LC&LD: Session 2

Following Owens' (2002) multi-facet model of linguistic deficits in intellectual disabilities:

• Children with intellectual disabilities have appropriate attentional resources.

• Children with intellectual disabilities do not have appropriate attentional resources.

• Children with intellectual disabilities will not benefit from efficient organizational strategies.

In which of the following genetic diseases is there a greater decline in IQ as the person gets older?

• Down syndrome

• Williams syndrome

• The intellectual delay is similar regardless of the specific diagnose

In Down syndrome it is common to find difficulties in language processing. In which of the following skills do they have the most difficulty?

• Receptive language

• Expressive language

• There are no overall differences between receptive and expressive language

Which of the following would be an appropriate example of the unusual structure of semantic information in Williams syndrome?

• When asked to name furniture, they say examples such as table or chair.

• When asked to name objects, they are not able to provide any answers.

• When asked to name animals, they say examples such as wildebeest or tyrannosaurus rex.

Relative to their overall cognitive ability, in which cognitive functions do people with Williams syndrome show more difficulties?

• Language

• Face recognition

• Visuospatial construction

In which of the following genetic diseases does a high percentage of the diagnosed population fail to develop basic language skills appropriately?

• Fragile X syndrome

• Williams syndrome

• Down syndrome