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Living with Williams Syndrome, the 'opposite of autism' (2014)
One in 18,000 people in the UK have Williams Syndrome, meaning they are empathetic and friendly, but can have learning disabilities and anxiety.
As a child, his caring nature led him to take to the bedside of a victim of the Hillsborough disaster, with such compassion and diligence he was given an award by former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Dr Riby says there is no pre-natal screening, but often doctors can pick up clues if a young child has heart murmurs, and problems putting on weight. She has been running parent focus groups to understand the anxiety side of WS to come up with practical steps families can take to help themselves keep their children calm and happy.
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