What We Would Like Doctors To Know About XXY
If you are a Doctor And consider yourself to be an expert in all things XXY, then you will never learn anything about us. Adult XXY’s often have adversarial relationships…
Category: Children
New DNA ‘clock’ could help measure development in young children
Scientists have developed a molecular “clock” that could reshape how paediatricians measure and monitor childhood growth and potentially allow for an earlier diagnosis of life-altering development disorders. The research, published…
What are the Differences Between Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Neurodevelopmental conditions is a name doctors and scientists give to differences from the expected brain and behaviour development during childhood. There are many ways that brain development can be different.…
Dyspraxia is more than just “clumsy child syndrome” – it can cause emotional distress and anxiety throughout life
Ring all the bells, that still can ring, this could well be a story typical of an XXY experience, albeit one without an additional diagnosis. Of note is how the…
Understanding Conversation – Children With an Extra X or Y Chromosome – Now Recruiting!
Some children seem to have particular problems with social communication, as well as language more generally. This includes children with an extra X or Y chromosome. We hope the findings…
Chromosome Variant Factsheet
At the XXY Project we are anti anything that depicts Chromosome Variations of any description as being abnormal because what they’re describing is not the natural variation these differences are…
Mental Health of a Large Group of Adults With Variations of Sex Development in Six European Countries.
Individuals with KS in our study seem to be the most vulnerable group. Not only were their autistic and attention difficulties high compared to the other variations but also their…
Interview: David Cooke on 47XXY
Had he been practising some forty years ago, pediatric endocrinologist David Cooke’s profile of patients who are 47XXY would have differed sharply from today’s view. Then, late-adolescent boys would have comprised…
