XXYY Do You Know This Guy
Every person has 46 chromosomes and they are paired off to make 23 pairs of chromosomes, it's the last pair that decides if we are male or female.
XX, for female and XY for males.
Boys and men with XXYY share certain characteristics with other chromosome anomalies, however the features are not obvious in every-guy and do not affect every-guy to the same extent, this is due to the extra X/Y Chromosome being dormant and then it's down to the gene expression as to how it affects the guys individually.
Minor anomalies of the skeleton are common including curved little pinky finger, prominent elbows that look like they are dislocated, this is due to two bones fused together in the forearm, flat feet, long limbs, tall stature with long arms and legs, speech delay, hand tremors, especially when given motor tasks, like writing .
And may even refuse to write because of this.
Undeveloped/undesended testicles, penis may not grow in length.
This is due to lack of natural testosterone produced by their body.
Dental problems can be significant in xxyy syndrome with obvious signs of dental eruption, missing or extra teeth (especially adult molars) severely decayed teeth, or Taurodontism (a condition in which the teeth have very large pulp chambers and long roots and teeth appear very large)also poor enamel, wide set eyes ,pear shaped nose, lack of facial/body hair, heart and circulation problems, Exceptional long term memory, always remembers a face from years ago or will find a destination even after just one visit, but has difficulty with short term memory.
Cannot find the words he wants to speak, which is the main cause for behavior outbursts, communication and lack off is the biggest cause of frustration in our guys, this is caused by Central Auditory Processing Disorder, speech, word finding, word processing are also a cause of frustration outbursts for children with a chromosome anomaly.
The extra X and Y do balance out some of the imbalances within other chromosome anomalies may have.
XXYY heightens the senses so they often hide under school desks, behind bushes, climb obstacles of great height to get themselves away from a stressful situation; it feels for them to be on defense against the world from an early age.
This is due to visual/hearing sensory overload; imagine being in a playground all those children flying around playing and all those noises together can be frightening for a child.
The guys body sometimes does not produce its natural testosterone that's needed to develop the male body, so testosterone injections are needed, to help develop muscle mass and strengthen bones.
This too assists in giving them a sense of well being and helps with confidence in social situations as all they want to do is belong and have friends.
They also have sleeping issues, and have often runaway from home, because they have a very active mind, in the evening and early hours of the morning there is less noisy traffic ,less movement of people and dimmer lighting.
These guys need close supervision as they may not understand the full impact of dangers around them.
And can be easily duped by people with devious intentions.
They are often half their chronological age mentally and can mix with any age of child.
Each XXYY guy is different with their own behavioral strengths and weaknesses, just like typical XY guys have differences in their behavior.
The difference is XY guys are in control of their behavior, children with a chromosome anomaly are not.
As a group they are affectionate, friendly and non-judgmental and can be generous with their time, making them self's available to help others in need, they can also be very thoughtful, caring and considerate, particularly to other people with special needs.
We have many children/adults going undiagnosed with a chromosome anomaly simply because they have a first diagnosis, e.
g.
Autism, Asburgers Syndrome, ADD, ADHD, PDD and others, or they just don't have a diagnosis because they are looked on as a disruptive or undisciplined, these behaviors are due to the disorders within them and if no understanding to their struggles is being shown then these behaviors can escalate.
To the child's down fall because their needs are not getting met within the school system.
The blood test needed is a kerotype, which takes a few months to process in the genetics dept, and as this is a lengthy process it's costly too, but most doctors don't automatically detect a chromosome anomaly and that's when they get first diagnosis of the autism spectrum or other disorders.
It can also be detected in pregnancy by an alpha feta protein test.
Other chromosome anomalies are; XXY, XXXY, XXXXY, XXYY, XYY, XXX, XO turner syndrome, also for the girls, XXX, XXXX, XXXXX, XXXXX.
All of these children/adults display similar behavioral/ emotional difficulties but they are unique to their own ability and individual personality.
After getting the diagnosis first of autism and asking for a deep down blood test, just to make sure autism was all I was dealing with, I trusted my gut instinct, then to my shock of XXYY syndrome results came back.
