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My reading age was off the chart (beyond 16) at the age of 5 thanks to the combination of voice acting and dialogue boxes in '90s games—prior to that, I struggl
by hammyhavoc 2y ago
My reading age was off the chart (beyond 16) at the age of 5 thanks to the combination of voice acting and dialogue boxes in '90s games—prior to that, I struggled. Edutainment value can definitely be a thing. I got some certificate for it and someone outside the school came to validate that it was true as it was so shocking. Was reading "at a university level" and devoured books.
- coldtea 2y agoIt's also a common symptom with high functioning asd, known as "hyperlexia".
- hammyhavoc 2y agoWow! Didn't know that! Guilty as charged in terms of ASD, although it's a recent revelation and went unnoticed versus my ADHD as a child. Would have been great to know that back then, would have made my life much easier going forward! Instead, the "achievement" got celebrated by the school, which is now quite laughable, then really struggled once I got to a school of 2,500 people instead of ~30. Some of these "what happens to 'gifted' children" horror stories of overlooked ASD really resonate.