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Mathematics Learning Disabilities in Girls with Fragile X or Turner Syndrome during Late Elementary School
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Murphy, Melissa M.; Mazzocco, Michele M. M. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2008
The present study focuses on math and related skills among 32 girls with fragile X (n = 14) or Turner (n = 18) syndrome during late elementary school. Performance in each syndrome group was assessed relative to Full Scale IQ-matched comparison groups of girls from the general population (n = 32 and n = 89 for fragile X syndrome and Turner…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Females, Learning Disabilities, Congenital Impairments
Cognitive Ability and Everyday Functioning in Women with Turner Syndrome.
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Downey, Jennifer; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1991
Comparison of 23 Turner syndrome (TUS) women with 23 women with constitutional short stature (CSS) found significant group differences for Performance and Full Scale IQ, largely due to TUS women's deficits in spatial and mathematical ability. TUS individuals had significantly lower educational and occupational attainment than CSS controls but did…
Descriptors: Adults, Body Height, Congenital Impairments, Educational Attainment
Comparison of Visual-Spatial Performance Strategy Training in Children with Turner Syndrome and Learning Disabilities.
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Williams, Janet K.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1992
Thirteen females with Turner syndrome, 13 females with nonverbal learning disabilities, and 14 males with nonverbal learning disabilities, ages 7-14, were taught via a cognitive behavioral modification approach to verbally mediate a spatial matching task. All three groups showed significant task improvement after the training, with no significant…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Females