Today Kate & Mandy are talking with Pea Monique, who has two children both diagnosed with Fragile X syndrome. Fragile X Syndrome is one of a family of conditions caused by a mutation (change) to the FMR1 gene on the X chromosome. Fragile X syndrome can cause a wide range of difficulties with learning, as well as social, language, attentional, emotional, behavioural and medical problems. The effects of Fragile X syndrome on an individual vary and can range from mild to severe. Monique talks about how the diagnosis affected her wider family it being a genetic condition, navigating NDIS and schools, her post-natal depression after her daughter was born, and how funny and cheeky her children are.
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