Among our many efforts, The Focus Foundation is working to:
Increase awareness of X & Y Variations, Developmental Dyspraxia and Dyslexia
Improve the early identification, treatment and recovery of the children who have these conditions
Identify innovative, early treatments
Advance neurobiological research
Support research and educational projects that will lead to faster and earlier recovery for individuals with X & Y Variations, Developmental Dyspraxia and Dyslexia
Promote improvements for affected children in developmental progression, education,
social-emotional skills, language-based learning function, nonverbal
performance and eventual workforce employment
Identify and treat the children who have at least one of the disorders but are
not yet diagnosed
Develop training and early identification programs to educate the professional community, which includes, but is not limited to, physicians, nurses, psychologists, child care providers, teachers, special educators and physical, occupational and speech-language therapists
Create programs for improving gross motor, pre-reading and ocular motor skills and
development specific to these disorders
Improve ocular
coordination as related to reading dysfunction for these disorders by partnering
with developmental optometrists
Develop a systematic approach for the treatment of infants who have atypical
muscle tonus from X & Y Variations or Developmental Dyspraxia
Establish the
formulation of a screening tool for the identification of children at high risk
for X & Y Variations in infancy, preschool and at school-age so
pediatricians can effectively screen at-risk children
Launch a clinical trial in hormone replacement for infants with XXY and its
impact on brain development, neurodevelopmental progression and behavior
Establish
standards of care for the treatment of X & Y Variations
Enhance endurance and strength for boys and girls with
X & Y Variations by partnering with clinicians and researchers in
physical therapy and motor development
Increasing
national awareness by publishing articles in both scientific and lay journals
concerning X & Y Variations and Dyspraxia
