Anonymous
Post 12/15/2023 22:45     Subject: 17-month-old recognizes all letters and sounds of most
Welcome to Holland.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2023 22:42     Subject: Re:17-month-old recognizes all letters and sounds of most
My son is like this. He learned all of his letters and letter sounds around 18 months, it was the cutest thing to watch him point out the letters in his alphabet soup. At 7 he is reading on grade level but struggles with reading fluency, possibly related to ADHD. He's bright, but not a reading phenom.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2023 22:37     Subject: Re:17-month-old recognizes all letters and sounds of most
Anonymous wrote:Not this again. No op there billions of people and your kid at 17 month is the only person in the history of the world to do this! but her math skills need to be improved though. You didn't mention math or if she still poops in her pants.


It takes you a lot of effort to not be a c****, huh?
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2023 21:08     Subject: Re:17-month-old recognizes all letters and sounds of most
That was my son at 17 months. He “read” letters in the pediatricians office. Doctor at least pretended to be amazed.

Son just got home from college for Christmas break. We were just discussing his As in politics classes that he loves, and his C in calculus that he hated. So there you go.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2023 20:44     Subject: 17-month-old recognizes all letters and sounds of most
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I just wrote a longer reply then accidentally deleted it. But wanted to say that PP's should distinguish between a precocious reader and hyperlexia. Hyperlexia is atypical development and comes with other challenges (low reading comprehension, language delays, etc.), including very high rates of autism. 17 months is too early to know how things will develop, but if the daycare teachers are saying it's unusual, OP is right to be paying attention and learning what other developmental signs to look out for. Either way, OP should be impressed and not overly worried. By 2.5 or so it should be clearer if it's hyperlexia or "regular" early reading. https://www.healthline.com/health/hyperlexia#signs


You know you can have Autism be able to read and comprehend what you read, right?


I know I can, but I'm not sure you can.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2023 20:04     Subject: 17-month-old recognizes all letters and sounds of most
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My DS was like this but he was not an early reader (unless he was hiding it from us). He read his first Harry Potter book on his own in either 1st or 2nd grader which doesn't seem super early to me but I don't know for sure. He is an excellent student though (4th grader now).


Ok what is with all the parents letting their kindergarteners (or lower elementary schoolers) read Harry Potter? I see this all the time and it’s such a weird brag. The subject matter isn’t appropriate for little kids. And more importantly, the themes and mythology etc will be way over their head so they won’t get to enjoy the series to the fullest the way they would if they waited until they were 11+ to read the books. I just do not understand, when there is so much literature for young readers available, why so many parents let little kids do this. Baffling.


Because they want to.

You’ll have to accept it that high IQ, (sometimes autistic), kids are interested in things way beyond what’s normal for their age. My kid read HP in K too, and was reading books for grown ups at 7. It’s not normal. It doesn’t mean they understand everything. But it’s what they WANT, and I would never forbid any books to a child. When you have a kid like that, who knows they’re different and often don’t have many friends, you are happy to see them happy and constructively employed!


Anonymous
Post 12/15/2023 19:59     Subject: 17-month-old recognizes all letters and sounds of most
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I just wrote a longer reply then accidentally deleted it. But wanted to say that PP's should distinguish between a precocious reader and hyperlexia. Hyperlexia is atypical development and comes with other challenges (low reading comprehension, language delays, etc.), including very high rates of autism. 17 months is too early to know how things will develop, but if the daycare teachers are saying it's unusual, OP is right to be paying attention and learning what other developmental signs to look out for. Either way, OP should be impressed and not overly worried. By 2.5 or so it should be clearer if it's hyperlexia or "regular" early reading. https://www.healthline.com/health/hyperlexia#signs


You know you can have Autism be able to read and comprehend what you read, right?


Not all kids with autism are hyperlexic (6-14%), but most hyperlexic kids have autism (84%). Hyplerlexia with autism has low reading comprehension and those children need additional intervention supports to develop comprehension. Happy to share more links if you’d like to learn more.

https://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/news/helping-children-autism-and-hyperlexia-learn-understand-what-they-read-333217


Thanks ..but one is plenty
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2023 19:58     Subject: 17-month-old recognizes all letters and sounds of most
My college freshman with high-functioning autism was hyperlexic as a toddler and an early devourer of books. I would dump out a box of magnetic letters on the floor, and at 2 he could identify each letter as is: backwards, upside down, capital, minuscule, partly hidden by another letter. He also recognized every car brand based on their logo as they drove past, or sorted by size and color all the physical therapist’s sensory balls. He needed PT, OT and speech therapy, plus services and accommodations in school, however. He is twice exceptional (gifted and learning disabled).

