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Peer reviewedBrock, Jan; McCormack, Teresa; Boucher, Jill – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2005
Williams syndrome is a genetic disorder that, it has been claimed, results in an unusual pattern of linguistic strengths and weaknesses. The current study investigated the hypothesis that there is a reduced influence of lexical knowledge on phonological short-term memory in Williams syndrome. Fourteen children with Williams syndrome and 2…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Language Acquisition, Short Term Memory, Mental Disorders
