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| My daughter Alexandra was diagnosed with Apraxia and she takes speech therapy twice per week. Alexandra is using a speech device. The device gives Alex a voice. The insurance company thinks this device is not necessary and after appealing it twice decided to go through the school to get Alex her device. She is doing amazing with it. She uses it along with words/sounds to communicate, even says I love you mommy with it. It is awesome!! |

| http://www.jacobsenssyndromeawareness.com/ We found out that Alexandra has a mild form of Jacobsen in December 2006. Alexandra's syndrome is very mild therefore she is no afflicted with many of the health problems of Jacobsen Syndrome. Alex's Jacobsen deletion is: 11q24.1 |