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(Symons, Clark, Roberts & Bailey, 2001, p. 194) Children affected with FXS need additional classroom and behavioral support, in much the same way that high and low level functioning autistic children need assistance.
The fragile X mutation can also cause two less severe patterns of disorders that cause carriers to be affected, depending on gender. Older male carriers can exhibit fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome, which can seriously effect balance, memory and cause a demonstrative tremor, while in women is can cause fragile X-associated primary ovarian insufficiency which can in some women lead to infertility and very premature menopause. Neither of these carrier associated diseases are necessary for a carrier to have the necessary gene disparity that creates the mutation that causes Fragile X syndrome. Carriers can be completely asymptomatic and there may be no known historical case in a family or several members of the same family can exhibit symptoms of Fragile X disorders. (National Fragile X Foundation (NFXF) Website, 2007, NP) This is the reason that genetic counseling is an essential element of the disease diagnosis as well as with regard to future fertility issues. (Strom, 1990, p. 52)
Though there is nothing that can be done to completely avoid Fragile X syndrome genetic counseling regarding current and future fertility is essential...
It is also important because of the common development of wrong and/or missed diagnosis. The diagnosis of FXS does not necessarily create a need for different behavioral or intellectual intervention, as all similar exhibiting interventions require greater emphasis on engagement in learning environments and at least some direct instruction, which can be offered in a resource room teaching, special education classrooms or in a traditional classroom with an instructional aide. FXS children can be aided from this special attention in the same manner as children with autism and/or ADD or ADHD as appropriate engagement determines the child's ability to be invested in and focused on educational tasks in the future. It is also important to note that boys are more frequently and severly affected than girls and often require more directed intervention.
References
National Fragile X Foundation "What is Fragile X Syndrome?" Retrieved April 30, 2008 at http://www.fragilex.org/html/what.htm.
Strom, C.M. (1990). Heredity and Ability: How Genetics Affects Your Child and What You Can Do about it. New York: Plenum Press.
Symons, F.J., Clark, R.D., Roberts, J.P., & Bailey, D.B. (2001). Classroom Behavior of Elementary School-Age Boys with Fragile X Syndrome. Journal of Special Education, 34(4), 194.
Fragile X syndrome (also called Martin -- Bell syndrome, or Escalante's syndrome) is the most common single cause of mental retardation and the second most common inherited form of mental retardation, affecting approximately 1 in 1000 males and 1 in 2000 females (Sadock & Sadock, 2007). Fragile X syndrome is the result of a single gene mutation, a mutation of the FMR1 gene, located on the X chromosome. Every person
Additionally, such programs can be "driven by economic and entrepreneurial interests. It was supported by a private biotechnology firm, justified by economic concerns about health care costs, and encouraged by the interests of a university research and development program" (Nelkin 1996: 540). However, parents supported the program and were in fact instrumental in organizing it, partially because they hoped the more information they had about their child's difficulties the
Particularly, the risks of diverse neoplasms have been seen to be raised in Turner Syndrome is quite low quantum, however, except for gut cancer and gonaboblastoma in patients having occult Y chromosome sequences. (Cabanas; Garcia-Caballero; Barreiro; Castro-Feijoo; Gallego; Arevalo; Canete; Pombo, 2005) Additionally, there appear to have no prior indication of the relationship between the Turner Syndrome and papillary thyroid carcinoma, irrespective of the fact that there has been one
Educators and other professionals in related fields have responded to the increasing prevalence of the condition by developing and implementing appropriate strategies and interventions even without sufficient understanding of the disorder. Teachers, counselors, school psychologists and others who render related services are encouraged to be familiar with the DSMIV-TR. They are also advised to acquire a working knowledge of the school-related characteristics of students with as so that they
Autism is a disorder that starts early in the childhood and stays until adulthood. It has now been known that many conditions are considered co morbid to autism spectrum disorders. These conditions are variable but some of the most common ones include fragile X syndrome and epilepsy. Furthermore, it is noted that autism most likely affects areas such as communication, social interaction and behavior of the person. Therefore, there is
An IQ level below 70 signifies a deficiency in adaptive functioning. The possible causes of mental retardation may be attributed to three genetic disorders - down syndrome, fetal alcohol syndrome and fragile X syndrome. The impaired genetics conditions are believed to be the most common causes of mental retardation. In addition, researchers have identified few other causes that may profoundly heighten the risk for developing mental retardation in a child.