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Aww. Thanks for sharing! Really interesting and cute.

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Oh instantly recognisable as you! I was reading at the same age. Early early. Voracious. Precocious in the real sense. No diagnosis tho. Just “odd child” back in the early 1970’s. Still, I am what I am. Still odd. Not a problem. X

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What an insanely cute baby!!

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this is so adorable. the way your inflection changes when asking a question is great!

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(both of you!)

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What a little cutie you were!

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Fascinating

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hyperlexic... that's what my son was. I'm too tired to type it out now, but he put together a sentence of nearly 15 words that was grammatically correct when he was just age 2 + 4 months...

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oops, I'm mistaken... my son was loquacious but actually reading books was difficult for him for quite some time. I don't know if he had some degree of dyslexia... I know he had a "lazy eye". I had to put a finger at each end of a word to bracket it for him to read it. He didn't read the books so much as memorize the texts from my reading and recite it back.

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will there be enough room way at the top of the coconut tree?

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Amazing! You were even reading, too. It’s funny how I can recognize it’s you

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How adorable! My son was reading at 3 and this video reminds me of him. I don’t know why people try to be hurtful, insulting and sarcastic. Just know there are many of us who appreciate your work.

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Really very very sweet , clever girl---- and remains so!

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Baby Ex is so darn cute <3

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BRAVO!!!!!

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Omg not only is this so adorable but I’m so thankful you shared this. My daughter started reading around that age. It started when she was barely 2 when we were in a store shopping for vitamins. She pulls her thumb out of her mouth, points to the bottles on the shelf and says “2 pack”. She memorized the Velveteen Rabbit by age 3 and started reading chapter books at age 4-5. The only difference is she had a slight lisp up until she was around 8. Scored at college level reading and writing by age 11 (according to the CAT 5 test, if that’s a valid measure). She’s 15 now, whispers monologues out loud to herself constantly, and skips/jumps in her room. I wasn’t sure if she was autistic but now that’s she’s older I am starting to think she is on the spectrum.

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Your poor brother!!!❤️😂😂

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My grandmother, a retired school teacher, taught me to read before kindergarten and Green Eggs and Ham was one of the titles she used. It’s been decades since last I heard that story so this video reanimated memories and feels. Thank you for sharing. *afflicted by a deep and belabored sigh*

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