Comments on: Adults with Hyperlexia http://www.aspieteacher.com/2009/04/yes-we-grew-up-with-hyperlexia/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:05:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jane Louise http://www.aspieteacher.com/2009/04/yes-we-grew-up-with-hyperlexia/#comment-897 Jane Louise Wed, 09 Jun 2010 11:16:31 +0000 http://www.aspieteacher.com/?p=955#comment-897 I've got hyperlexia, I've been tested. I read fluently at 2 and had reading age of 15 off the scale. Ihave photographic memory for numbers letters, lists. hence I have good spelling but bad organisation abilities I have auditory processing problems,,and social phobia, can't answer the door or the phone. I have excellent research skills Unfortunately now though I have the addition of symtpoms of fluoride poisoing from ssri drugs seroxat,which I overdosed on, which has made auditory processsing worse and given me CFS/ME I’ve got hyperlexia, I’ve been tested. I read fluently at 2 and had reading age of 15 off the scale.

Ihave photographic memory for numbers letters, lists. hence I have good spelling but bad organisation abilities

I have auditory processing problems,,and social phobia, can’t answer the door or the phone.

I have excellent research skills

Unfortunately now though I have the addition of symtpoms of fluoride poisoing from ssri drugs seroxat,which I overdosed on, which has made auditory processsing worse and given me CFS/ME

]]> By: Bleu http://www.aspieteacher.com/2009/04/yes-we-grew-up-with-hyperlexia/#comment-852 Bleu Thu, 27 May 2010 14:41:44 +0000 http://www.aspieteacher.com/?p=955#comment-852 I have always known how to read- although I didn't know my alphabet when I started school. Many of the comments on here hit home with me- the phone phobia, being called weird, and picky about fonts. It is nice to know I am not so different after all. I have always known how to read- although I didn’t know my alphabet when I started school. Many of the comments on here hit home with me- the phone phobia, being called weird, and picky about fonts. It is nice to know I am not so different after all.

]]> By: cHaNteLLe http://www.aspieteacher.com/2009/04/yes-we-grew-up-with-hyperlexia/#comment-762 cHaNteLLe Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:42:17 +0000 http://www.aspieteacher.com/?p=955#comment-762 SCOTT, I just had to deal with it. People always thought I was a weird kid and they still think so as an adult. I'm a very quiet person around people I don't know well. When I was younger it was considered being, "shy." I also have/had trouble with people not taking me seriously. I don't know if anyone else on this page does or not, but I always have. I'm telling people things exactly the way they are, and I'm guessing, that they think I'm talking just to hear myself. Oooh, that bugs me to no end! Just because I don't speak much, doesn't mean that whenever I do I don't know what I'm saying or talking about...when I say something, it's because I know it as fact. I'm not just taking guesses. Anyway Scott, I just had to keep on keepin' on...lol! Sorry if I didnt answer your question to your satisfaction...I really don't know how to answer it. I just lived my life...it was hard, but not impossible... SCOTT,
I just had to deal with it. People always thought I was a weird kid and they still think so as an adult. I’m a very quiet person around people I don’t know well. When I was younger it was considered being, “shy.”
I also have/had trouble with people not taking me seriously. I don’t know if anyone else on this page does or not, but I always have. I’m telling people things exactly the way they are, and I’m guessing, that they think I’m talking just to hear myself. Oooh, that bugs me to no end! Just because I don’t speak much, doesn’t mean that whenever I do I don’t know what I’m saying or talking about…when I say something, it’s because I know it as fact. I’m not just taking guesses.
Anyway Scott, I just had to keep on keepin’ on…lol!
Sorry if I didnt answer your question to your satisfaction…I really don’t know how to answer it. I just lived my life…it was hard, but not impossible…

]]> By: meep http://www.aspieteacher.com/2009/04/yes-we-grew-up-with-hyperlexia/#comment-761 meep Tue, 06 Apr 2010 12:26:18 +0000 http://www.aspieteacher.com/?p=955#comment-761 Yep I think I have hyperlexia too and pretty much everything you and codeman38 have in common applies to me. I have a BA in linguistics and ancient languages, and an MA in linguistics (forensic linguistics and classical philology) too. I was a state spelling bee champion. I have auditory processing difficulties and visual processing difficulties. The only thing is I don't pay much attention to fonts on the computer but I did spend a lot of type developing different styles of cursive writing and writing out words I found pretty when I was a kid. But I didn't have access to computers till high school even though everyone else my age did because my parents are a bit technophobic. I also love license plates and cubed numbers. Yep I think I have hyperlexia too and pretty much everything you and codeman38 have in common applies to me. I have a BA in linguistics and ancient languages, and an MA in linguistics (forensic linguistics and classical philology) too. I was a state spelling bee champion. I have auditory processing difficulties and visual processing difficulties. The only thing is I don’t pay much attention to fonts on the computer but I did spend a lot of type developing different styles of cursive writing and writing out words I found pretty when I was a kid. But I didn’t have access to computers till high school even though everyone else my age did because my parents are a bit technophobic. I also love license plates and cubed numbers.

