Hyperlexia in Children – Its causes and symptoms
Do your child love reading? Does he/she read exceptionally well at an early age without age-appropriate speech and language speech? This could be a sign of an autism-like syndrome, called Hyperlexia, especially when the child has delayed speaking abilities. What is Hyperlexia? According to the special educators of Child care Covina, CA, Hyperlexia is the presence of advanced reading skills in very little children. It is unexpected and precocious reading abilities in little children at a very young age. This is actually a learning disability and children with this syndrome also have a significant difficulty understanding and using normal verbal language like other children. They may also encounter difficulties in socializing with others. Types of Hyperlexia: There are three types of Hyperlexia. Hyperlexia 1: This is a rare type of Hyperlexia and is mostly diagnosed when ordinary children can read at a very early age. In such cases, a kindergarten student may develo...