Individuals with Angelman syndrome (AS) are known to have an increased likelihood of exhibiting challenging behavior, especially in situations that are anxiety provoking. These behaviors substantially affect family functioning and caregiver mental health. However, there is not a well-established and validated measurement […]
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$138,238 As we move towards promising clinical trials for AS, a major challenge is deciding how to measure improvement after treatment. This study will apply mathematical approaches to data from new and existing behavioral tests using the Angelman syndrome mouse […]
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$35,000 We know that individuals with AS have a propensity for a happy demeanor and often have excessive laughter. We also know that they have pro-social behaviors that are distinctive from other types of genetic conditions. This study evaluated older […]
Read more$3,213 This research project was one of the earliest extensive surveys of behavioral traits in AS and was funded and enabled by the Angelman Syndrome Foundation (ASF) because of ASF’s affiliation with so many families within and outside of the […]
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$47,000 For educational planning, it is important to know that children with AS can be effective learners and to understand how this learning occurs under simple paradigms of behavioral modification and analysis. Jane Summers’ work has been instrumental in documenting […]
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$31,300 Individuals with AS lack expressive speech and they have difficulty in understanding the structure and complexity of language. This grant provided funding for a project combining intensive behavioral analysis in combination with visual prompts of alphabet letters, numbers, colors […]
Read more $30,000 The work related to this grant extended the long term interest of Dr. Summers in studying how individuals with AS learn and how their behaviors change based on carefully designed behavioral analysis methods in a structured environment. Most importantly, […]
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$78,497 What are some of the motivating and reinforcing events that might be used to help children and adults with AS change behaviors? Funding from ASF to Dr. Oliver helps answer such questions. His work has been instrumental in identifying […]
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