Actor Colin Farrell, long an advocate for people with intellectual disabilities, has started a foundation in honor of his son, James, who suffers from Angelman syndrome, a rare neurogenetic disorder.

It wasn’t long after our son Theodore was born that my husband, Daniel, and I noticed how incredibly happy he was. As in “Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof” kind of happy. He barely ...

Actor Colin Farrell is launching a new foundation to raise awareness of a rare genetic condition called Angelman syndrome, so that his son and others with the disorder will have more support and ...

This post was updated on April 24, 2019 to incorporate feedback from parents. Names have been changed to protect anonymity. Is this child happy? Source: Joel Frohlich (AI generated with Midjourney) ...

Affected populations: The disorder is believed to affect somewhere between 1 in 12,000 and 1 in 24,000 people, although these figures may be underestimated. Many cases of Angelman syndrome can go ...

About two years ago, Midland resident Felicia Warner was sent a YouTube video from a friend that showed a child with Angelman Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder. The friend sent this video because it ...

ELK GROVE - The world turned upside down for an Elk Grove family when their young daughter received a rare and life-changing diagnosis. On Thursday, International Angelman Day, they're shedding light ...