Editing Hyperlexia (section)

==Development==
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Although hyperlexic children usually learn to read in a non-communicative way, several studies have shown that they can acquire reading comprehension and communicative language after the onset of hyperlexia.<ref name=":0" /> They follow a different developmental trajectory relative to neurotypical individuals, with milestones being acquired in a different order. Despite hyperlexic children's precocious reading ability, they may struggle to [[communicate]]. Often, hyperlexic children will have a precocious ability to read but will learn to speak only by [[rote learning|rote]] and heavy repetition, and may also have difficulty learning the [[rules of language]] from examples or from [[trial and error]], which may result in social problems. Their language may develop using [[echolalia]], often repeating words and sentences. Often, the child has a large [[vocabulary]] and can identify many objects and pictures, but cannot put their language skills to good use. Spontaneous language is lacking and their [[Pragmatics|pragmatic speech]] is [[Language delay|delayed]]. Hyperlexic children often struggle with [[Five Ws|Who? What? Where? Why? and How? questions]]. Between the ages of four and five years old, many children make great strides in communicating.

The [[social skills]] of a child with hyperlexia often lag tremendously. Hyperlexic children often have far less interest in playing with other children than do their peers.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}