A study of hyperlexia

Twelve children with early intense reading and superior word recognition skills coupled with disordered language and cognitive behavior are described. Cognitive, linguistic, and reading measures evidenced a generalized cognitive deficit in forming superordinate schemata which was not specific to vis...

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Published in:Brain and language 1982-09, Vol.17 (1), p.1-23
Main Authors: Healy, Jane M., Aram, Dorothy M., Horwitz, Samuel J., Kessler, Jane W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Auditory Perception
Autistic Disorder - psychology
Child
Child, Preschool
Cognition Disorders - diagnosis
Cognition Disorders - psychology
Dyslexia - genetics
Female
Humans
Language Development Disorders - diagnosis
Language Development Disorders - psychology
Language Disorders - diagnosis
Male
Mental Recall
Motor Skills
Psychological Tests
Reading
Stereotyped Behavior
Verbal Learning
Visual Perception
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Summary:Twelve children with early intense reading and superior word recognition skills coupled with disordered language and cognitive behavior are described. Cognitive, linguistic, and reading measures evidenced a generalized cognitive deficit in forming superordinate schemata which was not specific to visual or auditory modalities. Positive family histories for reading problems were present for 11 of the 12 children, suggesting a relationship between hyperlexia and dyslexia.
ISSN:0093-934X
1090-2155
DOI:10.1016/0093-934X(82)90001-3