Hyperlexia


 * Explanation:**

Hyperlexia is a syndrome observed in children who have the following characteristics:
The child will most likely have difficulty adjusting socially. They will have trouble learning abstract concepts prevalence rate of 6.6% of school-aged children with pervasive developmental disorders.
 * A precocious ability to read words, far above what would be expected at their chronological age or an intense fascination with letters or numbers.
 * Significant difficulty in understanding verbal language
 * Abnormal social skills, difficulty in socializing and interacting appropriately with people
 * Effects on the child at school:**
 * Prevalence of the disorder:**

Treatments may be biomedical, sensory, behavioral, developmental or even arts-based. Depending upon the child, certain treatments will be more successful than others.
 * Treatments:**

AIT (Auditory Integration Training) reduces or eliminates many of the signs and symptoms of Hyperlexia quickly.
AIT uses filtered and modulated frequencies imbedded in pleasant music to help re-train the auditory system and normalize the way the brain processes information. If one can hear and process more accurately, one can understand and speak more accurately and clearly which can help in many related areas such as social skills.

The future of a hyperlexic child depends on developing his / her language expression and comprehension skills. Intensive speech and language therapy and early intervention programs can help achieve this objective. **The child's reading skills should be used as a primary means of developing language.** It is important to teach the child appropriate social skills. Providing opportunities for the child to interact with children whose behavior is more socially appropriate is one way to accomplish this.
 * How can teachers help:**

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