Research Review: Williams syndrome: a critical review of the cognitive, behavioral, and neuroanatomical phenotype

MA Martens, SJ Wilson… - Journal of Child …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
This review critically examines the research findings which characterize the cognitive,
behavioral, and neuroanatomical features of Williams syndrome (WS). This article analyzes …

Language abilities in Williams syndrome: A critical review

J Brock - Development and psychopathology, 2007 - cambridge.org
Williams syndrome is a rare genetic disorder in which, it is claimed, language abilities are
relatively strong despite mild to moderate mental retardation. Such claims have, in turn …

[LIVRE][B] Children and pictures: Drawing and understanding

RP Jolley - 2009 - books.google.com
In Children and Pictures, Richard P. Jolley critiques both the historical and contemporary
studies conducted in the field of children's making and understanding of pictures. Some …

Exploring the Williams syndrome face‐processing debate: the importance of building developmental trajectories

A Karmiloff‐Smith, M Thomas, D Annaz… - Journal of Child …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Face processing in Williams syndrome (WS) has been a topic of heated debate
over the past decade. Initial claims about a normally develo** ('intact') face‐processing …

Defining the social phenotype in Williams syndrome: a model for linking gene, the brain, and behavior

A Järvinen-Pasley, U Bellugi, J Reilly… - Development and …, 2008 - cambridge.org
Research into phenotype–genotype correlations in neurodevelopmental disorders has
greatly elucidated the contribution of genetic and neurobiological factors to variations in …

Visuospatial cognition in Williams syndrome: reviewing and accounting for the strengths and weaknesses in performance

EK Farran, C Jarrold - Developmental neuropsychology, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
Individuals with Williams syndrome typically show relatively poor visuospatial abilities in
comparison to stronger verbal skills. However, individuals' level of performance is not …

Rethinking the concepts of 'local or global processors': evidence from Williams syndrome, Down syndrome, and Autism Spectrum Disorders

D D'Souza, R Booth, M Connolly, F Happé… - Developmental …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Both Williams syndrome (WS) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have been
characterized as preferentially processing local information, whereas in Down syndrome …

Cognitive heterogeneity in Williams syndrome

MA Porter, M Coltheart - Developmental neuropsychology, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
This study used the Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Cognitive Ability-Revised to investigate a
wide range of cognitive abilities in people with Williams syndrome (WS). It involved a …

The development of route learning in Down syndrome, Williams syndrome and typical development: investigations with virtual environments

HRM Purser, EK Farran, Y Courbois… - Developmental …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The ability to navigate new environments has a significant impact on the daily life and
independence of people with learning difficulties. The aims of this study were to investigate …

Object recognition with severe spatial deficits in Williams syndrome: sparing and breakdown

B Landau, JE Hoffman, N Kurz - Cognition, 2006 - Elsevier
Williams syndrome (WS) is a rare genetic disorder that results in severe visual-spatial
cognitive deficits coupled with relative sparing in language, face recognition, and certain …