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) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 599-616 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2007 |
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- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
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Cognitive Characteristics of Children with Genetic Syndromes. / Simon, Tony J.
In: Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, Vol. 16, No. 3, 07.2007, p. 599-616.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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