The Focus Foundation | Dyslexia, developmental dyspraxia, chromosome disorders

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Listen to Dr. Sprouse's interviews on
The Coffee Klatch:

March 19, 2012:

August 22, 2011

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!

Press Releases:
The Focus Foundation
Senator Brownback

Forgotten Children Questionnaire

Public Service Announcement

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The Focus Foundation

Welcome! The Focus Foundation is quite busy, working to increase awareness of its goal to identify and help children who have X and Y Variations, Dyslexia and/or Developmental Dyspraxia.

May is X & Y Chromosomal Variation Awareness Month! Help us to spread the word about X & Y Chromosomal Variations to those who might be suffering from reading dysfunctions and learning disorders. Click here to download flyers to distribute to your pediatrician's office, school and friends!

Come and participate in the 7th Annual Scandinavian Open golf tournament benefiting The Focus Foundation at the Sandy Run Country Club, in Oreland, PA, June 11th! View the outing's announcement and website to register today!

We will be holding our ninth 49, XXXXY conference July 18-20 in Annapolis, MD... more information to come! . Click here to read more about the foundation's current activities.

We're focused on finding The Forgotten Children

The Focus Foundation is the first and only research-based agency exclusively dedicated to identifying and helping children who have X & Y Variations (also called X & Y Chromosomal Variations or Sex Chromosome Disorders; within the disorder are many sub-categories, which are identified by names including Klinefelter Syndrome, 49 XXXXY, Tetrasomy X, 49 XXXXXX, Pentasomy X, 48 XXY and 47 XXY.), Dyslexia and/or Developmental Dyspraxia, conditions that lead to language-based disabilities, motor planning deficits, reading dysfunction, and attention and behavioral disorders. All physicians, ancillary health care providers and special educators are taught that genetic abnormalities can impact a child's development. Unfortunately, because most ' practitioners often receive insufficient information about sex chromosome disorders, they don't even consider testing for X & Y Variations when caring for a child who presents with developmental concerns.

We want health care providers, educators and parents to know:

1 in 500 children have X & Y Variations that cause complex learning disabilities.

20 babies born each day have an X & Y Chromosomal Variation, and only 5 will be diagnosed in their lifetime.

Developmental Dyspraxia is often mistaken as being "only a minor speech delay" when, in fact, multiple developmental domains are affected and require targeted treatment.

Symptoms of Dyslexia often present in preschool years and early identification and treatment is highly effective.

10 percent of children with X & Y Variations are identified prior to birth and they usually develop Dyspraxia and Dyslexia. The knowledge gained from caring for these infants and toddlers benefits all children who have reading, speech and motor planning dysfunction.

With the proper diagnosis and intervention, children who have these neurogenetic disorders can be transformed from vulnerable to powerful, from school failure to academic success, from disabled to able.

Early Identification + Targeted Treatment = Recovery

The Focus Foundation: Because every child deserves the chance to succeed

The Focus Foundation - The Forgotten Children
from One Story Productions on Vimeo.

The photographs used on this website are for illustration purposes only.

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.

Look who's helping
the forgotten children...

Current Edition of
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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.