Hyperlexia is relatively rare. Children who are born with it learn to decode words at a very early age. They tend to be intensely interested in letters and how they combine to words. However, they have extremely low comprehension abilities. Read More …
Category: Stories about Dyslexia
My Brother’s Experience
Dyslexia runs in families and mine is no exception. My brother was born with a severe form. When most kids were sounding out words, he was still trying to remember the names of the letters. When most kids are switching Read More …
Dad’s Experience
My Dad was amazing in some areas of his life. He loved to trouble shoot why small electronics didn’t work right and get them working again. This typically meant telephones. He would hunt garage sales to find broken ones, Read More …