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Is there a relationship between aspergers and various dyslexias?

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Dr. Glen Elliott answered

Specializes in Child Psychiatry

No: Dyslexias and other forms of learning disorders are genetically unrelated to asperger's disorder or autism.

Answered 4/13/2016

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Dr. Johanna Fricke answered

Specializes in Pediatrics - Developmental and Behavioral

Hyperlexia: Young children with Asperger syndrome can have "hyperlexia, " teaching themselves to read at very early ages or having reading abilities that seem very advanced. Overdeveloped rote memory & pattern recognition account for this. Deficits in reading comprehension may not become obvious till 3rd grade, but deficits in pragmatic language (conversation) & prosody (intonation) may be noted much earlier.

Answered 2/18/2015

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