Melanie Porter

Cognitive

An Examination of Williams Syndrome, Down Syndromeand Autism

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Developmental disorders are often studied as eitherindependent research groups or as clinical casepresentations; these approaches are rarely combined.This book directly compares cognitive and socialfunctioning in three developmental disorders:Williams syndrome (WS), Down syndrome (DS) andautism (AS), from both a research and a clinicalperspective. This unique approach provides newinsights into cognitive functioning within WS, DSand AS, including: attention; memory; learning andprocessing styles; verbal abilities; spatial skillsand reasoning. New insights are also provided intohow WS, DS and AS view the world from a socialperspective, including: their ability to reademotions; their motivational drive toward socialinteraction; and their Theory of Mind , or theirability to understand other people s behavioursbased on underlying desires, emotions, and thoughts.Findings also highlight within-syndrome variabilityin cognitive and social functions in WS,which was previously thought to have a homogenouscognitive profile. The book is a valuable resourcefor researchers, as well as health and educationprofessionals.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Seitenzahl: 172
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 245g
• ISBN-13: 9783639089318
• ISBN-10: 3639089316
• Artikelnr.: 25475258

Autorenporträt

Melanie A. Porter (B. Psych. Hons., M. Clin. Neuro., Ph.D.): Isa practicing Developmental Clinical Neuropsychologist, and aLecturer in Clinical Neuropsychology at Macquarie University,Sydney, Australia. She is also a member of the AustralianCollege of Clinical Neuropsychologists.