Individuals with Angelman syndrome can experience a wide variety of symptoms, and exhibit many different behavioral characteristics. The following volumes contain overviews of these different symptoms and characteristics, as well as a large number of short video clips demonstrating the clinical features of Angelman syndrome in people of all ages.
Volume 1: Understanding The Diagnosis
Drs. Jill Clayton-Smith and Charles Williams describe the symptoms and behaviors of Angelman syndrome (AS), bringing their extensive experience with individuals with AS to the forefront. Included are interviews with three families describing the challenges of getting a diagnosis – sometimes traveling to many specialists over years before they got their diagnosis.
Volume 2: Clinical Features by Age, Early Childhood (0-5)
This volume features clips that demonstrate the clinical features of Angelman syndrome in young children from ages 0 to 5. Such features include developmental delay, gait, balance, fine motor skills, laughter/happy demeanor, hypermotoric behavior, craniofacial features, speech impairment, mouthing, and fascination with water.
Volume 3: Clinical Features by Age, Childhood (6-11)
This volume features clips that demonstrate the clinical features of Angelman syndrome in children from ages 6 to 11.
Volume 4: Clinical Features by Age, Adolescence (12-18)
This volume features clips that demonstrate the clinical features of Angelman syndrome in adolescents from ages 12 to 18.
Volume 5: Clinical Features by Age, Adulthood (19+)
This volume features clips that demonstrate the clinical features of Angelman syndrome in adults.