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As seen through the eyes of someone who knows Rett syndrome RTT is a neurological disorder found primarily in females. The girls progress normally up until about 12 to 18 months of age when the characteristics of Rett start to reveal themselves. All the social skills and motor skills they have obtained slowly cease to progress starting a process of regression to what is the equivalent of living the rest of their life as an infant. They lose the use of their hands and the ability to speak and most are bound to a wheelchair.