Re:Living with Williams Syndrome, the 'opposite of autism'
by danieltillett on Sunday April 13, 2014 @09:27PM
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It is a spectrum disorder where individuals with small deletions can be regarded as normal. Fibetera's wife may well have a mild version - the only way to know is to do a DNA test.
Re:Living with Williams Syndrome, the 'opposite of autism'
by fibertera on Sunday April 13, 2014 @09:40PM
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I would never diagnose her with anything, I am a software developer not a doctor. It just points me in the way of some research for possible things we could talk to a doctor about.
Re:Living with Williams Syndrome, the 'opposite of autism'
by thaumasiotes on Monday April 14, 2014 @01:04AM
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A close friend of mine has Turner's syndrome, also a chromosomal disorder with potentially severe physical effects (such as "neck webbing").
Fortunately for her, she doesn't exhibit the gross physical abnormalities. So while I do endorse the basic sentiment of your comment, you're not on 100% solid ground.
Please don't diagnose your wife with chromosomal disorders based on her being friendly and anxious and bad at charts. Perhaps she has a learning disability, like tons of other people.