just found out hyperlexia is a thing

I didnt know that, Ive always kinda been a big reader. I started reading paragraphs at age two, so I thought everybody was able to read longer things at a younger age.   2 reply

Idk but I can't read until I was 8 years old :')   1 reply

Aawweh mAN imagine graduating from school sooner, school is really wasting half of my life (T＿T) i sometimes wish i had those disorders that make you a genius or something like that   1 reply

Hyperlexia is usually a "splinter skill" (unique skill w/o much practical application) that you often see in those with Autism. It's not always associated with Autism, but that's what it's commonly linked with. I see this in the kid I tutor. He has Autism and reads like WHOA fast and high level, but struggles to write and do other types of communic......   reply

Is it hyperlexia if i taught myself to read and do read big book   reply

i read adult in elementary but i couldnt even read in kindergarten lmao wtf we were still learning the alphabet. The price is that I'm now behind in literature and cannot comprehend, read, or write anything anymore :')   reply

discovered this a bit early cause my elementary school didnt accept me at first for being underage (i was 5 enrolling for 1st grade) until they found out i could read 2 languages   reply