Turner's Syndrome: Continuing to thrive at 75

Turner's Syndrome (T.S.), a female chromosomal aberration, occurs in approx imately 1 in 2,500 female births (Orten 1990). There have been few studies of women with this condition as they age. The author provides a psyche-soci al history of one of Dr. Henry Turner's original patients, seen in 1937 whe n he identified T.S. This article describes the vocational and educational achievements and emotional and psychological health of this oldest known wo man with T.S. This chronicle illustrates the positive and negative impact o f receiving little information about the syndrome, and provides recommendat ions for intervention by professionals who work with this population.