The physical symptoms can differ from boy to girl and most don't tend to show until puberty.
- Male - long face, larger head, wider and longer ears
- Female - long face, large jaw, large ears, high arched palate; most females have little to none behavior or educational difficulties with Fragile X Syndrome
Sources:
What Facial Characteristics are Common?. 9 Dec. 2008. The National Fragile X Foundation. 4 Mar. 2009 http://www.fragilex.org/html/facial.htm.
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