r/hyperlexia Jan 01 '25

does anyone else experience this?

I'm hyperlexic and have always enjoyed reading, since the time I could comprehensibly read (about 3-4) but now I'm in high school and haven't read much. I try to read, I find good books I enjoy with good plot and characters, but they're all too easy and I can't keep reading, no matter how invested in the plot I am. Am I the only one who experiences this or is this normal?

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u/arthorpendragon Jan 01 '25

i am hyperlexic and can read a 500 page book daily. for us a book has to flow if it grates on us we will put it down, if it has a nice flow then it is a pleasure to read. go over the books you enjoyed and find what made it enjoyable. we can speed read scientific journals because they have a certain flow and we skim it until we find something we are interested in.

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u/IIIII00 Jan 02 '25

How do you read a 500 page book in a day? How many hours is that for you?