Comments on: Autism and hyperlexia, part 1: Anaphoric cuing? http://readerswithautism.com/2009/09/autism-and-hyperlexia-part-1-anaphoric-cuing/ Help for struggling readers on the autism spectrum Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:42:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Julie http://readerswithautism.com/2009/09/autism-and-hyperlexia-part-1-anaphoric-cuing/comment-page-1/#comment-2036 Julie Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:44:42 +0000 http://readerswithautism.com/?p=256#comment-2036 Hi, I just found your Web site after an IEP meeting for my child (who has Asperger's). He's five,in kindergarten, reading at a 5th or 6th grade level and comprehending at a mid-2nd grade level. One of the psychologists threw out hyperlexia. I'm a little confused by this term being used for my child, as he is able to discern meaning from text (just not at the same level as he is able to read it). He has been reading since age 3. Any advice? I see a child who is able to read above grade-level but who does need a LOT of help to comprehend large amounts of text. He does have difficulty finding "the main idea." That being said, if multiple choice questions are presented, finding the right answer becomes easier for him. The psychologist said he also is able to scan the text to find the right answer to a question. However, the big picture or "why" questions are lost to him. Is this hyperlexia? Hi, I just found your Web site after an IEP meeting for my child (who has Asperger’s). He’s five,in kindergarten, reading at a 5th or 6th grade level and comprehending at a mid-2nd grade level. One of the psychologists threw out hyperlexia. I’m a little confused by this term being used for my child, as he is able to discern meaning from text (just not at the same level as he is able to read it). He has been reading since age 3. Any advice? I see a child who is able to read above grade-level but who does need a LOT of help to comprehend large amounts of text. He does have difficulty finding “the main idea.” That being said, if multiple choice questions are presented, finding the right answer becomes easier for him. The psychologist said he also is able to scan the text to find the right answer to a question. However, the big picture or “why” questions are lost to him. Is this hyperlexia?

]]> By: Sara Finegan http://readerswithautism.com/2009/09/autism-and-hyperlexia-part-1-anaphoric-cuing/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Sara Finegan Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:27:43 +0000 http://readerswithautism.com/?p=256#comment-20 I will definitely check it out! Sara I will definitely check it out!
Sara

]]> By: Christa Dahlstrom http://readerswithautism.com/2009/09/autism-and-hyperlexia-part-1-anaphoric-cuing/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Christa Dahlstrom Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:19:50 +0000 http://readerswithautism.com/?p=256#comment-19 Thank you for sharing this technique. I have an almost-six year old with hyperlexia. While his comprehension has caught up pretty dramatically with his decoding in the past two years, he still often needs help in understanding details of a story. This analysis of the pronoun gap was very helpful! I write about hyperlexia on my blog, Hyperlexicon. Hope you'll check it out. Christa Thank you for sharing this technique. I have an almost-six year old with hyperlexia. While his comprehension has caught up pretty dramatically with his decoding in the past two years, he still often needs help in understanding details of a story.

This analysis of the pronoun gap was very helpful!

I write about hyperlexia on my blog, Hyperlexicon. Hope you’ll check it out.

Christa

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