This is a wonderful picture of me and my sister Marie DeBernardis, who came to see me over Thanksgiving of last year.

Louis, our beautiful son, was diagnosed with FX/autism.  He is the light of our life.  At first when we got the diagnosis it was devastating.  But we realized that just because Louis is not what [...]

Ryan is my 19 year old son who was diagnosed with full mutation at age 5 in 1996. Fifteen years later, I am thrilled and amazed at what Ryan has accomplished. His "Can Do" attitude and [...]

Spencer Shelton is a 20-year-old second-year student at Eastern New Mexico University in Roswell, NM, "the center of the alien universe," as Spencer puts it. Spencer's home is in Mesilla, NM, a 3-hour drive from [...]

Hello Fellow Fragile X Families, We are the Hoeser family. We live in Illinois. Our son Joey has Fragile X syndrome. He is now 26 yrs old. Joey has come a long way in his [...]

Samantha loves collecting things. Whether it's shells on a beach, or rocks on a trail, she will spend hours searching for that special prize. Many, many pencils and erasers have also been collected and are [...]

Toby just turned two at the end of May and he is a sweet and happy addition to our family. I knew I was a carrier so we chose to adopt our older sons, but [...]

Meet Ian, 7; Avery, 5; and Benjamin, 4.  Each diagnosed with full mutation Fragile X.  Each very unique and wonderful in who they are.  Ian has come further than we ever imagined he would after [...]

Peter, age 3, in the orange sweater vest, has full mutation FX with endless possibilities to achieve all that he dreams. Peter has an infectious smile and heart that could warm the Arctic. His older [...]

Mason is a happy energetic 9 year old boy. He puts a smile on anyone's face once they get to know him. He is very curious about all life around him. Mason gets in to [...]

This is our son Hunter Wilhite, he is 9 years old. He was diagnosed with Fragile X at an early age, and we were devastated. After years of grieving and feeling sorry for ourselves, we [...]

Evyn is 9 and full of life. His favorite hobby is puzzles. He loves to swim and ride his bike and go to church. Life is a new adventure every day. Fragile X Syndrome is [...]