XX, for female and XY for males.
Boys and men with XXYY share certain characteristics with other chromosome anomalies, however the features are not obvious in every-guy and do not affect every-guy to the same extent, this is due to the extra X/Y Chromosome being dormant and then it's down to the gene expression as to how it affects the guys individually.
Minor anomalies of the skeleton are common including curved little pinky finger, prominent elbows that look like they are dislocated, this is due to two bones fused together in the forearm, flat feet, long limbs, tall stature with long arms and legs, speech delay, hand tremors, especially when given motor tasks, like writing .
And may even refuse to write because of this.
Undeveloped/undesended testicles, penis may not grow in length.
This is due to lack of natural testosterone produced by their body.
Dental problems can be significant in xxyy syndrome with obvious signs of dental eruption, missing or extra teeth (especially adult molars) severely decayed teeth, or Taurodontism (a condition in which the teeth have very large pulp chambers and long roots and teeth appear very large)also poor enamel, wide set eyes ,pear shaped nose, lack of facial/body hair, heart and circulation problems, Exceptional long term memory, always remembers a face from years ago or will find a destination even after just one visit, but has difficulty with short term memory.
Cannot find the words he wants to speak, which is the main cause for behavior outbursts, communication and lack off is the biggest cause of frustration in our guys, this is caused by Central Auditory Processing Disorder, speech, word finding, word processing are also a cause of frustration outbursts for children with a chromosome anomaly.
The extra X and Y do balance out some of the imbalances within other chromosome anomalies may have.
XXYY heightens the senses so they often hide under school desks, behind bushes, climb obstacles of great height to get themselves away from a stressful situation; it feels for them to be on defense against the world from an early age.
This is due to visual/hearing sensory overload; imagine being in a playground all those children flying around playing and all those noises together can be frightening for a child.
The guys body sometimes does not produce its natural testosterone that's needed to develop the male body, so testosterone injections are needed, to help develop muscle mass and strengthen bones.
This too assists in giving them a sense of well being and helps with confidence in social situations as all they want to do is belong and have friends.
They also have sleeping issues, and have often runaway from home, because they have a very active mind, in the evening and early hours of the morning there is less noisy traffic ,less movement of people and dimmer lighting.
These guys need close supervision as they may not understand the full impact of dangers around them.
And can be easily duped by people with devious intentions.
They are often half their chronological age mentally and can mix with any age of child.
Each XXYY guy is different with their own behavioral strengths and weaknesses, just like typical XY guys have differences in their behavior.
The difference is XY guys are in control of their behavior, children with a chromosome anomaly are not.
As a group they are affectionate, friendly and non-judgmental and can be generous with their time, making them self's available to help others in need, they can also be very thoughtful, caring and considerate, particularly to other people with special needs.
We have many children/adults going undiagnosed with a chromosome anomaly simply because they have a first diagnosis, e.
g.
Autism, Asburgers Syndrome, ADD, ADHD, PDD and others, or they just don't have a diagnosis because they are looked on as a disruptive or undisciplined, these behaviors are due to the disorders within them and if no understanding to their struggles is being shown then these behaviors can escalate.
To the child's down fall because their needs are not getting met within the school system.
The blood test needed is a kerotype, which takes a few months to process in the genetics dept, and as this is a lengthy process it's costly too, but most doctors don't automatically detect a chromosome anomaly and that's when they get first diagnosis of the autism spectrum or other disorders.
It can also be detected in pregnancy by an alpha feta protein test.
Other chromosome anomalies are; XXY, XXXY, XXXXY, XXYY, XYY, XXX, XO turner syndrome, also for the girls, XXX, XXXX, XXXXX, XXXXX.
All of these children/adults display similar behavioral/ emotional difficulties but they are unique to their own ability and individual personality.
After getting the diagnosis first of autism and asking for a deep down blood test, just to make sure autism was all I was dealing with, I trusted my gut instinct, then to my shock of XXYY syndrome results came back.
