Colin Farrell reveals son James' heartbreaking misdiagnosis before doctors finally confirmed he was suffering from Angelman syndrome Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com By Geraint Llewellyn For Mailonline Published: 03:45 EDT, 9 August 2024 | Updated: 03:46 EDT, 9 August 2024 e-mail View comments Colin Farrell has revealed how son James was heartbreakingly misdiagnosed with cerebral palsy before doctors eventually confirmed h e was suffering from Angelman syndrome. The Phone Booth actor, 48, discussed his first-born son's condition in a new interview and said medical advice was sought after James, now 20, missed developmental milestones and struggled to sit up or crawl as a baby.
Angelman syndrome is a rare neuro-genetic disorder that primarily affects the nervous system, and causes severe physical and intellectual disability. Colin - who shares James with ex Kim Bordenave - explained how many sufferers of the rare syndrome are often misdiagnosed with cerebral palsy due to both conditions having similar symptoms. He told People : '[James] couldn't sit up.
He wasn't crawling. I think he was a year and a half when we took him to get really checked out, and he was diagnosed as having cerebral palsy'. Colin Farrell, 48, has revealed how his James was misdiagnosed with cerebral palsy before doctors eventually confirmed he was suffering from Angelman syndrome The Phone Booth actor said medical advice was sought after James, now 20, missed developmental milestones and str.