USA Today, Synchrony Conf, #EEC2026, Portugal & Family Resources — #CureSYNGAP1 in Action #S10E218

Tuesday, September 8, 2026 — Week 37 DON’T MISS ASO UPDATE Episode 217 came out over the weekend. Don't miss it. There was lots of ASO news in there. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7502544874399928322/ NATIONAL PRESS USA TODAY Special-needs care / education crisis — and a SYNGAP1 family featured. Diagnosis and future therapies aren't enough. Families need care, education and support today. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bernadette-basilico-6924b29a_a-two-year-postdoctoral-position-with-share-7500493855591432192-sOD6/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2026/09/01/kids-special-education-school-shortage-care/90851980007/ ADVOCACY UPDATE SYNCHRONY — PALO ALTO KAH + I attended the BRAIN Foundation's Synchrony symposium. The autism community is starting to wake up to neuroinflammation, and mental health psychiatrists are really working hard on this topic. There are also people looking more at the impact of diet. https://brainfoundation.org/synchrony-symposia/ ILAE #EEC2026 — ATHENS Virginie + Jaime + Vicky + Katrine representing SYNGAP1 at the 16th European Epilepsy Congress, Sept. 5–9. https://www.ilae.org/eec2026 Virginie’s Post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/virginie-mcnamar_eec2026-ugcPost-7502600886368559105-LPbu/ THINGS YOU CAN DO RIGHT NOW GENEDX SURVEY How has getting a SYNGAP1 diagnosis improved your child's care? 5 minutes. Worth it. Please do it. https://curesyngap1.org/GDXsurvey ARI / CITIZEN HEALTH Sign up. Longitudinal medical records → research-ready data. This is clearly the future. https://citizen.health/ari/syngap1 SYNGO SYNGAP1 resource for families from LATAM, ask it to speak English! https://curesyngap1.org/syngo COMMUNITY GROWTH AND SUCCESS CURE SYNGAP1 PORTUGAL  🇵🇹 Congratulations to the Portuguese SYNGAP1 community — legal organization established + website live. Special applause for Henrique’s leadership. Another national organization building local advocacy and community. https://curegyngap1-portugal.org/en SCRAMBLE FOR SYNGAP — SOLD OUT Congratulations to the Scramble team — the 5th Annual Scramble for SYNGAP is SOLD OUT. 25 days to go. A great example of a community building momentum year after year. https://mailchi.mp/796f3e59d71b/the-scramble-for-syngap-is-sold-out?e=b5a3afc6ba   UPCOMING EVENTS — COUNTDOWN SHOOT FOR SYNGAP1 — 67 DAYS November 14 — Hurricane, Utah Aiming for a Cure — Shooting for Hope https://cureSYNGAP1.org/Shoot FIGHT FOR FELIPE — 81 DAYS November 28 — Boston, Massachusetts https://cureSYNGAP1.org/Fight CURE SYNGAP1 CONFERENCE — 86 DAYS December 3–4 — Denver, Colorado https://cureSYNGAP1.org/Reg26 PUBMED 50 SYNGAP1 publications in 2026. +13 vs. Week 37. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42692765/ Last year finished at 61 publications — +9 vs. the year. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=syngap1&amp;filter=years.2026-2026&amp;sort=date USA 🇺🇲: Use your ICD-10, F78.A1 SOCIAL MATTERS 5,220 LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/company/curesyngap1 1.61k YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CureSYNGAP1 11.1k X https://x.com/cureSYNGAP1 43.7k Instagram <a href