Event Description
Passed down from a “carrier” parent to a child, fragile X syndrome is the most common inherited cause of intellectual disability and autism. Further troubling the experience of affected families, many fragile X carriers—once thought unaffected—also suffer from disabling symptoms. Anne Skomorowsky narrates the stories of these families exposing the complex interactions between genes, personality, and family dynamics, while underlining the ethical dilemmas of genetic medicine.
Event Speaker
Anne Skomorowsky, Clinical Instructor at New York University
Event Information
Free and open to the public; registration required. For more information, please visit the event webpage.
Hosted by the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society.
