and count to 20. Dunno if this makes him officially hyperlexic or not, since I don't think he is reading, yet ... I do have some links tho: http://www.hyperlexia.org/gordy001.html http://www.hyperlexia.org/ (SAHM in GA) MSN elizabethloht@... n 33, mo, no formal dx Phoebe, 11 wks hyperlexia? > Are there any *concrete* guidelines about what a kid is supposed to know > when re: hyperlexia? > > Gabe will be 2 on May 17th. He is reciting the numbers 1-10 and can > identify some of them written down. He has the idea of counting but > invariably skips 4, 6, and 8. He does not say the alphabet independantly > but will fill in the blank with quite a few letters (he's always jumping in > and surprising us) and identifies some of them written down also. If he > can't identify a number it is 2; if he can't identify a letter it is P; and > yes he knows the difference. > > I have NO IDEA what " normal " is here. > > Any help?? > > Thanks. > > -Sara. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2003 Report Share Posted May 1, 2003 Can't help much Sara, but both of mine were about where Gabe is now and much further by 2 1/2 and I don't look at them as having been hyperlexic....but then again, what do I know about it? I never heard the word until I was on this list! Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2003 Report Share Posted May 1, 2003 Re: hyperlexia? > At under two years of age I think the ability to " name " every single letter > and number is less important than the " fascination " with the symbols. > Remember speech and language problems are also an indicator of hyperlexia. > Oops. If this is true, was definitely hyperlexic....watching Wheel of Fortune from infancy on, playing with alphabet letters constantly as a tiny guy....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2003 Report Share Posted May 2, 2003 but...Yesterday he got to " thomasthetankengine.com " by himself > (I think he picked it out of the history) and Matt said, " I don't understand > it. He can read but why can't he TALK? Talk, dammit! Talk! " > piped up, " Talk! " > > Well, yesterday Putter came home from school and something was missing from one of his Playmobil displays and I could NOT understand a word he said about it. He and I were getting so frustrated. So, finally, duh, I say, " Write it, " and slowly and carefully he wrote, " Submarine. " Makes such a difference when you know what you are looking for. And later when he had another similar crisis, " Where's boy? " was what I heard, I got him the paper again, and sure enough, " buoy, " appeared. No wonder he wouldn't take all those Playmobil children I kept foisting on him, thinking it was a particular boy. Talking is HARD! Reading is EASY! Salli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2003 Report Share Posted May 2, 2003 > again, and sure enough, " buoy, " appeared. No wonder he wouldn't take all > those Playmobil children I kept foisting on him, thinking it was a ROFL! Clever Salli. I wonder how long it will be before Putter carries a notebook in his back pocket? (When he has clothes on, that is!) Alas, cannot yet write. After a YEAR of trying to get him to copy a +, he is finally doing that, and moving on to squares. Yay! We are working on using plastic alphabet letters though, and his new ST wants to give PECS another go. I found a wonderful game...will make that a seperate post. > particular boy. Talking is HARD! Reading is EASY! Oh how I know it! -Sara. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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