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Listen to Dr. Sprouse's August 22, 2011 interview on The Coffee Klatch

View Dr. Sprouse's interviews with
Barbara Harrison
on Channel 4:
May 19, 2011
March 21, 2011

May is National X & Y Chromosome
Awareness Month!


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Forgotten Children Questionnaire

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Current Edition of
"The
Magnifying
Glass
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(Vol. 1, Issue 2)
Vol. 1, Issue 1

Forgotten Children Questionnaire

1. My baby was quiet and demanded little attention  Yes  No 
 
2. By 9 months, my baby was saying “ma-ma”, “da-da” or “ba-ba” in a turn taking game with me
 Yes  No 
 
3. My child was on the late side for walking (after 16 months)  Yes  No 
 
4. My child struggled with “latching on” to the breast  Yes  No 
 
5. My child cried for several weeks when beginning Day Care, Preschool or Kindergarten  Yes  No 
 
6. My child is shy with other children but talks very well with me and familiar adults  Yes  No 
 
7. My child seems clumsy in comparison to his age group  Yes  No 
 
8. My child child has flat feet Yes   No 
 
9. My child has a shortened attention span for his/her age  Yes  No 
 
10. My child “worries” about events, people or what might happen  Yes  No 
 
11. My child seema very good at puzzles or computers  Yes  No 
 
12. My child has angry outbursts over minor events  Yes  No 
 
13. My child seems “a step behind” when compared to his peers in speech and language skills  Yes  No 
 
14. My child struggles with reading Yes   No 
 
15. My child shows fear or increased discomfort with loud noises, vacuum cleaners or in crowded places  Yes  No 
 
16. My child seems to have soft muscles sometimes called low muscle tonus  Yes  No 
 
17. My child is taller than his/her peers  Yes  No 
 

If you have answered YES to three or more questions, please consider speaking to your primary care provider about having a chromosomal analysis to determine if your child has an X or Y Chromosomal Variation.

 
                  

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OUR MISSION
The Focus Foundation is dedicated to helping children and families affected by X & Y Variations, Dyslexia, and/or Developmental Dyspraxia. The Focus Foundation believes that through increased awareness, early identification and syndrome-specific treatment, children with these conditions can reach their full potential.

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The Focus Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit human service foundation.
Donations to The Focus Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law.
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