Comprehension of spatial language in Williams syndrome: Evidence for impaired spatial representation of verbal descriptions; Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics - 21(9):Pages 689-704 - Informa Healthcare

Comprehension of spatial language in Williams syndrome: Evidence for impaired spatial representation of verbal descriptions; Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics - 21(9):Pages 689-704 - Informa Healthcare:

"Results demonstrated that individuals with Williams syndrome were selectively impaired on the second task relative to controls. The study therefore provides support for previous work demonstrating impaired comprehension of spatial language in this population. Furthermore, the results suggest that such impairments reflect a fundamental problem with processing spatial descriptions rather than merely a poor understanding of the semantics of spatial terms, which in turn has implications for the interaction between spatial abilities and language processing in general."