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Hyperlexia

Clarissa

I only learnt this word today. It so, so fits me. Learnt to read early - excellent reading and writing skills but find listening and talking really hard

  • in reply to Lotus

    I think you are right. I don't think I'd pass a test about them afterwards Rofl

  • in reply to SpikeyMark

    I disagree - if your reading age was 14 when you were only 10, I believe that does make you hyperlexic.

    I've also been told I'm a good listener, but that's different to being able to learn by listening. People often just want someone to listen to them, but if you forget some of what they said later, it doesn't really matter. Like you said, there is no pressure when listening to someone in a social setting but there is when you're trying to learn something you must retain.

  • It's great to still be learning stuff! Finding out new words. I've learned a lot here.

    I don't think I would qualify as hyperlexic. I did have a reading age of 14 when I was tested around age 10. So on the way, maybe.

    I'm not bad verbally, but still make the same social mistakes. I'm a very good listener, but I think that is one of my masking techniques because it takes the pressure off me and others like to talk about themselves.

  • I could read fluently when I started school at 4 but struggled enormously with speaking until I was about 7. I regard written English as my first language and spoken English as noises that I need to translate into words before understanding. I work as a writer and struggle to access services that insist on using spoken methods of communication instead of written, such as the NHS.

  • I discovered this word a few months ago, when researching the strengths of autistic people.

    I'm also hyperlexic - I read well from an early age, and was always ahead of my peers in reading and spelling. 

    I also find it difficult to learn by listening - I'm a very visual learner - and I read very fast.

  • in reply to Paper

    Wow! Sounds like you are a real hyperlexic - the first one I’ve met I think.

    i love writing and have completed a novel t that some people have enjoyed(not published). In spite of that I hate talking about writing and can’t do creative writing courses where you have to critique each others work. Just can’t find the words. Strange, isn’t it?

  • Me too. I learnt to read and write before school.

    If you meet me in person you might think I'm stupid (or as one university professor put it: "I thought you were retarded"). Most of the time I don't say anything or I'm monosyllabic.

    But I have an endless capacity for the written word and it's my preferred communication method and I read very fast. I can absorb long texts quickly but struggle to listen to someone talking. My social skills lagged behind in childhood and I preferred books.