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Identifying Early Developmental Profiles in Children with FXS: A Retrospective Home Videos Analysis
ISSN: 2292 - 2598Publisher: author   
Identifying Early Developmental Profiles in Children with FXS: A Retrospective Home Videos Analysis
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Publisher: Lifescience Global Inc.
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IAA.ZONE/2292110412598
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2292 - 2598
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Abstract
One of the major difficulties concerning Fragile X Syndrome has been early diagnosis enabling early intervention. The obstacle stems from the dismissal of signs that might raise suspicion that the syndrome is present and therefore subsequent diagnosis. The present research aims to validate a methodology employing retrospective home video analysis to explore possible early signs in children with Fragile X Syndrome. As part of this trial the videos of 6 children aged less than 30 months were analysed. We utilized a set formed by three behavioural analysis grids, mainly to analyse social attention, joint attention and sensory-motor development of said children. The retrospective home video analysis demonstrated its effectiveness in early sign identification. We verified that children with FXS had a non-social stimuli preference (e.g., prolonged visual fixation on objects), had difficulties directing attention to social stimuli (e.g., att...