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Hyperlexia: Autism with a Twist? - Blog Entry

02 Mar 2009 11:25 AM

I have a 10 year old son that has Hyperlexia. He was diagnosed with this syndrome when he was 5. I was told that when he was diagnosed that this is a form of Autism. He went threw a full day of testing at a major hospital here is Iowa and was diagnosed. He had a severe fascination with numbers since he was 1 and he knew his alphabet and could count to 200 and knew all his shapes including an octogon before he was 2. His spelling ablility is outstanding. He is in 5th grade and spelling at a 11th grade level or higher. He struggles with other areas. He is so amazing.