Puppet children is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases of the National Institutes of Health. This means that Puppet children, or a subtype of Puppet children, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population. Puppet children is most widely known as Angelman Syndrome. A list of symptoms, available on wikipedia, are: * Feeding problems during infancy (poor suck and poor weight gain) in 75% * Delay in sitting and walking * Absent or little speech (not in all cases - some children have a vocabulary of up to 50 words) * Receptive and non-verbal communication skills higher than verbal ones * Poor attention span and hyperactivity * Severe learning disabilities * Epilepsy (80%) and an abnormal EEG * Unusual movements (fine tremors, hand flapping, jerking movements) * Affectionate nature and frequent inappropriate laughter * Wide-based stiff-legged gait, with tendency to hold arms up and flexed while walking. * Below average head size, often with flattening at the back * Subtle, but sometimes characteristic facial features (wide mouth, widely spaced teeth, prominent chin, tendency to tongue thrust) * Poor sleeping pattern * Strabismus (Squint - crossed eye/s) in 40% * Scoliosis (abnormal curvature of the spine) in 10% * Increased sensitivity to heat * Attraction to/fascination with water