Individuals have a normal life expectancy. Some individuals with FX have seizures and connective tissue disorders. Carriers can have reproductive issues such as premature ovarian failure, tremor disorder called Fraxtas. Nonof these seem to endanger life expectancy except FXTAS.
Aged 20 after a family history of Fragile x and pregnant I was requested to take the fmr1 test which I did to discover I am a carrier my daughter now aged 20 was recently tested and found NOT to be a carrier.
In 2011 I became pregnant again with my ...
When my son was 18 months old, it was decided that he was globally delayed in his development. After much therapy (speech and physio) at the age of 3 1/2 he was finally diagnosed with Fragile X.
A steep learning curve began. We were advised to conta...