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Klinefelter Syndrome

October 17, 2022Genetic condition

Klinefelter syndrome (KS) is a genetic condition where there’s an extra X chromosome present in a male’s genetic code. Instead of having a total of 46 chromosomes, they have 47 — with two copies of the X chromosome and one copy of the Y chromosome (47,XXY). It is fairly common, happening in about 1 in […]

Hyperlexia

October 9, 2021Mental health 146

Hyperlexia is when a child can read at levels far beyond those expected for their age. “Hyper” means better than, while “lexia” means reading or language. If your very young child has an unusually advanced reading ability, your child may be gifted or may have a disorder called hyperlexia. A child with hyperlexia might figure out how […]