Hyperlexia: precocious word recognition in developmentally delayed children.
Seven children who had unusually precocious word-recognition skills and otherwise had multiple significant developmental deviations were identified. Past findings are reviewed along with psychometric results and clinical observations of the seven hyperlexic children. Implications concerning the syndrome of hyperlexia and how this behavioral pattern may disrupt the acquisition of appropriate modalities of communication are discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003142:Communication; D004410:Dyslexia / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology*; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D011932:Reading; D014796:Visual Perception