No change in the age of diagnosis for fragile X syndrome: findings from a national parent survey

DB Bailey Jr, M Raspa, E Bishop, D Holiday - Pediatrics, 2009 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: To determine recent trends in the diagnosis of children with fragile X syndrome
(FXS) and identify factors associated with the timing of diagnosis. METHODS: More than
1000 families of children with FXS participated in a national survey. Of these, 249 had their
first child (213 boys, 36 girls) diagnosed between 2001 and 2007 and did not know about
FXS in their family before diagnosis. These parents answered questions about the average
age of first concerns, developmental delays, early intervention, and the FXS diagnosis. They …