Angelman Syndrome New Zealand

Angelman Syndrome (AS) is a non progressive neuro-genetic disorder named after an English paediatrician, Dr. Harry Angelman, who first described the syndrome in 1965. A syndrome is number of features which occur together as a group and indicate a particular condition. AS is characterised by severe intellectual disability, speech impediment, sleep disturbance, unstable jerky gait, seizures and usually a happy demeanour.
Angelman Syndrome New Zealand was formed in 2005, and has already provided much in the way of support to families of Angels.

The Gifted Education Centre

The Gifted Education Centre was established as the George Parkyn Centre in 1995, to promote professional support services for gifted children and all those living and working with them, and is a registered non-profit charitable trust. Gifted children have the highest levels of suicide and depression in society, and in later life make up an over-represented proportion of the prison population.
Giftedness is not related to income, race, creed or class, and often goes unrecognised, or mis-recognised as ADHD or just bad behaviour.