Visual –motor integration, visual perception and motor coordination in a population with Williams syndrome and in typically developing children

ConclusionsThe present study is the first to use all three tasks of the Beery‐VMI test. For the TD children, the performances on the three subtests did not show the same developmental trajectory. In contrast, the participants with WD did not show the same developmental trajectory. The participants with WD exhibited poor performances on all tasks with scores comparable with the 5‐year‐old TD children. As high correlations between these abilities were observed, improving VP and MC could help the development of VMI, which in turn could improve visual–spatial abilities in individuals with WS.

Source: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research - August 21, 2016 Category: Disability Authors: J. Heiz, K. Barisnikov Tags: Special Issue Source Type: research