Fragile X Syndrome test results

[IrishAngel7982]

Maisie, I am so so so happy for you and your family! All of those prayers must have helped! You are being such a great Mom to all of your children...they are lucky to have you! Many "late talkers" turn out to be absolutely perfect! I''m so happy you got the answer you were hoping for!

 

[AmberWaves]

Maisie, I''ve been following your story for awhile, and I am sooo glad the results were positive! It''s a blessing.

Also: totally know how you feel with the vertigo. I had it for three weeks, and couldn''t walk straight! It''s terrible and just a nasty feeling.

 

[Gypsy]

Masie that is FABULOUS FANTASTIC NEWS honey! I''m SO very happy to read this post and see/ hear your relief and joy come through!

 

[pyramid]

Oh Maisie that is a relief, both about the older children but expecially about James. You must be feeling so much better now.

 

[katebar]

Oh Maisie that is wonderful news you must be so relieved! I know that in the UK early intervention services are well established so I''m sure with the right strategies James will blossom in all areas!

 

[Pandora II]

Fantastic news Maisie, I''m so happy for you.

Just out of interest have you had James''s hearing checked by a proper audiologist - not just a quick 5 minute test.

My brother, who I mentioned before, didn''t speak till he was 3 and despite all my family being doctors no-one noticed he was deaf till he was about 7! He had very bad glue ear and once that was treated he was so much better.

He had speech therapy to help with talking, but for years he was a very silent child who my parents were sure had learning difficulties.

He''s now a lawyer in London.

 

[zoebartlett]

Date: 8/15/2007 8:20:50 AM
Author: Eva17
Maisie, I am very happy for you.

I don''t know how things work in the UK, but in the USA you can get early intervention services that come to your home. The earlier the better. Depending on what the special needs are, the intervention can be amazing.

Good luck to you and your beautiful family!

I was going to say the same thing! Maisie, I''m so happy for you, James, and your family.

 

[AGBF]

Date: 8/15/2007 7:28:50 AM
Author:Maisie

Tom (aged 17) does NOT have Fragile X and is NOT an carrier!


Ashleigh (aged 14) does NOT have Fragile X and is NOT a carrier!


James (aged 2) is a carrier but only just! His score is really low and they said his problems don''t stem from anything to do with Fragile X.

Your vertigo is going to go away now. Mark my words . Congratulations, sweetheart.

Deb

 

[monarch64]

Just saw this thread, Maisie...this is wonderful news, I am soooo happy and relieved for you and your family!

 

[snlee]

Maisie, that''s great news!

I''m sure you are very relieved!

 

[sumbride]

My FI didn''t speak until he was 4. They had all sorts of tests done on him. He is of above average intelligence and now you''d never know that there was anything "wrong" with him. He has a bit of a stutter when he''s nervous, but it''s not detrimental.

My brother didn''t speak until he was 3 because our older sister did all his talking for him... "John needs this.... John wants this... He thinks this..." He''s a salesman now and you can''t get him to shut up!

This isn''t quite as unusual as they make it sound. I''m glad he has tested negative on this!

 

[diamondseeker2006]

That is terrific news!!! I am so sorry you had to live with that fear for so long, though. It is not abnormal for some children to talk late. My niece is another who didn''t talk until she was about 4, but when she started, she spoke in complete sentences. You certainly should have a complete audiological evaluation if you haven''t already, as someone else mentioned. Partial hearing loss is common and needs to be addressed immediately if found.

 

[sleeping beauty]

Maisie thats great, im so happy that the results turned out OK. By the way, your post reminded me of the Maury show with the paternity test... LOL

 

[Catmom]

Maisie, that is such wonderful news. I''m so glad for you!!!!

 

[poshpepper]

I am so happy for you, and glad that you got such great news!!!!

 

[door knob solitaire]

Chiming in to add what great news...for you...and your extended family here on the board. We sometimes feel so helpless especially at such a serious time as you have experienced. Gleeful for you!!

DKS

for future reference or other readers: some symptoms that mimic veritgo can be alleviated by supplementing with more iron intake. Hubby doesn''t leave home without his AMX card...or his iron.

 

[ChargerGrrl]

Maisie, I''m so glad to hear the good news. I was rooting for you and your family!

 

[Maisie]

Thanks for all your replies. I am so amazed at the results for James. In a good way of course! I honestly thought he would have full blown Frag X. Just shows why I work with jewellery and not genetics!

He has had a full hearing assessment. He can hear perfectly well. He does have selective hearing though! Just like most 2 year olds!

The next step is another appointment with his doctor. This isn''t until November. I have a feeling they won''t do anymore testing and wait to see if his speech improves as he starts nursery in January. We can understand James'' ''language'' but the other children won''t. Maybe he will realise that he has to speak like everyone else. I hope so.

Oh and DeeJay - your joke was cute!

 

[divergrrl]

Maisie: I am so relieved. My dear friend''s son was just evaluated by our county speech development services, & identified a problem with him. He just says a few words at 2. (about 5 words) She was freaking out because a lot of her friends have children his age (including me) and while they all have speech abilities all over the board, he''s way behind all of them quite a bit.

I am SOOO relieved. I''ve been following your story since February, and I wish you hadn''t had this kind of worry for 6 months...Enjoy your son & hopefully find some peace now. James is such a cutie pie, by the way....

 

[Stone Hunter]

I''m glad the new is GOOD!

 

[lumpkin]

Yay! Yay! Yay! Yay! Yay!!!!!

My older one didn''t talk until he was well over 2 and I took him to a speech center. They checked his hearing (and I see that James'' hearing is fine) and then he had a few therapy sessions. It seems I was not "teaching" him to talk properly. We always would say things like, "Do you like your car?" when we should have been saying, "Ian rolling car up table!" and describing to him, using his name, what object he had and what he was doing with it. Then I started taking him everywhere and pointing things to him and letting him hold things and making him watch my mouth form the words. Amazingly, within a few weeks he did really start to talk. I don''t know if any of that can work for you, but we were told, and didn''t know, that kids don''t always just pick speech up by listening. Maybe his was kind of an ASD thing, and maybe what worked for us will not work for you, but you may be encouraged to know that other people''s kids don''t talk early on either, and that my son is very articulate and has a great vocabulary now.

Yippee! I''m so glad you got the test results you were looking for!

 

[partgypsy]

Maisie, glad to hear the good test results. I had heard your description, and it did not sound good.
I second what other parents have said, and if you still feel somethings not quite right, to keep pursuing it, you are his biggest advocate.

I guess the late speaking is more common than I thought. My little brother spoke late. Basically he was 2 or 3 and not even saying words. We were all sitting around the kitchen table eating and suddenly he said something like "would you pass the butter?" You should have seen the shocked faces on my parents'' faces!
My Mom joked he was just waiting till he could speak in complete sentences, just like everyone else around him, before he would speak.

 

[firebirdgold]

Congratulations on the Good News!!

 

[Mrs Mitchell]

Maisie, I''m so relieved and happy for you! You''ve really been through the mill and I''m so glad you aren''t having to deal with a positive result for fragile X.

I hope you feel a bit lighter and brighter!

I trained as a psychologist and some kids I worked with just didn''t speak the same ''language'' as their families and peers. All the little ones I knew in that situation were pretty much as fluent as their peers by the time they started primary / junior school. Fingers crossed that James will be too.

Hugs,

Jen

 

[TravelingGal]

Maisie, I am THRILLED for you. I was almost afraid to read the result, but I am so glad I did. Yay, and big hugs to you and your fam!!!!

 

[Independent Gal]

Wonderful news! So glad to hear it.

 

[rainbowtrout]

Yayyyyy!