What are the differences between autism and angelman syndrome?

In 2008 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that worldwide, one in every six children born has some type of developmental disability, ranging from things as mild as speech impairments, to more serious disorders like cerebral palsy or autism. read more

Angelman Syndrome (AS) patients have symptoms similar to autistic individuals and is often clinically misdiagnosed as ASD (autism spectrum disorder). However, they are two different disorders and are not associated. read more

Doctor answers on Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, and More: Dr. Lewy-Weiss on angelman syndrome vs autism: There are degrees & variations of autism. Aspergers does have a particular set of characteristics, but it can be considered a subset of autism. read more

While the loss of UBE3A causes Angelman syndrome, duplications within chromosomal regions that include UBE3A have been associated with autism 3, 4, 5, 6. Thus, a plausible relationship between a loss and duplication of UBE3A has been proposed to cause Angelman syndrome or certain types of autism, respectively. read more