Mandy thought I might be suffering from Hyperlexia. I show all the signs:
- Learn expressive language in a peculiar way, echo or memorize the sentence structure without understanding the meaning (echolalia), reverse pronouns
- Rarely initiates conversations
- An intense need to keep routines, difficulty with transitions, ritualistic behavior
- Auditory, olfactory and/or tactile sensitivity
- Self-stimulatory behavior
- specific, unusual fears
- Normal development until 18-24 months, then regression
- strong auditory and visual memory
- Difficulty answering “Wh–” questions, such as “what,” “where,” “who,” and “why”
- Think in concrete and literal terms, difficulty with abstract concepts
- Listen selectively, appear to be deaf
But it turns out I’m just an anti-social jerk. Thanks, Mind Hacks.
Ken Dyck 