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Hyperlexia in autistic adults

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Recently the subject of hyperlexia came up on another thread where I briefly discussed it, but I've since been wondering if it can help mask autism.

Hyperlexia in children is categorized by word reading ability well above what would be expected for their age, and an intense fascination for written material from an early age. It is now thought that there are three types of hyperlexia, and type 2 occurs in children with autism - they often prefer books and magnetic letters over other toys, and frequently remember important numbers like license plates and birth dates.

In adults, hyperlexia includes preferring written communication over verbal conversation, feeling more comfortable writing than speaking, a love of language, patterns & wordplay, and getting lost in a book. Here is a link to a fuller description:

https://www.sagebrushcounseling.com/blog/hyperlexia-in-adults

I'm wondering if an ability to be incredibly articulate in writing helps mask verbal communication problems?

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  • If anything I would say that I was closer to being described as having dysgraphia. I can read text and comprehend the meaning just fine, but as a kid struggled with getting words and ideas down on paper. I hated reading fiction as a youth but grew to love reading as an adult, but would still struggle to write a story if asked here and now in my 60s. Fortunately for me I started in the work place, just as word processors were becoming available on the market.

    If any thing mathematics was my thing and probably still is. I could do complex calculus in my head when fellow student were struggling to do it on paper and consulting text books.

  • in reply to DazeAndConfused

    They say everyone has a book in them and it maybe true, but I don't think they're all fiction, you'd think with the amount of stories I read, I'd be able to write one, but I can't, but I could write a non fiction history book or a cook book. 

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