Early Symptoms of Sanfilippo: Transient Tachypnea Of Newborn* (fast breathing after birth) Coarse Facial Features* (frontal bossing/prominent forehead, full lips and nose) Prominent, thick eyebrows* Persistent Hirsutism* (execessive body hair) Macrocephaly* (large head size) Speech & Developmental Delays Hearing Loss (typically high-frequency, sensorineural hearing loss) Recurrent Ear/Sinus Infections Chronic Upper Respiratory Congestion (persistent nasal congestion/drainage) Challenging Behavio

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Sanfilippo Syndrome is genetically inherited from both parents. Children are born with the disease after receiving two gene mutations on a specific gene (one mutation from each parent). We had no idea that Sanfilippo Syndrome existed or that Haidyn was sick until she was diagnosed at age 5, after years of a lengthy medical history and unanswered questions. It was not tested for during pregnancy or at birth. She was first diagnosed with autism at age 3, as the brain damage began to cause sensory