Abstract
This article presents the cognitive profile observed in children with one of several common genetic syndromes associated with "nonverbal learning disorders." It introduces the concept of a cognitive endophenotype to help explain the similar pattern of impairments across the syndromes. It explores the explanation of diverse impairments in higher-order visual, spatial, temporal, numerical, and executive cognitive competencies deriving from origins in more basic attentional and spatial cognitive dysfunctions. The importance of a developmental approach to understanding dysfunction is stressed.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 599-616 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| State | Published - Jul 2007 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health