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Understanding Williams Syndrome: Behavioral Patterns and Interventions » Read Now
by Eleanor Semel, Sue R. Rosner. 456 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

In the last 20 years, Williams syndrome has captured the interest of large numbers of scientists and attracted considerable media attention in spite of its rarity (estimated at no more than one in 30,000 births). Those diagnosed display a unique pattern of behavioral, cognitive, and physical...
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In the last 20 years, Williams syndrome has captured the interest of large numbers of scientists and attracted considerable media attention in spite of its rarity (estimated at no more than one in 30,000 births). Those diagnosed display a unique pattern of behavioral, cognitive, and physical limitations and strengths with fascinating neurogenetic implications-a pattern that poses enormous challenges to their parents and caregivers. The authors, a specialist in learning disabilities and a developmental psychologist, review basic information about Williams syndrome, its medical conditions, paradoxical profile, and neurobiological mechanisms; and discuss distinctive features of the language and perceptual and motor performance of children and adults with the syndrome. Offering strategies for building on the first and dealing with the second, they describe typical aptitudes, such as social skills, curiosity, memory, and musicality; and behavioral problems, such as fears and anxieties, distractibility, impulsivity, poor adaptability, low frustration tolerance, and atypical activity. They examine differences between Williams syndrome and other developmental disorders, such as Down syndrome, Fragile X, Prader-Willi, ADHD, and autism, and similarities in its symptoms to those of anxiety disorder, simple phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and depression. They organize their problem-specific alternatives for treatment into five major categories, and summarize important points about characteristics and interventions in numerous helpful tables. Finally, they consider promising new directions for research, clinical intervention, education, and systems for care delivery. Throughout, they stress variations among individuals and subgroups in ability level, skills, talents, and problem severity; and emphasize the necessity of recognizing these components in planning treatment on an individual basis. Comprehensive and readable, Understanding Williams Syndrome: Behavioral Patterns and Interventions is an essential guide for all those professionally, scientifically, or personally involved with this so frequently misunderstood and underserved population-psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and other mental health professionals; special educators, and vocational counselors; speech-language, physical, and occupational therapists; audiologists; physicians; and parents.
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Children with Williams Syndrome: Is There a Single Neuropsychological Profile?, in Developmental Neuropsychology » Read Now
by Grazia Pezzini, Stefano Vicari, Virginia Volterra, Luigia Milani, Maria Teresa Ossella. 15 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...Children With Williams Syndrome: Is There a Single Neuropsychological...Department of Audiology Rome, Italy Williams Syndrome (WS) is a rare genetic condition...cognitive...
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Ecological Approaches to Cognition: Essays in Honor of Ulrich Neisser (Chap. 9 "The Williams Syndrome Cognitive Profile: Strengths, Weaknesses, and Interrelations among Auditory Short-Term Memory, Language, and Visuospatial Constructive Cognition") » Read Now
by Eugene Winograd, Robyn Fivush, William Hirst. 382 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...Ecological Approaches to Cognition Essays in Honor of Ulric Neisser EMORY SYMPOSIA IN COGNITION Ulric Neisser Back row, L to R Ira Hyman, Philippe Rochat...
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Atypical Cognitive Deficits in Developmental Disorders: Implications for Brain Function (Chap. 2 "Williams Syndrome: An Unusual Neuropsychological Profile," Chap. 3 "Neuroanatomical Distinctions between Williams and Down Syndromes," and Chap. 4 "Effects of Altered Auditory Sensitivity and Age of Language Acquisition on the Development of Language-Relevant Neural Systems: Preliminary Studies of Williams Syndrome") » Read Now
by Sarah H. Broman, Jordan Grafman. 338 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...Developmental Disorders Section 1: Williams Syndrome 2 Williams Syndrome: An Unusual Neuropsychological Profile...Language-Relevant Neural Systems: Preliminary Studies of...
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Language Competence across Populations: Toward a Definition of Specific Language Impairment (Chap. 13 "Words and Rules in Children with Williams Syndrome") » Read Now
by Yonata Levy, Jeannette Schaeffer. 467 pgs.

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This unique, edited book bridges studies in language disorders and linguistic theory with timely contributions from leading scholars in language development. It presents an attempt to define Specific Language Impairment, relating it to children of normal and disordered language capabilities. The...
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This unique, edited book bridges studies in language disorders and linguistic theory with timely contributions from leading scholars in language development. It presents an attempt to define Specific Language Impairment, relating it to children of normal and disordered language capabilities. The chapter presentations examine language development across a variety of populations of children, from those with Specific Language Impairment to second language learners. The contributors discuss criteria for the definition of SLI, compare and contrast SLI with profiles of children with other disorders and dialects, and offer a comprehensive look at the Whole Human Language, which ties together spoken and signed languages. Methodological concerns that affect the credibility and generalizability of the findings are discussed and controversies between opposing linguistic approaches to language acquisition are presented. The conceptual thread that gradually reveals itself as the chapters unfold is a theoretical issue of central importance to cognitive theory, as well as to our understanding of the biological correlates of language-it concerns the variability that linguistic competence can manifest in children under different biological conditions and life circumstances. Language Competence Across Populations: Toward a Definition of Specific Language Impairment is an essential volume for advanced students and scholars in linguistics and psychology who have an interest in language acquisition and language disorders, as well as for the clinical professionals dealing with children with language impairments.
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Origins of Language Disorders: A Comparative Approach, in Developmental Neuropsychology ("Williams Syndrome and Down Syndrome" begins on p. 460) » Read Now
by Elizabeth Bates. 31 pgs.

