In this section you can read various research news articles that have important topics relating to rare genetic disorders.
This section is for any parents or professionals who wish to read up to date information about syndromes and to broaden their knowledge.
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Prader-Willi
Mental health difficulties in Williams, Prader-Willi & fragile X syndromes
A recent paper published in 2019 has described and compared a number of characteristics that are associated with mental health in adolescents and adults with Williams, fragile X and Prader-Willi syndromes. Individuals with these syndromes may experience different types of mental health difficulties. For example, people with fragile X syndrome may be more likely to experience social anxiety disorder than individuals with Prader-Willi or Williams syndrome. Because of this, causes of mental health problems in these syndromes may also differ and understanding the differences can help us understand how best to help individuals. The research showed that there was differences in the characteristics associated with different psychopathological disorders in these syndromes. Poorer adaptive functioning in Prader-Willi syndrome was associated with a higher total mental health score and higher levels of general anxiety and manic/hyperactive behaviours but was not associated with any mental health difficulties in fragile X or Williams syndrome. For Williams syndrome, the presence of health difficulties was associated with emotional difficulties, and auditory sensory processing difficulties...
Prader-Willi
Sleep: A New Cerebra Guide for Parents
A new guide for parents has been developed by researchers at the Cerebra Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, and the Cerebra sleep team. This guide has been developed to help parents and carers understand the nature of sleep problems in children with intellectual disability and what can be done to improve sleep. Part one describes common sleep problems in individuals with intellectual disability and how these sleep problems are assessed. Part two gives a brief overview of sleep problems in specific genetic syndromes. Part three outlines some strategies which may help to reduce or improve sleep problems. Read the full guide here or download this PDF version
Prader-Willi
Anxiety guide is 'Highly Commended' by BMA
Hayley Crawford, Rachel Royston and representatives from Cerebra attended the BMA Patient Information Awards 2016. The Cerebra parent guide on anxiety has been awarded Highly Commended! The guide is written for parents of children with developmental disabilities. Read the guide The guide was produced by Cerebra and was written by Dr Jane Waite and Rachel Royston from the Cerebra Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders, and Dr Hayley Crawford from Coventry University.
Syndrome Tags
- Angelman 10
- Cornelia de Lange 19
- Cri du Chat 6
- Smith-Magenis 9
- Prader-Willi 6
- Fragile X 16
- Kleefstra 0
- Rubinstein-Taybi 4
- Lowe 0
Prader-Willi
Food related issues in Angelman and Prader-Willi syndromes
Angelman (AS) and Prader-Willi (PWS) syndromes are caused by missing genetic information on the...
Prader-Willi
New perspectives on understanding challenging behaviour
Some individuals with intellectual disabilities can show behaviours such as self-injurious behaviour and aggression...
Prader-Willi
Temper outbursts in Prader-Willi syndrome
Temper outbursts are commonly described in people with Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS); however they are...