Daily Living Skills & Learning Strategies: Supporting Children who have Fragile X syndrome

Recording of presentation by Dr Marcia Braden PhD, 2 March 2020, Melbourne Australia. Daily Living Skills & Learning Strategies - Supporting children who have Fragile X syndrome.
Covering:
o how the lack of the FMRP protein impacts brain development
o how neurobiological factors affect daily living and learning skills
o how to structure the environment at home and in the classroom to account for the cognitive profile of Fragile X syndrome (the strengths and weaknesses in cognition and learning)
o eating, sleeping and toileting concerns and motor delays
o hyperarousal and anxiety **
o structuring the environment to take account of anxiety and executive functioning deficits
o visual supports to aid in learning
[** See also: "Understanding Anxiety in Fragile X syndrome" - recording of webinar by Dr Marcia Braden, 17 November 2021 youtube.]
This presentation by Dr Braden was supported by an educational grant from Zynerba Pharmaceuticals.
Recording and production of recording by AlbaPrime, Melbourne-based video production and live streaming services. www.albaprime.com/