Rett Syndrome

Autism-Dementia-Ataxia-Loss of Purposeful Hand Use Syndrome; Cerebroatrophic Hyperammonemia; RTS; RTT

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One girl in ten thousand has Rett Syndrome It is a very difficult time for families says the association s director Anna Salamonowicz

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Rebecca Morris

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even without speech girls with rett syndrome know how to flirt

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Lunch

She decided to have her lunch in bed

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Jess in Uniform

Jess ready for her first day of school February 2007 5 1 2 years old

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Standing in Body Suit

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This is one of the faces of Rett Syndrome RS is a debilitating neurological disorder believed to affect 1 in 10 000 females For more see <a href= http www mrsra org >www mrsra org< a>

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One of the faces of Rett Syndrome Rett syndrome is a unique developmental disorder that is first recognized in infancy and seen almost always in girls but can be rarely seen in boys Rett syndrome has been most often misdiagnosed as autism cerebral palsy or non specific developmental delay Rett syndrome is caused by mutations on the X chromosome on a gene called MECP2 There are more than 200 different mutations found on the MECP2 gene Most of these mutations are found in eight different hot spots Rett syndrome strikes all racial and ethnic groups and occurs worldwide in 1 of every 10 000 to 23 000 female births Rett syndrome is a developmental disorder It is not a degenerative disorder Rett syndrome causes problems in brain function that are responsible for cognitive sensory emotional motor and autonomic function These can include learning speech sensory sensations mood movement breathing cardiac function and even chewing swallowing and digestion See <a href= http www rettsyndrome com >www rettsyndrome com< a> for more information

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Em and her crush

She adores her music therapist

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Naomi Catford Robinson

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Rett Syndrome

This is one of the faces of Rett Syndrome RS is a debilitating neurological disorder believed to affect 1 in 10 000 females For more see <a href= http www mrsra org >www mrsra org< a>

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Back view of Body Suit

She can stand up nice and straight in her standing frame

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This is one of the faces of Rett Syndrome RS is a debilitating neurological disorder believed to affect 1 in 10 000 females For more see <a href= http www mrsra org >www mrsra org< a>

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Standing in Second Skin Body Suit

This is Jess in May 2005 a couple of months before her 4th Birthday in her first Body Suit She wears it under her clothes and it helps support her curving spine

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em getting goofy

Enjoying her first school dance

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Kristyn Crow | More from this Blogger Rett Syndrome was first described in 1966 by Dr Andreas Rett an Austrian physician Because it is caused by mutations on the X chromosome specifically on the MECP2 gene it almost

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What is Rett syndrome

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Rett Syndrome

Vanessa Glinsky was a happy babbling 12 month old baby who loved to look at books and point at the pictures Then her language skills began to drop off

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