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📣 throwaway200913

Any advice for raising a hyperlexic kid on the autism spectrum?


I have a 3-yr old son who has issues with social interaction, ability to answer questions (and pronoun reversal, name recognition, repetitive actions) etc. He started to read words before 3 and reads sentences now, is good with basic math etc; but I'm not sure to what extent he understands what he reads.

We had consulted a therapist early on (before 18 months), and identified some issues. They mostly went away after focused effort. Does anyone here on HN have advice which could help him (especially on what we could do as parents), and also what to expect as he grows older?

  👤 throwthrow1234 Accepted Answer ✓
Sounds like me :)

It's great to already have a caring parent, so double down on focused efforts.

Get the Asperkids' books, and just be there for him.

I still have issues with following orders, but tbh doing fine.