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Lab Publishes New Article: Social Communication Delay in an Unbiased Sample of Preschoolers With the FMR1 Premutation

Our new article was published in the Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research. Our study focused on understanding the early childhood communication profile of children with the FMR1 premutation. This genetic variant is known to lead to social communication difficulties in adulthood, but its impact during childhood is less understood. The research aimed to… Read more »

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Fragile X Awareness Day

Fragile X Awareness Day

Dr. Klusek, along with Dr. Jane Roberts and other stakeholders and advocates, gathered in the South Carolina state capitol to share their individual experiences with fragile X syndrome in honor of July 22, 2018 being proclaimed Fragile X Awareness Day.  This governor’s proclamation of the inaugural South Carolina Fragile X Awareness Day was an important step in raising… Read more »

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New study on literacy published

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Check out our newest study on literacy development in children with fragile X syndrome!! Published in the American Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, research the published is called ‘Reading in children with fragile X syndrome: Phonological awareness and feasibility of intervention’.