Visuo-spatial ability in individuals with Down syndrome: Is it really a strength?

dc.contributor.authorYang, Yingying
dc.contributor.authorConners, Frances A.
dc.contributor.authorMerrill, Edward C.
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-28T21:09:41Z
dc.date.available2023-09-28T21:09:41Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractDown syndrome (DS) is associated with extreme difficulty in verbal skills and relatively better visuo-spatial skills. Indeed, visuo-spatial ability is often considered a strength in DS. However, it is not clear whether this strength is only relative to the poor verbal skills, or, more impressively, relative to cognitive ability in general. To answer this question, we conducted an extensive literature review of studies on visuo-spatial abilities in people with Down syndrome from January 1987 to May 2013. Based on a general taxonomy of spatial abilities patterned after Lohman, Pellegrino, Alderton, and Regian (1987) and Carroll (1993) and existing studies of DS, we included five different domains of spatial abilities - visuo-spatial memory, visuo-spatial construction, mental rotation, closure, and wayfinding. We evaluated a total of 49 studies including 127 different comparisons. Most comparisons involved a group with DS vs. a group with typical development matched on mental age and compared on a task measuring one of the five visuo-spatial abilities. Although further research is needed for firm conclusions on some visuo-spatial abilities, there was no evidence that visuo-spatial ability is a strength in DS relative to general cognitive ability. Rather, the review suggests an uneven profile of visuo-spatial abilities in DS in which some abilities are commensurate with general cognitive ability level, and others are below. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationYang, Y., Conners, F. A., & Merrill, E. C. (2014). Visuo-spatial ability in individuals with Down syndrome: Is it really a strength? In Research in Developmental Disabilities (Vol. 35, Issue 7, pp. 1473–1500). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2014.04.002
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ridd.2014.04.002
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7653-0601
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/12022
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherPergamon
dc.subjectVisuo-spatial ability
dc.subjectDown syndrome
dc.subjectSpatial memory
dc.subjectMental rotation
dc.subjectVisuo-spatial construction
dc.subjectClosure
dc.subjectWayfinding
dc.subjectReview
dc.subjectSHORT-TERM-MEMORY
dc.subjectFRAGILE-X-SYNDROME
dc.subject2 GENETIC SYNDROMES
dc.subjectWORKING-MEMORY
dc.subjectWILLIAMS-SYNDROME
dc.subjectMENTAL ROTATION
dc.subjectCOGNITIVE-DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectNONDEMENTED ADULTS
dc.subjectEXECUTIVE FUNCTION
dc.subjectSPATIAL ABILITIES
dc.subjectEducation, Special
dc.subjectRehabilitation
dc.titleVisuo-spatial ability in individuals with Down syndrome: Is it really a strength?en_US
dc.typeReview
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