At first, we need to understand what is hyperlexia? Hyperlexia is precocious ability to read words without prior training in learning to read, typically before 5 years of age. Children with hyperlexia ...

Georgetown University Medical Center researchers have published the first ever fMRI study of hyperlexia, a rare condition in which children with some degree of autism display extremely precocious ...

In “The Anti-Romantic Child: A Story of Unexpected Joy,” Priscilla Gilman examines the process of parenting her son Benjamin, who at a young age was diagnosed as hyperlexic, a disorder marked by high ...

One of the special and proud moments for a parent is when their child starts to learn, speak and read. Every parent dreams of a brilliant child but that is not something under our control. Some ...

Hyperlexia first appeared in the literature in a 1967 paper describing young children with reading skills exceeding their language comprehension skills (Silberberg & Silberberg, 1967). The initial ...