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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 291681" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I would strongly advise you get Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) in some form put high on the list of things to be considered. Having other familymembers with it is a red flag.</p><p></p><p>Every person is different, including every autistic person. I have several and they are each very different to one another. The "very smart but failnig all classes" also fits. Oh boy, does it fit! And the oppositional behaviour, the anxiety, the tantrums... what you describe with the early reading - that sounds like hyperlexia. As far asIcandetermine (and there is still some disupte about tis) it seems to be a subset of high-functioning autism possibly overlapping into Asperger's and maybe even normality (on the edge). Hyperlexia tends to be early reading but without the associated level of comprehension. They may learn the conrete stuff but will often be able to read at a level greater than they can fully comprehend.</p><p></p><p>For example - difficult child 3 could pick up a book and read aloud, while he was still mostly non-verbal. He could recognise words and had by this stageworked out most of the basic rules of pronounciation, but often didn't know what the words meant. He still will use a new word as if he has learned it from reading, not from hearing it.</p><p>To boost his comprehension we worked backwards - we would write out a word to show him how to pronounce it and also draw a picture to show him what it meant.</p><p></p><p>Your son sounds a great deal like my difficult child 3.</p><p></p><p>I hope you can get osme answers for him, once you understandwhat is going on for him you may find a drastic improvement.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 291681, member: 1991"] I would strongly advise you get Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) in some form put high on the list of things to be considered. Having other familymembers with it is a red flag. Every person is different, including every autistic person. I have several and they are each very different to one another. The "very smart but failnig all classes" also fits. Oh boy, does it fit! And the oppositional behaviour, the anxiety, the tantrums... what you describe with the early reading - that sounds like hyperlexia. As far asIcandetermine (and there is still some disupte about tis) it seems to be a subset of high-functioning autism possibly overlapping into Asperger's and maybe even normality (on the edge). Hyperlexia tends to be early reading but without the associated level of comprehension. They may learn the conrete stuff but will often be able to read at a level greater than they can fully comprehend. For example - difficult child 3 could pick up a book and read aloud, while he was still mostly non-verbal. He could recognise words and had by this stageworked out most of the basic rules of pronounciation, but often didn't know what the words meant. He still will use a new word as if he has learned it from reading, not from hearing it. To boost his comprehension we worked backwards - we would write out a word to show him how to pronounce it and also draw a picture to show him what it meant. Your son sounds a great deal like my difficult child 3. I hope you can get osme answers for him, once you understandwhat is going on for him you may find a drastic improvement. Marg [/QUOTE]
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