What Is Angelman Syndrome?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
5. Intellectual Development
In addition to physical differences, children with Angelman syndrome are also going to have considerable problems with their intellectual development. This is also something that is likely to go unnoticed until the child reaches a certain age.
At around 10 to 15 months old, children will start to speak their first words. They will also generally be quite vocal and make lots of other noises. This will not happen for patient’s with Angelman syndrome, however, and many will only learn a few words throughout their whole life. Patients with Angelman syndrome will also have significantly retarded mental abilities that will leave them dependent on others.
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