A precocious ability to rote - read at an early age. Can be a common feature of the learning profile in Asperger's syndrome.
language disorder characterized by early precocious reading and/or intense fascination with letters and numbers. This is accompanied by limited comprehension of what is read, difficulty with verbal language, difficulties with social interaction and other autistic traits.
Ability to read at an early age, but often without linking the words to what they mean.
The precocious ability to read at an early age, coupled with having significant trouble with the spoken word.
The ability to learn to read at advanced levels without instruction. Back to Resources for Parents and Professionals
Dictionary of mental handicap, M Lindsey Mechanical reading skills developed in excess of comprehension and verbal expression skills.
Hyperlexia is a condition in which the main characteristics are an above average ability to read accompanied with a below average ability to understand spoken language. The symptoms are closely related to those of autism and some consider it to be an autism spectrum disorder whereas others contest it to be a completely different condition.