Psychosocial Considerations for Turner Syndrome

FAQ: Psychosocial Considerations for Turner Syndrome

Girls and women with Turner Syndrome (TS) face unique cognitive, emotional, and educational challenges that are often underrecognized, yet highly addressable with the right support. In the Turner Syndrome Foundation webinar: Psychosocial & Educational Considerations for Turner Syndrome, Mackenzie Norman, PhD., walked families, educators, and providers through the latest research and real-world strategies for improving […]

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Coordinating Care Between Schools and Healthcare Providers for Girls with Turner Syndrome

Coordinating Care Between Schools and Healthcare Providers for Girls with Turner Syndrome

When it comes to supporting girls with Turner Syndrome (TS), we often think of care in two separate worlds: the medical clinic and the classroom. However, when these spheres work in isolation, important needs often go unmet. Girls with Turner Syndrome often present quietly. They may not act out or fall behind academically, but internally,

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Social Skills Development in Turner Syndrome

Social Skills Development in Turner Syndrome

Turner Syndrome (TS) is often discussed in terms of medical needs and physical development, but there are invisible areas of difference that can be just as impactful, one of them being social development. For example, TS patient Sydney, “TS has been more of a mental, social battle mostly. From the different doctors appointments to the

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Understanding the Cognitive Profile of Girls with Turner Syndrome

How Educators and Families Can Support Strengths and Challenges in Learning Turner syndrome (TS) is a chromosomal condition affecting about 1 in 2,000 females, and while the physical characteristics may be obvious, it is lesser known that the condition also affects learning and cognition. Understanding the learning strengths and challenges associated with TS is essential

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6 Books To Read About Turner Syndrome

6 Books about Turner Syndrome

Why Reading about Turner Syndrome is Important “As someone who was an avid reader throughout school and trying to get back into the groove of regular reading despite the increased demands of everyday life, I will never get tired of listing the improvements reading can have to someone,” says Brooke Caron, a woman with Turner

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Back to School Guide for Parents, Students, and Teachers

Subscribe to our blog School is Back in Session! Here are some tips for students, parents, and teachers in grades K-12 to help prepare for the school year.   The Turner Syndrome Foundation (TSF) also has a College 101 webinar geared towards college students available to view right now! Click to View Now for FREE! Parents

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Webinar Psychosocial and Educational Considerations

Psychosocial and Educational Considerations

Subscribe to our blog The State of Healthcare and Educational Access for Girls with TS Turner syndrome (TS) can have varying degrees of impact on one’s education through both potential learning and physical disabilities. These may include social cognition, ADHD or ADD, math abilities, and visuospatial organization.  Often girls with Turner syndrome and their families

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Let’s Learn: Nonverbal Learning Disabilities (NVLD)

If the term NVLD (Nonverbal Learning Disability) is unfamiliar, we are here to change that today! Nonverbal Learning Disabilities are learning disabilities where an individual has deficits in visual-spatial abilities and math, often contradicting their strong verbal skills. It is estimated that these disabilities are present to some degree in 99% of females with TS.

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