Last July Amber asked me to help launch the Ciitizen partnership with SLC6A1 to create a new digital Natural History Study. Ciitizen was founded with a mission to let patients control their own health records to aid in their own Read more…
#ShineYourSearchlight ✨ Continue your @SimonsSearchlight journey and help our community grow! Your involvement can lead to important insights so current and future families can find hope for their family. The more data we collect over time, the better picture we Read more…
#ShineYourSearchlight ✨ Do you live in the United States? Make sure your genetic variant is part of the @SimonsSearchlight biorepository! It is important to represent yourself and have researchers looking at YOUR specific information! Your blood sample can help in Read more…
Why do you see so many fundraising emails and posts for SLC6A1 Connect? Where does all this money go? I have wondered this since first talking with SLC6A1 Connect CEO and Founder, Amber Freed, after my daughter’s diagnosis in early Read more…
#ShineYourSearchlight ✨ Have you completed @SimonsSearchlight surveys? They collect information on behavior, communication, motor skills and more. Long-term participation and completing surveys are critically important to the success of research into SLC6A1. Go to your dashboard to complete your surveys: Read more…
#ShineYourSearchlight ✨ Share your medical history with @SimonsSearchlight! This will help you and researchers get a more accurate picture of what it means to have SLC6A1 over time. All medical history information is shared by completing a survey with the option Read more…
#ShineYourSearchlight ✨ Have you uploaded your genetic lab report to your @SimonsSearchlight dashboard? Researchers need specific details in your genetic lab report to learn more about SLC6A1. No genetic lab report? Their team will do the work to find it Read more…
Dear Family, Friends and Supporters of SLC6A1 Connect, As Rare Disease Day 2023 is upon us, we are still fighting every day for our children to have the best chance they can have at life. We didn’t ask or hope Read more…
Hello again! In continuation of Rare Disease Week, we want to talk specifically about the rare disease that affects our kids and families, SLC6A1 Epileptic Encephalopathy. SLC6A1 epileptic encephalopathy is a rare neurological condition in children that causes seizures, severe movement and speech Read more…
Dear Family, Friends and Supporters of SLC6A1 Connect: In honor of Rare Disease Day (Week?) 2023, we are sharing this trailer for a new documentary, “Too Rare to Care,” by the fierce Rare Disease mother and talented producer, Lainey Moseley. Read more…