I talked to Nisonper Behavior Support System. I talked to someone who has a patient  with Fragile X Syndrome. I asked them how it is working with them and what is hard on him. They told me that he has difficulties transitioning into different things. Like going to the store and then going somewhere else like getting gas. They have then created a everyday schedule for him so he knows step by step what he will be doing. Behavioral wise they said he can get very upset and when this happens he starts to hit. When they notice that he is about to get upset, they take him to a quite area and gets him to clam down so he doesn't hit anybody. They have worked with him on transitions in everyday life and controlling his emotion. This is just some actions taken by one person who is diagnosed with Fragile X Syndrome and not everybody is the same. But this is an example of what daily life is with a person who had Fragile X.

Sources that I found my information on that you can look at if you have any questions with the information that I provided

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Here is a to another website that gives additional information about Fragile X Syndrome and other links to more websites

http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/fragile-x-syndrome

Also here are some pictures

 

Facts about Fragile X Syndrome

• It has been found that some people with Fragile X Syndrome can have normal IQ's
• It is the most common inherited mental retardation 
• It affects both males and females
• IQ is defined as below 70
• Mothers who are carriers have mild if any symptoms and most likely do not know they are carriers 
• Children diagnosed with Fragile X Syndrome has increased in the last decade
• The frequency of the syndrome is greater in males than in females 
• Fragile X Syndrome develops over time so people are not always born with it 

Here is a link to a informational site that talks more about Fragile X Syndrome and gives you more links to other websites

https://www.genome.gov/19518828

What is the life expectancy of people with Fragile X Syndrome?

People who have Fragile X Syndrome can live as long as a normal person. This disease does not affect how long the person can live.

Can this disease be cured by treatments?

The answer to this is no. Scientist have not found a cure to Fragile X Syndrome but there is therapy that can help with this disease.

Here is a video that shows what people look like with Fragile X Syndrome and talks about what Fragile X Syndrome is.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI7wCZbUgOg

Here is a YouTube video that gives more information on Fragile X Syndrome and how this mental retardation can be inherited.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auIwEV1SiBQ

Here is another YouTube video that shows what life is like from a moms perspective on having two sons with Fragile X Syndrome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrWu4ncrDyg

How to determine someone with Fragile X Syndrome?

Normally parents would notice delayed development in infants and toddlers. You can get developmental screening done to determine the nature of delays in a child. You can find this out through a genetic test.


How is it Inherited?

It is caused by abnormality in a single gene called FMR-1 located on the X chromosome.

1 in 4,000 males and 1 in 6,000-8,000 females in all ethnic groups.