Verbal and nonverbal abilities in the Williams syndrome phenotype: evidence for diverging developmental trajectories.

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Verbal and nonverbal abilities in the Williams syndrome phenotype: evidence for diverging developmental trajectories.

Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines - 1 May 1998

Jarrold C, Baddeley A D, Hewes A K

Abstract excerpt

One commonly cited feature of Williams syndrome is a characteristic dissociation between relatively spared language skills and severely impaired nonverbal abilities. However, the actual evidence for a dissociation between verbal and nonverbal abilities in Williams syndrome is equivocal. In two se...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Aptitude
Child
Female
Humans
Hypercalcemia
Individuality
Intelligence
Language Development Disorders
Learning Disabilities
Male
Phenotype
Verbal Behavior
Wechsler Scales
Williams Syndrome

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PMID: 9599779

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