Hyperlexia in spanish-speaking children: report of 2 cases from Colombia, South America

Hyperlexia is a condition rarely reported in Spanish-speaking children, characterized by the ability to recognize written words without formal training. We present two unrelated autistic children with hyperlexia from Colombia (South America) who were followed for 8 years with formal neuropsychologic...

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Universidad del Rosario
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Hyperlexia
Dyslexia
Autism
Speech
Language development
Spanish
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spelling 414551556002020-08-19T14:44:05Z2020-08-19T14:44:05Z2006-11-01Hyperlexia is a condition rarely reported in Spanish-speaking children, characterized by the ability to recognize written words without formal training. We present two unrelated autistic children with hyperlexia from Colombia (South America) who were followed for 8 years with formal neuropsychological evaluations of language, motor skills, visual perception, attention and behavior. Both children taught themselves to read before 5 years of age but showed minimal comprehension; both displayed obsessional reading and difficulties in social skills and attention. Brain CT scans were normal. Hyperlexia has been associated with hyperactivation of the left superior temporal cortex; we conclude that the orthographic route is a probable mechanism for the development of hyperlexia.application/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2006.05.058ISSN: 0022-510XEISSN: 1878-5883https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/27825engElsevier45No. 139Journal of the Neurological SciencesVol. 249Journal of the Neurological Sciences, ISSN: 0022-510X;EISSN: 1878-5883, Vol.249, No.1 (2006); pp. 39-45https://www.jns-journal.com/article/S0022-510X(06)00272-3/fulltextRestringido (Acceso a grupos específicos)http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ecJournal of the Neurological Sciencesinstname:Universidad del Rosarioreponame:Repositorio Institucional EdocURHyperlexiaDyslexiaAutismSpeechLanguage developmentSpanishHyperlexia in spanish-speaking children: report of 2 cases from Colombia, South AmericaHiperlexia en niños hispanohablantes: reporte de 2 casos de Colombia, SudaméricaarticleArtículohttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Talero Gutiérrez, Claudia10336/27825oai:repository.urosario.edu.co:10336/278252022-05-02 07:37:15.387245https://repository.urosario.edu.coRepositorio institucional EdocURedocur@urosario.edu.co
dc.title.spa.fl_str_mv Hyperlexia in spanish-speaking children: report of 2 cases from Colombia, South America
dc.title.TranslatedTitle.spa.fl_str_mv Hiperlexia en niños hispanohablantes: reporte de 2 casos de Colombia, Sudamérica
title Hyperlexia in spanish-speaking children: report of 2 cases from Colombia, South America
spellingShingle Hyperlexia in spanish-speaking children: report of 2 cases from Colombia, South America
Hyperlexia
Dyslexia
Autism
Speech
Language development
Spanish
title_short Hyperlexia in spanish-speaking children: report of 2 cases from Colombia, South America
title_full Hyperlexia in spanish-speaking children: report of 2 cases from Colombia, South America
title_fullStr Hyperlexia in spanish-speaking children: report of 2 cases from Colombia, South America
title_full_unstemmed Hyperlexia in spanish-speaking children: report of 2 cases from Colombia, South America
title_sort Hyperlexia in spanish-speaking children: report of 2 cases from Colombia, South America
dc.subject.keyword.spa.fl_str_mv Hyperlexia
Dyslexia
Autism
Speech
Language development
Spanish
topic Hyperlexia
Dyslexia
Autism
Speech
Language development
Spanish
description Hyperlexia is a condition rarely reported in Spanish-speaking children, characterized by the ability to recognize written words without formal training. We present two unrelated autistic children with hyperlexia from Colombia (South America) who were followed for 8 years with formal neuropsychological evaluations of language, motor skills, visual perception, attention and behavior. Both children taught themselves to read before 5 years of age but showed minimal comprehension; both displayed obsessional reading and difficulties in social skills and attention. Brain CT scans were normal. Hyperlexia has been associated with hyperactivation of the left superior temporal cortex; we conclude that the orthographic route is a probable mechanism for the development of hyperlexia.
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