How to Find Information on This Web Site

General navigation tips

To get back to this page, click with your mouse on the How To Navigate at the bottom of each page.

Whenever you see a blue underlined term or phrase, you can click there with your mouse to go directly to a page with additional information. To get back to your previous page, click on the back button on your web browser. 

Site map

One of the best ways to find the information you are looking for is to go to the Site Map. The Site Map is an outline of all of the pages in the National Fragile X Foundation web site. The Site Map link on the bottom of each page will get you there. By clicking on a topic in the outline, you can go directly to the page you are interested in. 

Web site organization

Each page of this web site is designed to give you information about fragile X syndrome. Not only are there topics highlighted throughout the pages, but there are often questions or articles at the bottom of the pages that lead to information that is more detailed.

For example, the topic "What is Fragile X" http://www.fragilex.org/html/what.htm takes you to the page where the following is discussed:

Fragile X includes:

fragile X syndrome (FXS), the most common cause of inherited mental impairment. This impairment can range from learning disabilities to more severe cognitive or intellectual disabilities. (Sometimes referred to as mental retardation.) FXS is the most common known cause of autism or "autistic-like" behaviors. Symptoms also can include characteristic physical and behavioral features and delays in speech and language development.

fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome (FXTAS), a condition which affects balance, tremor and memory in some older male gene carriers.

fragile X-associated primary ovarian insufficiency (FXPOI), a problem with ovarian function which can lead to infertility and early menopause in some female gene carriers.

If you click on fragile X syndrome you will see general information about fragile X syndrome. Throughout the information you will see terms and topics you can click on for more information. Also at the bottom of this page are 6 questions that address the 6 major areas we have focused on in this web site. If you choose the question about educational issues, you will get general information about educational issues and a choice of learning more about education at the Birth to 3, Preschool, Elementary, or High School levels. Each of those pages leads to more detailed information.

Search box

Another way to find something is to use the search box at the bottom of the right hand sidebar. Type in the term you are interested in, mouse click on Find! and you will get a list of the pages that have information about that topic.

File trail "Bread Crumbs"

A helpful tool is the "Bread Crumbs" in the upper gold bar on top of each page. It allows you to move one or more steps up in the outline. For example if you see the following:

        index > intervention > sensory,

it means you are on the page about sensory, in the Intervention file, etc. If you want to move back up to information about intervention, simply click on that term and you will get to a more general discussion of the issue.

Cautions

The goal of this web site is to provide basic information concerning fragile X syndrome. It should be understood that there are rare exceptions to almost everything we talk about. In order to focus on the broad patterns, we will not always identify possible exceptions.

Don't be surprised if you find more information than you want. Very few people will be interested in exploring all of the areas on this web site. 

Feedback

If you have questions that you don't find answers to, please let us know at the National Fragile X Foundation. We want this web site to be as helpful as possible.

You may also find pages that are hard to understand. Fragile X syndrome is a complicated disease. If you find some of the information confusing, please let us know at the National Fragile X Foundation. There are probably others who are also confused; your question may help us modify the information so that you and others will get the answers you need.

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