Re: hyperlexia?

[Guest guest]

Yes, good point. He also has the language delays and some sensory things.

His vocabulary is advanced but he cannot use the words appropriately and his

pronunciation is very poor. (Though not as poor as 's.) i.e. he

will repeat pretty much anything you try to teach him, or pick up the sign

for it very quickly, but he can't pull the word out when he needs it ( " Gabe,

what's that? " " Whassat? " " What is that? " " Wha issit? " " It's a truck! "

" Cuck! Yeah! Cuck! " ) and doesn't use them to communicate needs or wants.

Socially I really don't know. He seems very engaged and responsive, but

really only has parallel play with other kids. I'm not sure if he's

supposed to be beyond that yet or not.

I asked his ST yesterday and she wondered if he is picking it up early

because of 's obsession. *sigh* She did point out that he is not

unduly obsessed with letters and numbers, and this is true.

But I still do not think he should be lining the dishes up and counting

them.

Thanks everybody!

-Sara.

> 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

[Guest guest]

> Socially I really don't know. He seems very engaged and responsive, but

> really only has parallel play with other kids. I'm not sure if he's

> supposed to be beyond that yet or not.

>

> I asked his ST yesterday and she wondered if he is picking it up early

> because of 's obsession.

He is not quite two, right? Parallel play is pretty normal until around

three, even three and a half. And none of my kids had as much speech as

Gabe seems to have already, not Sophie and not .

Salli

[Guest guest]

> > Socially I really don't know. He seems very engaged and responsive, but

> > really only has parallel play with other kids. I'm not sure if he's

> > supposed to be beyond that yet or not.

> He is not quite two, right? Parallel play is pretty normal until around

Right. He'll be 2 on the 17th. Happy birthday!

> three, even three and a half. And none of my kids had as much speech as

> Gabe seems to have already, not Sophie and not .

Oh, that is good to hear about the play. I haven't looked it up or anything

yet. I am not terribly worried about the speech, as he clearly understands

the purpose of language and has the desire to communicate; he just isn't

able to access the words when he wants them yet. But he will undoubtedly

get there, especially with the ST - she is a very good match for him and we

like her a lot. And he picks up signs just like it is supposed to work,

using them for a bit and then adding the word soon afterwards. We will have

to make a point of signing with the new baby from early on.

still has no real understanding of the purpose of language, though

he is quite good at communicating what he wants, heh heh. But it is still

all hand-leading and the tried and true " guess-and-whine " method. His

echolalia is increasing lately and I am hopeful he'll take another step

forward soon, 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 anyway. I could ramble on for pages, but I have a poopy diaper to

change, and it's either hot in here or I'm, well, 9 months pregnant.

Thanks Salli.

-Sara.

[Guest guest]

Salli,

I think it's fabulous that he can write out what he can't say!! Doesn't

that make you think of Tito? The boy from India who can't speak but can use

written language to communicate very well?

Sue