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Hyperlexia is a syndrome characterized by a child's precocious ability to read.It was initially identified by Norman E. Silberberg and Margaret C. Silberberg (1967), who defined it as the precocious ability to read words without prior training in learning to read, typically before the age of five.
This subdivision is based on presence of at least six (in children) or five (in older teenagers and adults) [215] out of nine long-term (lasting at least six months) symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity–impulsivity, or both. [4] [5] To be considered, several symptoms must have appeared by the age of six to twelve and occur in more than one ...
The prevalence rate of ADHD was found to be 8.67% in a cross-sectional study done in Tikrit City, Iraq in 2012–2013 among students in 6 primary schools for boys and girls. Male to female ratio was 1.87:1, and boys made up the majority of those affected (65%). 49% of them were younger than 9 years old.
“Ritalin was still a relatively new drug being prescribed for hyperactive children, my mother and late father were struggling with their very sensitive, overdramatic, hyperactive 8-year-old ...
Hyperactivity has long been part of the human condition, although hyperactive behaviour has not always been seen as problematic. [1] [page needed]The terminology used to describe the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, has gone through many changes over history, including "minimal brain damage", "minimal brain dysfunction", "learning/behavioral disabilities" and ...
A 4-year-old boy shocked a medical student with a science lesson in the middle of a grocery store.. Parnia Salehi, 24, ran into the young boy and his father while shopping at a Trader Joe's in ...
Nikkie has a 6-year-old boy called Jack and a 4-year-old girl called Phoebe. Kelly and Simon have a 5-year-old boy called George and a 3-year-old girl called Maddie, who was born with Rett syndrome. Jack would bruise his mum every night and is very violent and destructive. It often took until 1:00 AM to get him to sleep.
A 5-year-old Oregon boy with autism was found dead Tuesday afternoon after he vanished from his home over the weekend, authorities said. The body of Joshua McCoy — whose birthday is just four ...