Learn a little bit about Holly . She is two years old and has recently been diagnosed with a condition called Rett Syndrome. Rett Syndrome is a complex neurological disorder that occurs almost exclusively in girls and affects them throughout their lives.
Sufferers are profoundly and multiply disabled and totally dependant on others for all their needs.
The cause of the disorder has recently been traced to a mutation of an X chromosome. The discovery was made by researchers at Stanford University in America. The syndrome was originally recognised in 1954 by Dr. Andreas Rett of Vienna, Austria. However, the first English articles on the subject were not published until late in 1983 and before this, many children were wrongly diagnosed with Autism or Angelman Syndrome. Hollys' family and friends are attempting to raise funds to allow her to undergo therapy in the USA .