What it is
A diagnosed genetic condition that mainly affects the nervous system. Related characteristics include delayed development, intellectual deficits, severe communication problems and difficulty with movement and stability (ataxia). Symptoms are apparent by six to twelve months of age. Many with Angelman Syndrome also have seizures or epilepsy, and an abnormally small head (microcephaly).
Teaching Strategies for Associated Student Needs:
• Aggression Management
• Anger/Frustration Management Skills
• Anxiety Management Skills
• Articulation Skills
• Assistive Technology
• Attention Skills
• Central Auditory Processing
• Emotional Regulation
• Executive Function
• Fine Motor Skills
• Gross Motor Skills
• Intellectual Ability – Low
• Listening Comprehension Skills
• Low Vision
• Memory
• Metacognitive Skills
• Non-Verbal Reasoning
• Organizational Skills
• Personal Care
• Personal Safety
• Phonological Processing
• Processing Speed
• Self-Advocacy Skills
• Self-Esteem
• Self-Regulatory Skills
• Sensory Integration Skills
• Sequencing Skills
• Social Skills
• Task Initiation
• Time Management Skills
• Transition Skills
• Verbal Ability
• Visual-Motor Skills
• Visual-Spatial Processing
• Aggression Management
• Anger/Frustration Management Skills
• Anxiety Management Skills
• Articulation Skills
• Assistive Technology
• Attention Skills
• Central Auditory Processing
• Emotional Regulation
• Executive Function
• Fine Motor Skills
• Gross Motor Skills
• Intellectual Ability – Low
• Listening Comprehension Skills
• Low Vision
• Memory
• Metacognitive Skills
• Non-Verbal Reasoning
• Organizational Skills
• Personal Care
• Personal Safety
• Phonological Processing
• Processing Speed
• Self-Advocacy Skills
• Self-Esteem
• Self-Regulatory Skills
• Sensory Integration Skills
• Sequencing Skills
• Social Skills
• Task Initiation
• Time Management Skills
• Transition Skills
• Verbal Ability
• Visual-Motor Skills
• Visual-Spatial Processing
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