5 Year Old Boy with Autism Showcases His Advanced Writing Skills by Drawing More Than a Dozen Fonts

A five year old boy named Sebastian, who has autism, showcased his incredible hyperlexia (advanced reading and writing) skills by writing in more than a dozen fonts in chalk on the sidewalk outside his house.

Sebastian not only does fonts in English, but in Greek as well.

@litttle.einstein

5 year old writing Greek alphabet with chalk… the font is pretty cool!#hyperlexia #fyp? #MunchiesWithTubi #autismawareness #greektiktok

? original sound – Litttle.einstein

via Boing Boing

Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

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