Autism and Fragile X Syndrome

Hi, I have one Aunt who has 6 children. Of those 6 children, 2 of them have kids with Fragile X. My one cousin has 3 of her 5 children with it and the other one has 3 out of 4 with it. All of the children look perfectly normal, except one. They do exhibit more features as they get older. I haven't really delved too deeply into the disease, I just know how much all my cousins struggle with it. They do extremly well with a well organized and structured environment, which is hard at first, but much easier with time. They just make sure that everything is the same, basically, every day. If you do plan on having more children, Fragile X has been linked to shortages in Folic Acid in the mother before & during pregnancy. So, go out and get a good multi-vitamin and start taking it (really, you should do this for better health anyway) at least 6 months before you try to conceive. I hope that helps a little!
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If you have questions that you wish you had asked the doctor, go ahead and call him. If he's not in or busy, leave a message with your questions. He or a nurse should be able to get back to you within a day or two with answers.

Fragile X is the most known cause of autism and autistic behaviors. It is genetic unlike autism which they really don't know much about how it develops. Fragile X can often be misdiagnosed as autism without the proper tests. I suggest going to this website www.fragilex.org and they can offer some more help and insight for you. I do wish you the best.

Hi T.,

Unfortunately, I am not aware of Fragile X. I will say a prayer for you and you child. The only advice I can give you is if you have questions write them down and then call the doctor's office to get some answer. The not knowing is enough to drive you crazy. If you can't get the answer, find a support group and emailed them or call they can help answer your questions as well. Good Luck and I hope things will work out.

Hello my son which is seven years old also has autism and the genetist thought he also had Fragile X Syndrome she thought that just by looking at my son so I wouldn't jump the gun yet because the genetist usually can tell just by looking at them. But my sons blood test came back normal. But the genetist is doing more tests and is contacting other genetist because she does see a gentic syndrome in him she just doesn't know what. I learned that we as moms have enough to worry about we don't need to worry about things that have not yet come to pass. I need to listen to myself more often.