My son of five appears to have hyperlexia (but no functional language!) and I'm not sure if that's a splinter skill or if he actually just hyperlexic. He recently made the computer his new best friend and spends long periods of time typing words, some he understands and others he seems to retain as info.
He spells words and types the letters of the alphabet forwards and backwards and at the moment can spell and read well over a hundred words. He appears to like rather long word (for his age) between 6 to 10 letters long and is completely self motivated.
How can I stretch this talent and get him to read without pressuring him? Also an advise on experience with hyperlexia would be great. Thanks :)
