Williams Syndrome Web Watch: Ipswich’s Hanwell a true Special Olympics champion - Ipswich, MA

Ipswich’s Hanwell a true Special Olympics champion - Ipswich, MA - Ipswich Chronicle:

"Alyssa Hanwell loves to roller skate — in competition, only, though.

The longtime Special Olympics competitor typically puts away the wheels when the training season and state Special Olympics are past."

Williams Syndrome

Identified more than 40 years ago, Williams syndrome occurs in an estimated one in 20,000 births worldwide. It arises from a faulty recombination event during the development of sperm or egg cells. As a result, almost invariably the same set of about 20 genes surrounding the gene for elastin is deleted from one copy of chromosome seven, catapulting the carrier of the deletion into a world where people make much more sense than objects do. Despite a myriad of health problems and a generally low IQ, people with Williams syndrome are loquacious, sociable, and very empathetic.

Williams Syndrome Web Watch

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Ipswich’s Hanwell a true Special Olympics champion - Ipswich, MA - Ipswich Chronicle

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