Memory Profile of Children with Nonverbal Learning Disability

Autor/inn/en	Liddell, Glennis A.; Rasmussen, Carmen
Titel	Memory Profile of Children with Nonverbal Learning Disability
Quelle	In: Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 20 (2005) 3, S.137-141 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0938-8982
DOI	10.1111/j.1540-5826.2005.00128.x
Schlagwörter	Profiles; Memory; Nonverbal Learning; Neurological Impairments; Learning Disabilities + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Gedächtnis; Neurodegenerative Erkrankung; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung
Abstract	The aim of this study was to compare visual and verbal memory in children with nonverbal learning disability (NLD) using the Children's Memory Scale and to identify the profile of strengths and weaknesses in visual memory abilities. Performance was significantly lower on measures of visual than verbal memory, indicating that children with NLD have deficits in visual memory despite adequate verbal memory. A unique pattern of performance emerged for the visual but not the verbal subtests. Performance on the Faces Immediate subtest was well below average, although other measures of visual memory were within the average range. Hence, it appears that children with NLD have a specific deficit on immediate memory for faces. This facial memory deficit may be linked to a deficit in right hemisphere functioning, which has already been implicated in facial processing and may also be linked with other disorders (e.g., autism spectrum disorder) in which similar facial processing deficits have been documented. More research is needed to further understand the visual memory profile of children with NLD and to inform instruction and remediation. (Author).
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