House

WS has been mentioned on yet another television show: House on Fox. I didn't see this episode yet, but it was called "No More Mr. Nice Guy." House, the physician on the show, concluded that an excessively pleasant, kind patient was "either perfect or sick." Williams syndrome was included in his list of differential diagnoses.

Click here if you want to see the whole episode.

Law & Order: WS

A witness on Law & Order last night had Williams syndrome. Apparently, the world is beginning to sit up and take notice of WS with all of the new articles and studies making their way into mainstream media.

My take on the episode: Corny but entertaining as usual. I normally love this show because it's normally a fun, unrealistic escape, and I really like the characters. The girl with WS acted fairly realistically and had a couple typical but almost laughably exaggerated features, including jacked-up teeth and bad eyesight, making her look a little like Jerry Lewis. It is readily apparent to me that the actress probably didn't really have WS (the nose was all wrong), but they obviously did their research. When she was interrogated about the night her mother was assaulted and raped, she had what was said during the attack memorized, word for word. I can see Erik doing that.

Brian and I both laughed out loud when she was in court and the judge's gavel came down. The little girl screeched and covered her ears. We knew that was coming!

Here are a couple short clips.

Medical Incredible

Note: Unfortunately, the video I chose to feature has been removed from Myspace TV. I will keep this post intact for the comments. - N (12/28/07)

WS in the News

On Thursday, July 19th 8 a.m., Good Morning America will feature an interview with Dr. Allen Reiss. They will be showing still pictures from the WS music camp during the interview.