WHAT IS RETT SYNDROME

RETT SYNDROME

We learn every day. I just learnt about Rett syndrome this year and I thought to share it with you.

This is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects mostly girls.

This disorder includes early growth and development followed by a slow development.

Other characteristics include; loss of use of the hands, slowed brain and head growth, problems with walking, seizures, and intellectual disability.

The severity of symptoms varies from child to child, just like Autism.

Before the symptoms begin, the child generally appears to grow and develop normally, but with little challenges as loss of muscle tone, difficulty feeding, and jerkiness in limb movements.

Other symptoms may include walking on the toes, sleep problems, , teeth grinding and difficulty chewing, slowed growth, seizures, cognitive disabilities, and breathing difficulties while awake such as hyperventilation, apnea (breath holding), and air swallowing.

Gradually, mental and physical symptoms begin to appear and the child will eventually lose use of her hands and the ability to speak.

Why am I talking about Rett syndrome? Because I learnt about it and thought to share. This is how it should be. We should be open to learning new things and also educating others. I don't know anyone with Rett syndrome, but it doesn't mean that someone can't still learn from this.

Sharing information- sorry, worthy information should be encouraged, especially when it has to do with someone's health.

I found out about it when I was researching about Autism and i figured out that children with Rett syndrome often exhibit autistic-like behaviors in the early stages.

I loved this documentary about a girl with Rett Syndrome and it was so inspiring to watch. Once again, let's give it up for special needs families because they do a lot and they deserve all of the accolades for everything they go through.

https://youtu.be/CWzFXUObbfU To watch Magnolia's story.

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