Reading disability - what does aspie have to do with it?

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I don't know how you figure.



YIKES, I STILL remember when they taught reading in the first grade. I was BY FAR the fastest reader in the class. I read words, everyone else tried to read letters. I could always scan fast, and am trying to improve my memory partially so I could read at a much faster rate. I DID speed things up considerably by avoiding any internal talk.



Some here seem to be good at both.



You have THAT right! I have been saying that for almost 38 years!! !! !

Steve

well, there is a "language" gene... forget what it's called... begins with an "F" i think... maybe he's thinking there's a problem with that sort of thing.

maybe there's an epigenetic expression-regulation problem for this gene (since there has been a lack of genetic markers for autism-ie lack of mutated gene(s))

It kind of goes along with Aspies being deficient in one area and being really good at another. I'm good at reading (except for comprehension), but I suck at math and haven't really grasped it well.

Also learning disabilities seem to be common on the spectrum.

Still, how do you(or rather AC) figure it is OLDER or less relevant now?

As for learning problems, I have been hiding that all my life. I don't really have a problem per se, but am perhaps a little slow, etc... I try to basically settle down and think for a while and I end up often learning more and doing better, ESPECIALLY if it can be associated with what I already know. Since so many NTs are revealed as often being far worse over all, I don't know if it could be called an AS learning problem. I always figured that the PDD came into play with things like social problems. The problem I have DOES affect understanding some NT women, and THEN it affects my social life.

Steve

well... just because a new gene evolves (via any one of numerous ways)... doesn't mean the old one necessarily goes away.

and if there is an expression issue... and the gene is not expressed properly or at all... you can result in the phenotype that existed prior to the evolution of that gene.

not sure about "less relevent"?

i'm sure you can't pin this on one gene anyway....

I always read several years above grade level, and English and languages were my best subject areas. I was only fair in math. My difficulties were in the social areas of life. I was also terrible at physical education. I felt like a klutz.

My son hates PE too. He was constantly picked on for being awkward, and his PE teacher would yell at him for not being able to follow instructions.

I told the school that we are done with complaining about problems in PE class with the PE teacher himself. I told them next time he was hurt in PE class, I am bring it to the principal's office.

Thank you for all the replies.

You made me realize perhaps his reading and language development problem aren't necessarily associated with his asperger's. Do you agree that awkwardness in language development is not necessarily an Asperger's trait?

My son still speaks slightly awkwardly. His sentence structures are "funny". He uses a lot more words than necessary to communicate -- for example, he might say: this person who is a student in my class, etc.

In reading, he doesn't always get the "gist" of the writing, which I thought is aspie-related. For example, he read a paragraph on one person offering help to another. After the other person initially refused the help, the original person replied :"I will just help a little then". He thought that literally meant a little help, instead of a polite way of insisting on helping.

When my son was a baby, his language development was delayed too. I thought these were all related to his inability to study social cues.

Based on what I read in this post, seems to be it is not necessarily a trait related to Asperger's to have these kind of language issues. Do you agree?

English was my worst subject and by the time your 12 I guess thats what you mean by reading anyway.

Who knows if there is any neurological mechanism at play that prevents some aspies from doing well in reading. My guess the answer maybe as simple as if you do not enjoy
a subject its very hard to focus on it and learn it. Thats something that a much larger population of people including those with ADHD can understand.

eDad, from what you have said so far, I would say it sounds like your son has a learning disability as well as Aspergers. From what you said with his reading and writing, it sound like dyslexia. It is common for someone with Aspergers to have learning disabilities, like me, I have ADD, dyslexia, and Aspergers. So I would say to look into the getting your son tested for dyslexia because what you described sound like dyslexia. If you have questions on learning diabilities, you can pm me and would be happy to answer them.

Read Hans Aspergers definitions of AS kids! They were PROFICIENT with language. That was its heritage. To say AS requires language deficiencies is like saying a jet aircraft can't have a turbine(Which was THE thing that made the jet engine go).

Steve