Comparison of visual-spatial performance strategy training in children with Turner syndrome and learning disabilities.

Full Abstract

This study examined the effects of a verbal mediation strategy on three groups of subjects who had visual-spatial deficits. Thirteen females with Turner syndrome, 13 females with nonverbal learning disabilities, and 14 males with nonverbal learning disabilities, who ranged in age from 7 to 14 years, were taught via a cognitive behavioral modification approach to verbally mediate a spatial matching task. Pretest and posttest performance differences on parallel forms of a visual-spatial orientation task were examined. All three groups showed significant improvement in visual-spatial task performance after the training. There were no significant differences in the degree of improvement among the three groups. The results suggest that children with Turner syndrome may benefit from problem-solving strategy training in a manner similar to children with nonverbal learning disabilities.

Author information

Author/s: Williams, J K (JK); Richman, L C (LC); Yarbrough, D B (DB);

Affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242.

Grants: 1 F31 NR 06221-02 (Agency:NINR NIH HHS)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

Journal: Journal of learning disabilities (J Learn Disabil), published in UNITED STATES. (Language: eng)

Reference: 1992-Dec; vol 25 (issue 10) : pp 658-64

Dates: Created 1993/01/12; Completed 1993/01/12; Revised 2007/11/14;

PMID: 1460387, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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