Many autistic children show an intense interest in letters and numbers, which may play a distinct role in their language development. Researchers found that 37% of autistic children had a strong interest in letters, in contrast to just 3% of non-autistic peers.
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BioMed Central
Enhanced interest in letters and numbers in autistic children - Molecular Autism
Background An intense and precocious interest in written material, together with a discrepancy between decoding and reading comprehension skills are defining criteria for hyperlexia, which is found in up to 20% of autistic individuals. It may represent the…
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