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Contrasting Profiles of Language Development in Children with Williams and Down Syndromes, in Developmental Neuropsychology » Read Now
by Naomi G. Singer Harris, Ursula Bellugi, Elizabeth Bates, Wendy Jones, Michael Rossen. 27 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...Parents of children with Williams syndrome (WMS) and Down syndrome (DNS...comparable cognitive deficits. Williams syndrome ( WMS), a genetically based...were recruited...
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Contrasting Patterns of Cognitive Abilities of 9- and 10-Year-Olds with Williams Syndrome or Down Syndrome, in Developmental Neuropsychology » Read Now
by Bonita P. Klein, Carolyn B. Mervis. 20 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...of 9- and 10-Year-Olds With Williams Syndrome or Down Syndrome Bonita...10-year-old children with Williams syndrome or Down syndrome were examined...sample of 21 children...
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Behavioral Phenotypes and Special Education: Parent Report of Educational Issues for Children with Down Syndrome, Prader-Willi Syndrome, and Williams Syndrome, in Journal of Special Education » Read Now
by Deborah J. Fidler, Robert M. Hodapp, Elizabeth M. Dykens. 9 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Prader-Willi syndrome, and Williams syndrome. by Deborah J. Fidler...Prader-Willi syndrome (n = 25), and Williams syndrome (n = 21). Parents were informed...increased from...
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Music & Minds: Using a Talent Development Approach for Young Adults with Williams Syndrome, in Exceptional Children » Read Now
by Sally M. Reis, Robin Schader, Harry Milne, Robert Stephens. 21 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...approach for young adults with Williams syndrome. by Sally M. Reis...interested and adept, persons with Williams syndrome (WS) have only recently been...RESEARCH ON PERSONS...
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Drawing by Children with Williams Syndrome: A Developmental Perspective, in Developmental Neuropsychology » Read Now
by Jacquelyn Bertrand, Carolyn B. Mervis, Jennifer D. Eisenberg. 27 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...Drawing by Children With Williams Syndrome: A Developmental Perspective...integration by children with Williams syndrome and normally developing children...by 9- and...
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Spatial Cognition: Brain Bases and Development (Chap. 13 "Spatial Deficits in Children with Williams Syndrome") » Read Now
by Joan Stiles-Davis, Mark Kritchevsky, Ursula Bellugi. 459 pgs.

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...DEFICITS IN CHILDREN WITH WILLIAMS SYNDROME 273...nature of the neglect syndrome. Early theorists thought...Verfaellie, Bowers, Williams Heilman, 1985...role in the neglect...
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Developmental Behavioral Neuroscience ("A Unique Neuropsychological Profile in Williams Syndrome" begins on p. 205, "Neuroanatomical Markers of Williams Syndrome" begins on p. 219, and "A Possible Neurobiological Basis for Williams Syndrome" begins on p. 226) » Read Now
by Megan R. Gunnar, Charles A. Nelson. 249 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...Neuropsychological Profile in Williams Syndrome 205 Neuroanatomical Markers of Williams Syndrome 219 Neurophysiological...Possible Neurobiological Basis for Williams...
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Biological and Behavioral Determinants of Language Development ("Dissociations between Language and Spatial Cognition in Williams Syndrome" begins on p. 383) » Read Now
by Norman A. Krasnegor, Duane M. Rumbaugh, Richard L. Schiefelbusch, Michael Studdert-Kennedy. 534 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...theory Chomsky, 1981; Roeper Williams, 1987 and, in effect, of Jakobsons...maturation of syntax". In T. Roeper E. Williams eds. , Parameter setting pp. 123-172...University...
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Biology and Knowledge Revisited: From Neurogenesis to Psychogenesis ("Williams Syndrome" begins on p. 313) » Read Now
by Sue Taylor Parker, Jonas Langer, Constance Milbrath. 341 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

Based on the Annual Symposium of the Jean Piaget Society, Biology and Knowledge Revisited focuses on the classic issue of the relationship between nature and nurture in cognitive and linguistic development, and their neurological substrates.
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Special Education and Genetics: Connections for the 21st Century, in Journal of Special Education (Includes discussion of Williams Syndrome) » Read Now
by Robert M. Hodapp, Deborah J. Fidler. 8 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...witness the recent discovery that Williams syndrome is due to a small microdeletion...on a particular chromosome. Williams syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome...