AAP/CDC course, "Identification, Management, and Caring for Children and Adolescents with Fragile X Syndrome" will be available for pediatricians and other healthcare professionals through August 1, 2025, on the AAP PediaLink platform.
Meet David and Jason who together bake and sell dog treats. But that's not their only job: David works as a stocker at a grocery store and paints and exhibits his work at a local gallery. Jason works as a dishwasher and cart attendant and loves to swim.
Corey Gershenson lives with Fragile X syndrome. Thanks to his determination — and employers willing to embrace employees with disabilities — he also works two jobs and volunteers at Mercy Hospital in St. Louis.
Paula Fasciano and friends opened Bake Ability so they could give employment opportunities to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
A concern for parents of children with Fragile X syndrome is their level independence as an adult. This is Clay and his mother June's story.
First jobs are hard, and as a young adult with Fragile X syndrome it may be nearly impossible without a little help from parents and others in their lives to help them recognize their own strengths.
Getting a new job is exciting, but young adults with Fragile X syndrome need to also understand what's expected of them at a workplace. Help them prepare by first understanding these eight guidelines.
Fragile X Info Series Adult Living — Volunteering, Day Programs & Employment When looking into life after high school for your young adult, it’s important to include regular daily [...]
Meet an xtraordinary employee, Zach, who turned his love of animals into his perfect job at the Monterey Zoo.
Helping your young adult transition out of school and into a new job can be overwhelming, we have some tips and resources to make it a little easier for both of you.
The National Fragile X Foundation joined forces with the new CEO Commission on Disability Employment so we can work together to eliminate barriers to employment for all individuals with a disability.
Suggestions from DevelopmentalFX on how to make transitions into the workplace during the high school years more valuable and comfortable for everybody.
It was late summer and Ian was 18 years old and he was getting ready to start the transition program at his high school, a program for students 18-21 years old after they graduate from high school. I had to figure out how to make this work.
