Fragile X - What's wrong with that child?

Children with Fragile X (the most common inherited cause of autism and intellectual disabilities) sometimes show unusual behaviors. A mom and a sister talk about how they explain these behaviors to other people.

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• Fragile-X
• intellectual
• disabilities
• autism
• children
• behavior

[mowriter]

Have you tried spanking him when he acts up?

[kclappFRAXA]

@mowriter Oh trust me that does not work. It increases his terror and makes everything 100 times worse. The key is calm and patience and understanding.

[Sathiros]

nothing? she's normal?

[kclappFRAXA]

She's just fine but her brother has fragile X and that's who she and her mom are talking about. Sorry for the confusion!

[wesocool500]

@mowriter that doesnt work for my autistic brother either

[silachan]

@reidrules45 it's a separate disorder, one that has a strong and identifiable genetic link. Fragile X is a gene mutation. Autism doesn't have a known cause yet. However Fragile X can produce autism-like symptoms and signs, including sensory problems.

[reidrules45]

I'm confused: Is Fragile X autism or the cause of autism?

[sirazzatron]

i don't get it?

[remyandizzyshow]

I've just orderd a tee shirt braclets a dvd and the fragile x cards for my anatomy project.i want to make people more aware of fragile x

[pialpha59650]

The wallet cards from fraxa are a great idea, ive used most of mine up and need to reorder..

[Sathiros]

that does make sense...