Hi,
Unfortunately, there is no single treatment available for
fragile X syndrome. Still, treatment services can help people learn important skills. These services can help learn to talk, walk and interact with others. Early intervention by adequate needed therapies like occupational, speech and behavior modification therapy etc., may improve the life quality of these patients tremendously, particularly, if started at an early age, which is a period of learning of skills.
Use of certain medicines for symptoms of aggression, sleep disturbance, seizures or behavior problems may help the patient in making the life of patient, easy.
Unfortunately,
gene therapy for treatment of this condition is not proved yet. Though, the trial with gene therapy for this condition are in pipe line, still most of the tests done to date are on mice, rats and results of these trials are also mixed. Hence, it may take some more time of a decade or so, for this treatment to be successful & be available to the patient for treatment.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Satnarain Bansal, General & Family Physician