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Academic Underachievement by People with Prader-Willi Syndrome
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Whittington, J.; Holland, A.; Webb, T.; Butler, J.; Clarke, D.; Boer, H. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2004
Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a genetically determined neurodevelopmental disorder that is associated with the under-expression of maternally imprinted genes at the 15q11-q13 chromosomal locus. In addition to a characteristic physical and behavioural phenotype, those with the syndrome have impaired social cognition, literal mindedness and…
Descriptors: Underachievement, Educational Needs, Socialization, Special Schools