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SilverProteus
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 Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 8:56 pm Post subject: Asperger's and Hyperlexia |
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Some scientists claim that hyperlexia usually occures with autism, since the two share many characteristics. You can click here :What Is Hyperlexia?, for more information.
My mother tells me that I was reading before I was old enough to attend school. I'll have to rely on her memories, because I really can't remember that time of my life all that well, except for a few things here and there. One thing I do remember, however, is that I always preferred books to people. I would much rather immerse myself in the world of kiddie's books than play with other kiddies in the sand pit or on the swings. My parents didn't see any wrong in this, instead they would encourage it by buying me more and more books to satisfy my ever growing need for them, mainly because they were my way of interacting with the world.
That was many years ago. I'm now 21 years old. I still spend a lot of time reading, especially during college classes, which get me some annoyed (I would guess) looks from the professors!
Are there any other hyperlexics out there? 
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luvinmykid
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| Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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| I wasn't hyperlexic, but I did begin reading on my own at about 3 and just flew from there with my vocabulary/reading skills. |
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poopylungstuffing
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| Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 9:09 pm Post subject: |
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I don't know whether I was or not. I was an early reader and a voracious reader at an early age...to the point where that was almost all I ever did...but I don't know if that made me hyperlexic...umm...the link didn't work for my btw..
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2ukenkerl
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| Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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I was certainly hyperlexic by the implied, logical, and apparent historic meaning of the term. I mean some talk of mispronouncing words, and then the site you pointed to said "Significant difficulty in understanding verbal language " What is up with THAT? Those two alone are things any half way intelligent 1st grader could do. I was reading big/advanced words when I was 5, and probably earlier. I understood them, and the concepts behind them. ALSO, I pronounced them right. HECK, I don't even think I heard another say potentiometer, or capacitor, until I was in my teens, but I pronounced it right since like 4! My mother said I never even babbled, etc...
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Spaceplayer
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| Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 9:32 pm Post subject: Hyperlexia and Seuss |
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Hyperlexia was one of the tipoffs for me re Aspergers. My scores on the standardized testings were in the 99 percentile, yet I often read SO fast I have to slow down and reread to get the meaning.
It reminds me of an incident my mom told me off about my first grade teacher, that I was unaware of til some years ago (1980 or so, and nowhere near a diagnosis.) My mom read us Dr. Seuss when we were little, and I brought a book to read to the class as required. The teacher apparently objected to my mom, saying Seuss was too difficult and such for small children, but was astonished when I read it fluently while the other kids struggled with See Spot Run. I was amazed to learn that Mr. Geisel himself had to deal with this objection with his work.
And no less than Ted Nugent has called him a genius. I love Dr. Seuss.
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SilverProteus
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Poopylungstuffing, sorry about the bad link...see if this one works: http://www.hyperlexia.org/
| 2ukenkerl wrote: | I mean some talk of mispronouncing words, and then the site you pointed to said "Significant difficulty in understanding verbal language " What is up with THAT? Those two alone are things any half way intelligent 1st grader could do.
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About the 'significant difficulty in understanding verbal language', I think the first two words where misused and rather unclear. What it actually means is that hyperlexics process visual language better than auditory, or verbal, language. It's the opposite of dyslexia, in which people process verbal language well, but have trouble with the visual, or written form.
I personally find the whole thing to be a bit exaggerated. Though I do learn and memorise better when presented with visual formats and with spatially organized notes, I wouldn't say that comprehending the string of words that people say is difficult, except when it comes to instructions. In this case, if it isn't already written down, then I will need to write it down in order to effectivley carry it through.
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| Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 9:57 pm Post subject: |
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I am, are, was, the topic of this thread. Read this web page, I've never read anything in my life that has so many contradictory assumptions in each single sentence.
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| SilverProteus wrote: | Poopylungstuffing, sorry about the bad link...see if this one works: http://www.hyperlexia.org/
| 2ukenkerl wrote: | I mean some talk of mispronouncing words, and then the site you pointed to said "Significant difficulty in understanding verbal language " What is up with THAT? Those two alone are things any half way intelligent 1st grader could do.
ukenkerl |
About the 'significant difficulty in understanding verbal language', I think the first two words where misused and rather unclear. What it actually means is that hyperlexics process visual language better than auditory, or verbal, language. It's the opposite of dyslexia, in which people process verbal language well, but have trouble with the visual, or written form.
I personally find that the whole thing to be a bit exaggerated. Though I do learn and memorise better when presented with visual formats and with spatially oraganized notes, I wouldn't say that comprehending the string of words what people say is difficult, except when it comes to instructions. In this case, if it isn't already written down, then I will need to write it down in order to effectivley carry it through. |
OK, THAT makes more sense! Frankly, I was always surprised by how well I did when I was younger, etc... Over the years, though, I found I DO read better than hear. This WAS always true with math word problems and some puzzles. It is certainly true with foreign languages. I do a LOT better with foreign languages if I read the text while listening at least to get used to picking out words. I guess that is why people use so few words around babies, etc... It is easier to catch the patterns, and build on it. Adults don't have the time, or speed, so we kind of have to cheat.
So I don't have SIGNIFICANT difficulty. I wouldn't even usually call it difficulty, but I DO sometimes find the written word far easier. I am also sometimes more pedantic in writing.
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