]]> By: Dani http://www.aspieteacher.com/2009/04/yes-we-grew-up-with-hyperlexia/#comment-671 Dani Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:28:40 +0000 http://www.aspieteacher.com/?p=955#comment-671 Oh yeah the address is pilence@hotmail.com Oh yeah the address is pilence@hotmail.com

]]> By: Dani http://www.aspieteacher.com/2009/04/yes-we-grew-up-with-hyperlexia/#comment-670 Dani Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:26:52 +0000 http://www.aspieteacher.com/?p=955#comment-670 Susan feel free to call, we can talk more. Here is an email address you can contact me at. We can exchange numbers than ;) Dani Susan feel free to call, we can talk more. Here is an email address you can contact me at. We can exchange numbers than ;)
Dani

]]> By: Susan http://www.aspieteacher.com/2009/04/yes-we-grew-up-with-hyperlexia/#comment-669 Susan Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:56:04 +0000 http://www.aspieteacher.com/?p=955#comment-669 Dani- My 2.5 year old son was just diagnosed with hyperlexia. I am beyond panicked about many of the same things you are: what will his future look like? How will people treat him in school? Will he be happy? He is obsessed with numbers and letters and loves/needs to name everything. He only speaks in scripts he has memorized- strange to find that my son's inner voice is, well, me. He sometimes seems to be "selectively deaf," only hearing questions he wants to/can answer, and often not looking when I call his name. He is becoming more and more frustrated, and my sweet, beautiful boy is becoming more and more distant and difficult. Are you experiencing any of this? Do you have any other children? My son has a twin sister who is very social and is beginning to notice the differences between them... We are in the midst of getting more evaluations (fancy SLP, medical diagnostic team through early intervention, separate developmental pediatrician) but I am so worried about him at this point I don't know what to do with myself. If his behavior continues to get stranger and more difficult to deal with, I'm not sure how I'll manage. Dani-

My 2.5 year old son was just diagnosed with hyperlexia. I am beyond panicked about many of the same things you are: what will his future look like? How will people treat him in school? Will he be happy? He is obsessed with numbers and letters and loves/needs to name everything. He only speaks in scripts he has memorized- strange to find that my son’s inner voice is, well, me. He sometimes seems to be “selectively deaf,” only hearing questions he wants to/can answer, and often not looking when I call his name. He is becoming more and more frustrated, and my sweet, beautiful boy is becoming more and more distant and difficult. Are you experiencing any of this? Do you have any other children? My son has a twin sister who is very social and is beginning to notice the differences between them… We are in the midst of getting more evaluations (fancy SLP, medical diagnostic team through early intervention, separate developmental pediatrician) but I am so worried about him at this point I don’t know what to do with myself. If his behavior continues to get stranger and more difficult to deal with, I’m not sure how I’ll manage.

]]> By: Ali http://www.aspieteacher.com/2009/04/yes-we-grew-up-with-hyperlexia/#comment-532 Ali Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:45:37 +0000 http://www.aspieteacher.com/?p=955#comment-532 I just go to plain old talk therapy with a LCSW. I don't consider hyperlexia to be a separate, meaningful diagnosis, so we don't address it. We've spent our time working on my identification of emotions, as that's a primary Asperger's defecit for me. I haven't noticed any change in my relationships. I just go to plain old talk therapy with a LCSW. I don’t consider hyperlexia to be a separate, meaningful diagnosis, so we don’t address it. We’ve spent our time working on my identification of emotions, as that’s a primary Asperger’s defecit for me. I haven’t noticed any change in my relationships.

]]> By: Scott http://www.aspieteacher.com/2009/04/yes-we-grew-up-with-hyperlexia/#comment-531 Scott Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:04:09 +0000 http://www.aspieteacher.com/?p=955#comment-531 Chantelle, How did you deal with your problems with Hyperlexia. I would like to know. Scott Chantelle,

How did you deal with your problems with Hyperlexia. I would like to know.

Scott

]]> By: Scott http://www.aspieteacher.com/2009/04/yes-we-grew-up-with-hyperlexia/#comment-530 Scott Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:01:11 +0000 http://www.aspieteacher.com/?p=955#comment-530 Ali, What kind of therapy are you getting? I would like to know. I have no trouble with simple directions, but throughout college and in my computer science career, I was given complex directions orally and that was a huge obstacle for me. Back then, I would write down what they said and ask to repeat it again if I didn't get everything, but I still did not get everything they said becuase I would only get a few things from that conversation... but what I do now that is very helpful is record conversations/directions using a recorder every important conversation and oral instruction. That has done me very well and has changed my life. I would also write scripts to myself in Word or on paper before I talk to an important employer before interviewing on the phone or an imporant relationship matter. I would get my father to proofread or others that are close to make sure that my grammar and wording is correct. This has done me really well too. Let me know what therapy you go to. Also for relationships, are yours getting better from this therapy? Can you see a difference in your social skills? Thanks for your input. Scott Ali,

What kind of therapy are you getting? I would like to know.

I have no trouble with simple directions, but throughout college and in my computer science career, I was given complex directions orally and that was a huge obstacle for me. Back then, I would write down what they said and ask to repeat it again if I didn’t get everything, but I still did not get everything they said becuase I would only get a few things from that conversation… but what I do now that is very helpful is record conversations/directions using a recorder every important conversation and oral instruction. That has done me very well and has changed my life.

I would also write scripts to myself in Word or on paper before I talk to an important employer before interviewing on the phone or an imporant relationship matter. I would get my father to proofread or others that are close to make sure that my grammar and wording is correct. This has done me really well too.

Let me know what therapy you go to. Also for relationships, are yours getting better from this therapy? Can you see a difference in your social skills? Thanks for your input.

Scott

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