Uncommon genetic syndromes and narrative production - Case Studies with Williams, Smith-Magenis and Prader-Willi Syndromes?

Authors: Garayzábal, Elena; Capó, Magdalena; Moruno, Esther; Gonçalves, Óscar F; Férnandez, Montserrat; Lens, MarÍa; Sampaio, Adriana

Source: International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, Volume 58, Number 1, March 2012 , pp. 48-65(18)

Publisher: Maney Publishing

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Abstract:

This study compares narrative production among three syndromes with genetic microdeletions: Williams syndrome (WS), Smith-Magenis syndrome (SMS), and Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), characterized by intellectual disabilities and relatively spared language abilities. Our objective is to study the quality of narrative production in the context of a common intellectual disability. To elicit a narrative production, the task Frog! Where Are You was used. Then, structure, process, and content of the narrative process were analysed in the three genetic disorders: WS (n = 2), SMS (n = 2), and PWS (n = 2).

Data show evidence of an overall low narrative quality in these syndromes, despite a high variability within different measures of narrative production.

Results support the hypothesis that narrative is a highly complex cognitive process and that, in a context of intellectual disability, there is no evidence of particular ‘hypernarrativity’ in these syndromes.

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Keywords: Prader-Willi syndrome; Smith-Magenis syndrome; Williams syndrome; Narrative abilities

Document Type: Original Article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/2047387711Y.0000000008

Publication date: 2012-03-01

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