Brushes With Fame....Simon's Story

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Brushes With Fame....Simon's Story

Please read the story(click on the title of this post)...written by another NJ mom with 2 adult FX sons...who is truly an inspriation to me...she's a super talented writer too!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: This story rocks :); Friday, 08 August, 2008
KC said...: This story makes me want to stand up and clap my hands, the whole time yelling YEAH!!!!!!!; Monday, 11 August, 2008

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What You Should Know About Fragile X

- Fragile X Syndrome is the most common cause of inherited cognitive impairment

- Only 1 parent has to be a carrier to pass on FX to their child

- 1 in 250 women are carriers; 1 in 800 men are carriers

- Persons with FX may have problems ranging from mild learning disabilities to severe cognitive impairment

- Males and females both can have FX, although often females with FX are much more mildly affected

- Many with FX have autistic-like tendencies; (some people with FX may jump or hand-flap or become sensory overloaded quite easily, but their symptoms are not contagious!)

- Delayed speech is often the first symptom which may trigger a parent to seek a professional opinion regarding their child

- Most FX carriers do not know they are carriers until they have a child diagnosed with FX; Carriers are subject to a 50% chance with each pregnancy to pass the gene to their child.

- FX can be diagnosed with a simple blood test