I'm Chelsea Owens and I'm 19, soon to be 20 in September and I was diagnosed with the full mutation of FX when I was 7 years old. I'm not severely affected by it. I attended [...]

I was a young mother of a beautiful baby boy name Brendan. I started noticing at a young age Brendan was not the same as other kids. He was taking a lot of meltdowns a [...]

My brother, Albert Guerrero was born on January 23, 1943 and was a treasure to our family and everyone who knew him. He was not diagnosed with Fragile X until 1988. He was diagnosed with [...]

Lauren was born 6 February, 2007, our firstborn, and it would have been impossible to have been prouder parents. I cried when I went to the waiting room to tell my in-laws that they had [...]

Nathan is 26 and was diagnosed with Fragile X the same year the National FX Foundation was established. There was no internet or information at that time and no one (even most Dr.'s) had ever [...]

Nathan is 26 and was diagnosed with Fragile X the same year the National FX Foundation was established. There was no internet or information at that time and no one (even most Dr.'s) had ever [...]

Jack was diagnosed with FXS a little over ten years ago when he was just shy of his second birthday. The first signal that something was up was his lack of talking. He still can't [...]

My son, Ryan, who will be 4 July 26, was diagnosed with Fragile X Syndrome in October 2009. Ryan is full of energy and life. Every day is full of smiles and laughter and everyone who [...]

My brother Zachary loves is 22.  He loves swinging outside when the Mississippi weather isn't too hot.  He watches vintage cartoons, listens to country music, and enjoys being in control of every TV in the [...]

My daughter who is now 2 and a half started showing signs of being a bit different and an early age. At 8 months I decided to start looking into things myself. Doing research and [...]

Meet Jayson he is 19 going on 20 full mutation and none verbal. We were a slow in getting a proper diagnosis for him. Doctors gave us everything under the sun, until one day at [...]

My greatest reward from my journey with 2 boys ( Matthew is 14 and Benjamin is 8 ) with Fragile X is that my mantra has become "There's nothing we can't do!" Since Matthew's diagnosis [...]