Ï㽶ÊÓƵ News - autism spectrum disorder /channels/news_feeds/all/term/autism%20spectrum%20disorder/rss en Helping children with autism and hyperlexia learn to understand what they read /channels/channels/news/helping-children-autism-and-hyperlexia-learn-understand-what-they-read-333217 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Hyperlexia is a condition where preschool children display an intense early interest in letters in a way that is very advanced for their age. They can decode words accurately, but without understanding their meaning. It is most common among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) – with approximately 6-20% of children with autism demonstrating hyperlexia.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/gettyimages-1270068008.jpg?itok=IAwLaDi-" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">9 </span><span class="month">September </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 09 Sep 2021 14:23:57 +0000 webfull 172933 at /channels