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Types of prehension in children with Williams-Beuren syndrome: A pilot study
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In: ISSN: 1740-5629 ; EISSN: 1740-5610 ; European Journal of Developmental Psychology ; https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01440570 ; European Journal of Developmental Psychology, Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2008, 5 (3), pp.358-368. ⟨10.1080/17405620600959381⟩ (2008)
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Abstract:
International audience ; As part of a more extensive research program investigating cognitive, linguistic and motor skills in children with Williams - Beuren syndrome (WBS) we made some preliminary observations of prehension movements. Eight children, in a restricted age range (9 - 11 years), took part in the pilot study. We individuated and classified three types of prehension in two different tasks: the Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration (VMI) for assessing perceptual and motor skills, and the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (M-ABC) for assessing manual dexterity. Sixteen typically developing children, individually matched with WBS children, were also assessed, resulting in two different comparison groups: 8 children were matched for mental age and 8 for chronological age. A peculiar type of prehension (referred to as the ``lateral grip'') was used by all children with WBS, but was only rarely observed in the comparison groups. These findings can contribute to a better description of motor development in children with WBS and to a better understanding of their visuospatial difficulties.
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[SCCO.PSYC]Cognitive science/Psychology
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URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/17405620600959381 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01440570
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