Block Design Performance in Williams Syndrome: Visuospatial Abilities or Task Approach Skills?

Autor/inn/en	Block, Elisa; Farran, Emily K.; Van Herwegen, Jo
Titel	Block Design Performance in Williams Syndrome: Visuospatial Abilities or Task Approach Skills?
Quelle	In: American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 127 (2022) 5, S.390-399 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1944-7515
Schlagwörter	Task Analysis; Visual Perception; Spatial Ability; Executive Function; Comparative Analysis; Eye Movements; Attention; Cognitive Ability; Age Differences; Genetic Disorders; Learning Problems + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aufgabenanalyse; Visuelle Wahrnehmung; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Augenbewegung; Aufmerksamkeit; Denkfähigkeit; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Lernproblem
Abstract	The block design task (BDT) is a visuospatial measure that individuals with Williams syndrome (WS) perform poorly on. However, it is unclear what underlies their impaired performance. This study investigated whether poorer performance is a result of visuospatial difficulties, executive function (EF) difficulties, atypical looking strategies, or a combination of these. Eleven individuals with WS participated alongside mental age (MA)- and chronological age (CA)-matched control groups. Eye movements were recorded while they took the BDT. Dwell times and visits to areas of interest in WS differed from CA, but not MA, groups. Findings suggest that BDT abilities of individuals with WS are delayed, but not atypical. Delays result from visuospatial and attention-switching difficulties rather than atypical looking strategies. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01