This is Reverend Rye Speaking.

[Rev. Rye]

Hyperlexia huh? So you are going to be able to read everything written here but it will be difficult to comprehend? Or does the disorder subside as you get older? The wiki page didn't tell me. Your posts so far seem coherent and interesting so...

Welcome to the forums!

I would welcome you even if your posts weren't interesting.
Rhizo

Let me see if I can break it down for you. From the American Hyperlexia Association, the official symptoms list. [No, I can't post a link yet, because I haven't posted enough, but it should be #1 if you search Google.]

Hyperlexia is a syndrome observed in children who have the following characteristics:

* A precocious ability to read words, far above what would be expected at their chronological age or an intense fascination with letters or numbers. [I learned to read at eighteen months.]
* Significant difficulty in understanding verbal language. [This is still a problem with me to the extent that some people who have met me in the flesh world have assumed that I'm partially deaf.]
* Abnormal social skills, difficulty in socializing and interacting appropriately with people [Yes, although in my case, it's not so much difficulty anymore as a lack of desire.]

In addition, some children who are hyperlexic may exhibit the following characteristics:

* Learn expressive language in a peculiar way, echo ro memorize the sentence structure without understanding the meaning (echolalia), reverse pronouns [For the longest time, I could only speak in sentences I had read, like "Bert is Very Tired."]
* Rarely initiates conversations [I rarely start my own threads, although I will be transporting some of the threads I have started on CVA to here.]
* Auditory, olfactory and / or tactile sensitivity [I cannot wear sweats, and cannot have anything but a short-sleeved t-shirt over my bare chest (another shirt is fine), and must wear socks when feet are not in water.]
* strong auditory and visual memory [This often tends to be one of my bizarre quirks, especially when I compare things I've seen with movies I've seen or books I've read, but it's rare that many people will understand me]
* Listen selectively, appear to be deaf [Sometimes, I can hear a lot of what is going on around me, but often I cannot hear anything around me.]

Does this explain it?