The focus of this chapter is on precursors to language acquisition and the acquisition of
language by toddlers, preschool children and early primary-school children who have …

Most aspects of human life—from gene expression, to brain structure/function, to underlying
linguistic and cognitive processes, through to overt language production and …

Williams syndrome (WS) is often cited as the prime example within developmental disorders
of the dissociation of language from other cognitive skills, particularly from visuo-motor skills …

Background: The superiority of language and communication skills in children and adults
with Williams syndrome (WS) is currently being debated. Whilst there have been a number …

It has been claimed that Williams syndrome (WS), a rare neurodevelopmental disorder, is
characterized by serious cognitive deficits alongside intact language. The syndrome is often …

This chapter begins with a brief description of Williams syndrome (WS). It then summarizes
the findings from research on intellectual ability as measured by intelligence tests and …

Such evidence of depressed language capacity in WS children weakens the argument for a
dissociation between cognition and language, or modularity of the language faculty (see …

Williams syndrome, a genetic disorder caused by a microdeletion of∼ 25 genes on
chromosome 7q11. 23, is associated with mild to moderate intellectual disability or learning …

Williams syndrome (WS) is a genetic disorder which results in an uneven cognitive profile.
Despite superior language compared to other syndromes in the phenotypic outcome …

It is a truism that development involves contributions from both genes and environment, but
theories differ with respect to the roles they attribute to each, which deeply affects the ways …