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[quote=Anonymous]Op here. I appreciate all the food for thought. I accept that her reading as well as she does in preK is advanced now but doesn’t necessarily predict later academic ability. She’s our third, so I’ve seen it play out. Same for the spelling. I’ve just not seen anything like this.

While I didn’t think she could possibly meet the criteria for hyperlexia on reading alone, after reading up on hyperlexia, I realize now she 100% does, considering the spelling/writing. She likes reading, and when forced she will read a magic treehouse in one sitting, enjoying it. Someone asked about comprehension. It’s fine for these books. She reads with great expression too. But she loves spelling. She loves finding weird words out in the world.

I also think this is somehow connected to her not being able to hear well. Her speech was so, so bad up until the point she learned how to read. She could never remember any song lyrics. Not even “twinkle twinkle” after hearing it 5,000 times. Then I started printing them off for her. She memorized every song lyric in the K-pop demon hunters film in one day. Closed captioning has also made a huge difference.

Maybe her poor hearing has heightened her visual memory?

She loves school right now and is very happy. A year ago we could not say that, and I was really concerned. So that being said, I don’t think I should be too concerned about autism. I’ve asked her new teachers point blank. I trust they will let me know. 
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