1. By Jordan Ordaz

2. Symptoms of fragile X  Disabilities to mental retardation  Attention deficit disorder, hyperactivity  Autistic behaviors  Unstable moods  Seizures affect about 25% of people that have fragile x syndromes  Hyper extensible joints, especially in fingers.

3. Diagnosis  It is a x linked recessive.  There are few ways you can find out when they are babies.  Large head, Mental retardation, an difference in facial characteristics.  They have to be tested for it though.

4. Prognosis  The outcome is how bad the mental retardation is.

5. Chromosome graphic

6. Extra information  Genetic counseling is just for help an support with that disease.  The current research that Vanderbilt University is the first t study to get medicine to correct brain abnormality.  A video of someone with fragile x  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyDNM6nnj 54 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyDNM6nnj 54

7. Treatment  There is no cure but there is things you can do to help your child if they have it like special education, speech, behavior problems, and sensory integration training.

8. Credits  www.healthnytimes.com www.healthnytimes.com  www.fraxa.org www.fraxa.org  www.healthscout.com www.healthscout.com  www.yahooanswers.com www.yahooanswers.com