Observe your kid closely, but celebrate this achievement!
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2023 19:45     Subject: 17-month-old recognizes all letters and sounds of most
Anonymous wrote:My DS was like this but he was not an early reader (unless he was hiding it from us). He read his first Harry Potter book on his own in either 1st or 2nd grader which doesn't seem super early to me but I don't know for sure. He is an excellent student though (4th grader now).


Ok what is with all the parents letting their kindergarteners (or lower elementary schoolers) read Harry Potter? I see this all the time and it’s such a weird brag. The subject matter isn’t appropriate for little kids. And more importantly, the themes and mythology etc will be way over their head so they won’t get to enjoy the series to the fullest the way they would if they waited until they were 11+ to read the books. I just do not understand, when there is so much literature for young readers available, why so many parents let little kids do this. Baffling.
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2023 18:34     Subject: 17-month-old recognizes all letters and sounds of most
My DS was like this but he was not an early reader (unless he was hiding it from us). He read his first Harry Potter book on his own in either 1st or 2nd grader which doesn't seem super early to me but I don't know for sure. He is an excellent student though (4th grader now).
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2023 17:46     Subject: 17-month-old recognizes all letters and sounds of most
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I just wrote a longer reply then accidentally deleted it. But wanted to say that PP's should distinguish between a precocious reader and hyperlexia. Hyperlexia is atypical development and comes with other challenges (low reading comprehension, language delays, etc.), including very high rates of autism. 17 months is too early to know how things will develop, but if the daycare teachers are saying it's unusual, OP is right to be paying attention and learning what other developmental signs to look out for. Either way, OP should be impressed and not overly worried. By 2.5 or so it should be clearer if it's hyperlexia or "regular" early reading. https://www.healthline.com/health/hyperlexia#signs


You know you can have Autism be able to read and comprehend what you read, right?


Not all kids with autism are hyperlexic (6-14%), but most hyperlexic kids have autism (84%). Hyplerlexia with autism has low reading comprehension and those children need additional intervention supports to develop comprehension. Happy to share more links if you’d like to learn more.

https://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/news/helping-children-autism-and-hyperlexia-learn-understand-what-they-read-333217
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2023 11:54     Subject: Re:17-month-old recognizes all letters and sounds of most
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My son learned the alphabet and sounds really early on and my daughter’s speech therapist said it was a bad thing and suggested autism (which I do think he has). He’s 6 now and still crazy smart though.


I’ve heard hyperlexia is linked to ASD. Given our family history I wouldn’t be shocked.

Yep - I was going to say this is my youngest. She taught herself to read at 18 months and now in elementary can read everything but speaks at an 18 month old level. It is challenging and therapy doesn’t seem to be helping, so I’d really stay on top of other asd signs. They are so reluctant to diagnose toddler girls
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2023 11:51     Subject: 17-month-old recognizes all letters and sounds of most
Anonymous wrote:I just wrote a longer reply then accidentally deleted it. But wanted to say that PP's should distinguish between a precocious reader and hyperlexia. Hyperlexia is atypical development and comes with other challenges (low reading comprehension, language delays, etc.), including very high rates of autism. 17 months is too early to know how things will develop, but if the daycare teachers are saying it's unusual, OP is right to be paying attention and learning what other developmental signs to look out for. Either way, OP should be impressed and not overly worried. By 2.5 or so it should be clearer if it's hyperlexia or "regular" early reading. https://www.healthline.com/health/hyperlexia#signs


You know you can have Autism be able to read and comprehend what you read, right?
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2023 11:50     Subject: 17-month-old recognizes all letters and sounds of most
Anonymous wrote:The “your kid isn’t special” comments are so old. Yes, some kids are advanced. OP is neither bragging nor making a federal case out of it, she’s just asking a question.


sorry but she is bragging. This is op's third kid!
Anonymous
Post 12/15/2023 11:48     Subject: Re:17-month-old recognizes all letters and sounds of most
Not this again. No op there billions of people and your kid at 17 month is the only person in the history of the world to do this! but her math skills need to be improved though. You didn't mention math or if she still poops in her pants.