Hyperlexic child

I don’t know what to do with her! (Videos in comments) Since 18 months old my daughter could identify all letters in random order, all her phonics and tell you things that begin with that letter. At about 2 she started reading, she can read about 100 random words written down. We get her brand new books and she opens it and can read sentences she’s never read before. Is there some sort of assessment you can get to see if hyperlexic? Is this something that is a sign of Autism? Would be great to speak to someone who knows more about this.

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No advice sorry but clever little girl xxx

Aww that’s amazing , clever little girl 🥰

Hyperlexia is so fascinating! I don’t know anything about it but it blows my mind! What a clever girl 🥰 It can be a sign of autism but I don’t think it’s a certainty that she will be autistic.

“Dyslexia” is very common in this age. You won’t know until she’s older but definitely is a sign 🫶🏼

@courtney I don’t think she has Dyslexia, was wanting to see if anyone has a child who is hyperlexic or know much about it

My daughter isn’t identifying many words yet but she has been able to identify all the letters in the alphabet since about 18 months as well as numbers, and she can tell you things that start with the letters too. She can recognise her name and nicknames when they are written down and possible a couple of other words too but we haven’t focussed much on it. I was also reading at around 2, a lot like your daughter. I can’t signpost you to any resources but I can tell you about my experience if you’d be interested.

Woah that’s amazing. She can enjoy books like that at her age.

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