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2024This 5-year-old Could Literally do That
Sebastian Esposito, aka @litttle.einstein on TikTok, a 5-year-old kid diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum as well as with hyperlexia — “advanced and unexpected reading skills and abilities in children way beyond their chronological age” — can draw a seemingly infinite amount of logos and typefaces from memory, a skill his parents seem to genuinely get a thrill of as they film him. Amazing.
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