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Pre-academic and early academic achievement in children with velocardiofacial syndrome (del22q11.2) of borderline or normal intelligence.
Genetic counseling (Geneva, Switzerland) - 1 Jan 2003
De Smedt B, Swillen A, Ghesquière P, Devriendt K, Fryns J P
Abstract excerpt
School-aged children with del22q11.2 tend to show a typical learning and neuropsychological profile, which is characterised by a VIQ-PIQ discrepancy (in favour of the VIQ) and significantly better scores for reading (decoding) and spelling compared to mathematics. To the best of our knowledge, there exists no systematic research on the pre-academic and early academic skills that might underpin these learning...
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