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GROWING UP WITH MICHAEL (2/2): PARENTING, POLICY, EULOGY
🟢 "He struggled with addiction all his life but was currently on a much better path." In our last episode, Gary Glissman told the story...

My XXY
Nov 22, 20221 min read


World Leading Authority On X&Y Variations Dr. Nicole Tartaglia Joins Chromodiversity™ Advisory Board
🏩 Dr. Nicole Tartaglia is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Colorodo School of Medicine, Founder & Director of eXtraordinaY...

My XXY
Nov 17, 20221 min read


GROWING UP WITH MICHAEL (1/2): STRENGTHS, RISKS, DEATH
🟢 "A premature death that could've been avoided in so many ways." Gary Glissman, ex-Chairperson of AXYS, tells the heartbreaking story...

My XXY
Nov 15, 20221 min read


🇦🇺 Genetics & Neurodevelopment Pioneer Dr. David Godler Joins Chromodiversity™ Advisory Board
🏩 Dr David Godler is an Associate Professor at the University of Melbourne, and group leader of Diagnosis and Development Laboratory at...

My XXY
Nov 10, 20221 min read


GROWING UP WITH ALFRED (2/2), EXTRA X AWARENESS PIONEER
🟢 “After diagnosis you are still the same person as before.” Diagnosed at the age of 31 with an Extra X, Alfred Jonker is the President...

My XXY
Nov 8, 20222 min read


Growing Up With Alfred, President Klinefelter Association (1/2)
🟢 “Is it one floor you will build, or is it twenty?” Alfred Jonker is the President of the Dutch Klinefelter Association and a visionary...

My XXY
Nov 1, 20222 min read


GROWING UP WITH KATE (EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME)
"My Brain Nearly Fell Out Of My Head". Listen to remarkable #ADHD & #Autistic music educator for #neuroatypicalchildren 🎼Kate O'Brien,...

My XXY
Oct 25, 20222 min read


GROWING UP WITH JESSICA (3 DIFFERENT GENETIC CODES)
🟢 "Embrace Difference, Celebrate Strengths!" Did you know that having more than one genetic code is relatively common? Few people better...

My XXY
Oct 18, 20222 min read


X&Y Variations Authority Dr Claus H. Gravholt Joins Chromodiversity™ Foundation
🏩 Dr Claus H. Gravholt is a world leading authority on X&Y #Chromosome Variations, also called "Sex Chromosome Aneuploidies" (SCAs),...

My XXY
Oct 17, 20221 min read


10,000+ VIEWS, ONE LIFE*
🚀When we launched the term #Chromodiversity in January 2022, by analogy to #Neurodiversity, there was no word to talk about common...

My XXY
Oct 13, 20222 min read


Health Care Leader Gary Glissman Joins #Chromodiversity™ Foundation Advisory Board
🏩 💜A constant advocate for awareness, #education, #research and effective #medical care, few people have made a bigger difference in...

My XXY
Oct 12, 20221 min read


GROWING UP WITH ANITA, PARENT OF 3 EXTRA X BOYS
🟢 “Early intervention is the absolute key.” If having one child with an Extra 47th chromosome is relatively common and can happen to...

My XXY
Oct 11, 20222 min read


GROWING UP WITH BROCK (EXTRA X)
🟢 “You're enough... just as you are.” Listen to Brock Vestrum from Minnesota tell his inspiring story about growing up with an Extra X...

My XXY
Oct 4, 20222 min read


GROWING UP WITH STEPHEN (2/2)
🟢 “I wish genetic testing at birth was compulsory. Early diagnosis is early intervention. It makes things so much easier.” Stephen...

My XXY
Sep 27, 20221 min read


S2 E7 GROWING UP WITH STEPHEN (1/2)
🟢 "Hey kiddo, you're going to be ok. It's going to be tough. But at the end of this, you're going to come out a much stronger and wiser...

My XXY
Sep 20, 20221 min read


S2 E6 Growing Up With Ric (2/2)
🟢 "I really enjoy the journey... Like a ball going down a pic, I bounce around a lot. I don't necessarily move in a straight line. And...

My XXY
Sep 13, 20221 min read


📺 SEPT 14 LIVE PANEL: Growing Up With Chromodiversity (US/Europe Edition)
What’s it actually alike to grow up with a genetic difference? Join us Sept 14 at 10 a.m. CST to find out! FEATURING 🦸🏻♂️Stephen...

My XXY
Sep 8, 20221 min read


Announcing Chromodiversity™ Celebration Month: September 12 - October 13, 2022
➡️ JOIN FREE EVENTS... What's it like to grow up with a #genetic difference? Is having an extra #chromosome rare? Are kids with an...

My XXY
Sep 7, 20222 min read


S2: E5 Growing Up With Ric (1/2)
🟢 "For a long time I believed that everything was my fault. And it crushed me. But it also built my resilience. Because I refused to be...

My XXY
Sep 6, 20221 min read


S2: E4 EARLY IMPACT OF XTRA X&Y ON AUTISM
🔴 ‘Early Social Behavior in Young Children with Sex Chromosome Trisomies (XXX, XXY, XYY): Profiles of Observed Social Interactions and...

My XXY
Aug 30, 20221 min read
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