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The Fragile X Community's Views on Screening
Recently, Dr Felicity Boardman and colleagues from Warwick Medical School conducted a study to investigate the implications of genetic...
Nov 28, 2019


Fragile X Podcasts
Podcasts are a fantastic way to get informed on the go. We are delighted to be able to signpost you to some fantastic Fragile X-related...
Nov 27, 2019


We Need You! Opportunity for a Volunteer Grants Officer
We are looking for an individual who can use their experience in grant writing to further the work of our passionate, small, national...
Nov 26, 2019


Welcome, Kate!
Welcome Kate, our new Administrative and Communications Coordinator! We are delighted to welcome Kate Williams to our team as...
Nov 26, 2019


Are you interested in participating in a research project? If so, we'd love to hear from you!
We have been supporting Dr Nermin Khalil in recruiting for her study, “Cognitive Emotional Dysregulation of FMR1 Premutation Carrier...
Nov 26, 2019


Fragile Not Broken: A Documentary
Phoebe created this wonderful documentary about her family's Fragile X diagnosis story. Thank you so much Phoebe for sharing this...
Oct 10, 2019


"I wanted to create a safe space for people who have Fragile x to feel like they're not alone."
Amanda shares why she started her podcast and blog about her experiences of Fragile X, and much more. "I started my podcast for a few...
Oct 10, 2019


Our Fragile X Awareness Day Video is launching at 7am on 10th October!
Rather than sharing simple facts this Fragile X Awareness Day, we wanted to share a snapshot of real, family life with Fragile X...
Oct 9, 2019


Lisa's Xtraordinary Charity Race Night Raises over £800!
On Saturday 28th September 2019 I held a race night with a difference to raise money for Fragile X. Instead watching a horse race on a...
Oct 8, 2019


It's Almost Fragile X Awareness Day!
Thank you to everyone who has requested packs to support your activities for Fragile X Awareness Day activities this Thursday, 10th...
Oct 8, 2019


Three ‘Pillars’ to deliver better support and care for disabled children and their families
"To make a real difference to the lives of disabled children, the Government must make them a priority, including by appointing a...
Oct 8, 2019


Fragile X-Associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome (FXTAS): Diagnosis, Treatment and Management.
In this talk from our 2019 Conference, Dr Alusi discusses the diagnosis, treatment and management of FXTAS, as well as her clinic at the...
Oct 4, 2019


Using Social Stories from Early Years to Adulthood (Part 1)
Social stories are used to give individuals clear information about people, events and situations and to introduce a new experience.
Sep 24, 2019


Update on our Staff Team
We are writing to give an update in relation to some of the recent chances to our staff team. You may have seen that we recently...
Sep 24, 2019


Fragile X Conference 2019: Videos and Feedback
Thank you to all of you who joined us for our conference on 7th September at the University of Birmingham Medical School! We are so...
Sep 19, 2019


Understanding and Intervening with Emotional Outbursts: Research Update, Dr Kate Woodcock
In this Research Update, Dr Kate Woodcock discusses the work of her research group which aims to understand syndrome specific factors...
Sep 17, 2019


Assessing Anxiety in Fragile X Syndrome: Research Update, Dr Jane Waite
In this talk from the 2019 Fragile X Conference (7th September, University of Birmingham Medical School), Dr Jane Waite gives an update...
Sep 17, 2019


Can you help with our video for Fragile X Awareness Day?
We are creating a new video to show for Fragile X Awareness Day (10th October). We need short clips of brothers and sisters talking...
Sep 17, 2019


Gene Editing and Fragile X: The Status of Research and What the Future Might Hold.
‘Fixing’ genes using editing has been getting lots of press, for both good and bad reasons. But as a potential alternative to a...
Sep 17, 2019


Fragile X Syndrome and Adulthood: Talk by Dr Andy Stanfield
We were delighted to welcome Dr Andy Stanfield (Patrick Wild Centre, University of Edinburgh) to speak at our 2019 Fragile X Conference...
Sep 17, 2019
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