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Introduction
Tesubsequentvolumeofthejournalisaddressedtoallreadersinterestedin
raregeneticallydeterminedsyndromesandneurodevelopmentaldisorders,includ-
ingautismspectrum(ASD)-teachers,educationaladvisors,therapists,healthand
socialcareworkers,universitystudents,andparents.Someoftheincludedarticles
haveresultedfromthediscussionattheconferencededicatedtotheissuesofrare
fragileXsyndrome(FXS)andneurodevelopmentaldisorderswhichwasorganized
byRodzinaFRAX(FRAXFamily)FoundationinMiędzyborzeandJAŚIMAŁGO-
SIAFoundationofTerapeuticCentresinSzczecinek.
Neurodevelopmentaldisordersconstituteawidespectrumofnotionswhich
comprisealotofanomalies,typicalforparticulardevelopmentalagesandassociat-
edwiththedevelopmentofparticularspheres.Peoplewithdevelopmentaldisorders
requirecomplexsupport-areliablediagnosis,therapy,choosingtheappropriate
educationalpathadjustedtotheirneeds,familysupportandwell-adjustedsolu-
tionsconcerningsocialpolicy.Currently,thenumberofpeoplewiththediagnosed
neurodevelopmentaldisordersisincreasing.Tismightresultfromthesubstantial
diagnosticevolutioninthelastdecadeandmanyimportantchangesindefining
notions.
Tevolumeopenswiththestudywrittenbyphysiciansgeneticistsfromthe
MedicalUniversityofWrocław,whodealwiththediagnosisandsubjectmatter
ofrarediseasesonadailybasis.Intheirarticle,theauthorsdescribesomesignifi-
cantissuesrelatedtofragileXsyndrome,includingthesyndromepathogenesisand
treatmentstrategies,drawingattentiontothenewhorizonsintherapyandtoge-
neticcounselling,whichduetothespecificityofinheritanceshouldinvolvegenetic
testseveninthecaseofdistantrelatives.
Tenextfivestudiesaredevotedtotheissuesofautismspectrum(ASD)and
theyconcernsuchissuesas:symptomatology,diagnosis,therapyofachildwith
ASD.Treeconsecutiveonesareassociatedwithcognitivescienceandsuchissues
as:theneurocognitivetheoryofmindinautismspectrumpeople,itsfunctioningin
practice,neurocognitivediagnosis,therapyandcasestudyexemplification.Tefol-
lowingarticlespertainto:theroleofsensoryintegration,medicalissuesconcerning
metabolicdisorders,oxidativestress,inflammatoryconditions,neuropathicpain,
posttraumaticshock,aswellasneurodevelopmentaldisordersinfetalalcoholsyn-
drome(FAS).
Tevolumeiscompletedwithanimportantstandpointofadisabledperson,
whichtriggersofreflectioninundertakingtherapeutic,rehabilitationandeduca-
tionalworkand,firstofall,stressesthatactivitiesshouldbeundertakenincollabo-
rationinallfieldswithpeoplewhodailystruggleagainsttheirincapabilities.
