Inviting caregivers to start your day in a positive headspace with Therabeat, Inc. Learn first-hand how music affects the brain. Practices learned in this session can reduce stress and anxiety and carry over when you return home. No musical talent is necessary.

Products, services, and supports you love are on exhibit! Conference totes are available at the Tobii Dynavox table! Inside your tote bag, you will find your Safari Tour passport. Collect all the stamps and be entered to select one of our incredible prizes.

Be part of the Natural History Study right here at the conference! Contribute to scientific advancements and help shape the future for those affected by AS. Your participation could make all the difference.

An UPBEAT start to the day! Therabeat, Inc. will guide siblings through musical exercises to follow the beat and have fun. Siblings will learn how music can serve as a creative and emotional outlet and learn how to connect and play with their sibling.

Hear from the incoming ASF Board President, Lesley McCallister. Lesley will share insights on the state of the ASF and set the tone for an incredible conference experience!

Attendees will get an inside look into what mice models can and cannot tell us about Angelman syndrome. Hear from Angelman syndrome research pioneer, Dr. Elgersma, on his work which has made a profound impact on better understanding Angelman syndrome and moving preclinical work forward.

Dive into the ASF-funded studies that have gotten Angelman syndrome therapeutics to where they are today. Review the Angelman syndrome research pipeline with Dr. Rebecca Burdine, Chair of the ASF Scientific Advisory Committee. Leave understanding the next steps critical to getting Angelman syndrome therapeutics into the next phase.

Inviting siblings (ages 4-10) to build social connections and friendships through play! Check-in and check-out is required.

Inviting siblings (ages 11-18) to an unfiltered safe space with ASF Counselor, Shannon Barlow. During this session, sibs of people with Angelman syndrome can connect with others who get it and their similar concerns, frustrations, joys, and insights. If you are unsure if your child is emotionally ready for this type of space, please reach out to kely@angelman.org and get connected with Shannon prior to the session.

Get personalized advice at the ASF Family Conference! Experts in IEP, Counseling, Behaviors, Insurance, Toileting, Finance, Adult Transition, and more will host 1-on-1 appointments and small group sessions. Don't miss this chance to gain valuable insights and get answers to your questions!

Get ready for some hole-in-one fun! ASF's Friends with Wings is hosting mini golf at the ASF Family Conference! For siblings, friends, cousins, and the like (18 & under), it's the perfect chance to connect, have fun, and bond over loving someone with AS.

World-renowned researchers will cover the vast Angelman research landscape, addressing basic research (understanding how AS works using mouse/animal models) to translational research (therapeutic development). Attendees will gain a further understanding of existing and upcoming treatment strategies, including unsilencing approaches, downstream target rescue, the promise of gene therapy strategies, and critical therapeutic delivery mechanisms.

Moderator: Dr. Dan Harvey

Want to learn more about the Genetics of Angelman syndrome? Genetics 101 is designed for people new to this journey or attendees who want a refresher on the genetic causes of AS. Add new terms to your glossary, such as UBE3A, genotype, phenotype, antisense transcript, paternal imprinting, ubiquitin pathway, and many more!

Now that Angelman syndrome clinical trials have been underway for three years, principal investigators and Angelman experts will provide an overview of clinical trials in Angelman syndrome, describe the clinicals trials experience over the past three years, and recommendations for families considering participating in clinical trials.

Join Katie Garbarini, Certified Genetic Counselor, for a review of the differences between genetic subtypes in Angelman syndrome. Katie will review differences in symptoms, inheritance, and genetic testing for each AS subtype.

As Angelman syndrome parents, you are asked to fill out many surveys and participate in studies to help researchers, clinicians and pharmaceutical companies better understand Angelman syndrome. But where does all of the data go? What is happening with the submitted information? Has it made a difference? LADDER, Global Angelman Syndrome Registry (GASR), and Natural History Study (NHS) are here to show you just how important your efforts are in research, clinics and trials.