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Welcome to the Foundation Syndrome Angelman Of Quebec

Angelman Syndrome (AS) is a genetic disorder first described by pediatrician Dr. Harry Angelman in 1965 but diagnosed only in the 1980’s. He noted that these children had some traits in common: an unstable jerky gait, unusually happy demeanour & easy to excite, variable developmental delays (usually severe by traditional testing methods), lack of speech or only a few words(but receptive language skills may be much higher than expressive language skills), small head size, abnormal electroencephalograms, and seizure disorder. Other features often noted are sleep disturbances, flattened back of the head, excessive drooling, chewing, and other oral behaviours, hyperactivity, hypopigmentation when compared to other family members, wide-based gait, attraction to water and feeding problems in infancy.

Consequently, heightened awareness by educators, the medical community, and the general public about the existence and characteristics of AS is critical. It is imperative to identify individuals with AS (often misdiagnosed) and to develop appropriate medical and therapeutic treatments for this genetic disorder. As children with AS are studied, many educational and behavioural interventions have been shown to be effective in the areas of communication, sleep disturbances, seizure control, fine and gross motor skills and general behaviour.

The Foundation’s mission is of 3 levels:

• Create a day center where angels over 21 can receive appropriate care & stimulation.
• Provide respite for parents, a couple of hours to days at a time. Caring for angels is a full-time job and can be overwhelming. By avoiding a burn-out situation, we tend to the well-being of the whole family.
• Helping out financially those in need with medical and rehabilitation care and services.

Spread the awareness about Angelman syndrome

The foundation salutes Édouard Lanoie for raising 3800 $ and spreading the awareness of Angelman syndrome around. Congratulations and Thank you Édouard!!!

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