Any other type 3 hyperlexics out there?

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I have not been unofficially diagnosed with hyperlexia, but I definitely believe I could be (and officially if it was part of the DSM). Since I am on the spectrum, I would be a type 2. I don't know when I could recite my alphabet, since I was a very delayed talker (followed by a regression that left my once again speechless until around age 5). I do know, however, that I could read novels when I was in grade primary, so even if I couldn't talk, I likely knew the alphabet. I was always an avid reader.

This has been an interesting thread to read. I have a 5 year old that reads -everything- (started sounding out words phonetically by 2 for sure and reading pretty fluently by 3) he really likes reading signs at the supermarket.. "Lunchmeat!" "Pie Filling!" heh..
I just found out about hyperlexia and am thinking this may describe my son. He has been diagnosed with expressive language disorder... specifically issues with W questions. He doesn't really carry on much of a conversation and is horrible with complex directions. We've had him evaluated, although not extensively, for autism or aspergers.. but no definitive answers
I brought up hyperlexia with his speech therapist at school.. she wasn't aware that he can read... and his teacher, who didn't know what hyperlexia was... (His teacher knows he can read because he has read random things around her, but when she's given him a passage (along with an illustration,) he just won't read it.
He brought a favorite book today, so we'll see how that goes.
As far as comprehension goes, i think he seems to comprehend stories that kids his age should understand, but i don't believe his comprehension matches with what he can read.
One website mentioned one of the "types" (more connected with aspergers) including problems with "visual-spatial learning disorder" i'm having a hard time understanding this.

I, too, have a son (just turned 5) who seems to exhibit traits of hyperlexia... although not diagnosed with aspergers or hyperlexia. We have been tested through the school district as well as a private speech-language clinic -- and both said he tested "borderline" but not low enough for any sort of therapy. Our pediatrician also noticed our son's interesting language usage and suggested we have him tested by a pediatric neurologist -- and her diagnosis was that he's simply a little "behind" in the area of expressive language. So we have gotten nowhere with getting any sort of help. His preschool teacher, however, notices something unusual -- as I do.

He taught himself the alphabet a month after he turned 2 and is pretty much teaching himself to read right now. (He has an older sibling who is learning to read.) In his language usage, he very frequently quotes lines from movies, books, or learning toys -- inserting the lines into everyday situations. For example, a video with a squirrel complaining, "I need a bath" -- my son, when frustrated, will say, "I need a bath." I would estimate more than 50% of what he says is a line from a book, movie, or learning toy. He has an excellent memory and can learn a song in about 2-3 listens. He also struggles with "W" questions, and refers to everyone as "him" regardless of gender.

Because he is SO affectionate and charming (pretty much everyone he meets adores him!), most people don't see anything "wrong" -- at this age, anyway. He loves hugs and playing with his siblings, and he often approaches children/people we don't know and says "Hi, what's your name?" with a big smile. However, anything he says after that is not understandable. So I am uncertain about a connection between hyperlexia (or even IF he's truly hyperlexic!) and Aspergers.

I accept him and love him as he is -- he is such a blessing in our lives! I just want to be able to help him any way I can...

yes --- and probably type 2

also have a bit of auditory processing disorder.... hearing fine, but not hearing words etc...

from a brief bit of googling I suspect I'm a type 2 Hyperlexic. I was reading at age 4 or so, LOVED encyclopedias by 5 or 6, unabridged renaissance literature at age 10. I was speaking complex full sentences by age 2 with adult inflection and so on though, so I'm not sure what to do with that. I have hypergraphia in spades. (I've wondered if I have Geschwind Syndrome.) My journals are well over 10000 typed pages long and I've fairly often had people say that my writing has moved them deeply or found that people have kept printouts or files of my schoolwork and distributed them to friends/colleagues because they liked it so much. (had a secretary at one college I attended tell me months after I arrived that my admissions essay, which she had no official reason to even read and which had been sent to someone else over 6 months ago, had moved her to tears.)

of course, I can't make casual conversation worth a damn.

1207bird, if you haven't already, i highly suggest finding a copy of _Reading Too Soon_ .. I bought mine on Amazon for about $25 (the people that originally sold it don't appear to now) .. lots of activities to find and strengthen weaknesses... suggestions etc.

I suspect I would be classified as type 2, as far as I can discern, the only differentiation between type 2 and 3 is being autistic or not. That seems a peculiar method to classify this condition, as it doesn't directly relate to the condition itself, but to other potential conditions. Off topic... anyway...

I had a massive vocabulary very early; my reading level was always miles ahead of my age bracket's norm. Presently, my comprehension is far greater than my expression, I'm unsure if that is related. I have not come across a word that I had to look up in many years, while I cannot say for certain; it is possible I just know them all by now (English). My skill with foreign languages is growing still too, somehow, through very limited exposure; I've come to be able to read on a basic level in numerous languages.

This is the aspect of it I find fascinating. I have taken instruction in French, Spanish, and Latin. I studied on my own Japanese and German. Nothing major in any of them, the equivalent to a semester class at most. And can break down and read multiple other languages.

Somehow, gaining any level of proficiency in a language increases my level of proficiency in all other languages a small degree too. Fascinating, I find it, personally. I’m off topic again, ha.

So yes, I'm probably type 2. There was difficulty gauging my abilities in school etc etc.

I suppose I would be considered type 2. I learned to read when I was 3 and still possess a great talent for reading and letters in general, but I'm definitely on the spectrum and my social skills were horrendous until I got much older. I've basically learned social skills by rote memorization of scripts and specific rules, the list of which is ever-expanding as I develop my skills further and encounter more new situations.

Have you heard of this guy? Maybe he's even on this site, I don't know. He mentioned type 3 hyperlexia on his tumblr a while back. I talked with him a bit online and he told me he's never been diagnosed with autism, although he has a lot of unusual traits and scientists seem unable to classify him. He's definitely some sort of savant, as you can see from his number skills and art.

http://sav2718.tumblr.com/
http://sav2718.deviantart.com/