During our everyday lives, we are confronted with a vast amount of information from several
sensory modalities. This multisensory information needs to be appropriately integrated for us …

In order to understand how language abilities emerge in typically and atypically developing
infants and toddlers, it is important to embrace complexity in development. In this paper, we …

Sensory processing is the gateway to information processing and more complex processes
such as learning. Alterations in sensory processing is a common phenotype of many genetic …

Abstract Background People with Williams syndrome (WS) are relatively proficient with
lexical semantics; however, their contextual integration ability is impaired. Few studies have …

As children with Down syndrome (DS) typically manifest significant delays in language
development, the research has pointed out the predictors of later language skills for this …

Communicative abilities in infants with Down syndrome (DS) are delayed in comparison to
typically developing (TD) infants, possibly affecting language development in DS. Little is …

Differences in sensory function have been documented for a number of neurodevelopmental
conditions, including reading and language impairments. Prior studies have measured …

Children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) are at increased risk of developing cognitive
problems, including attention deficits and learning difficulties. Alterations in brain response …

The aim of this chapter is not just to present a selection of literature on early development in
Down syndrome (DS), but also to integrate findings from across disciplines within an …

The sensory profile of people with Williams syndrome (WS) is characterised by atypical
visual and auditory perceptions that affect their daily lives and learning. However, no …