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McAlpine, Christopher; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1991
This study of 501 children and adults found that subjects with mental retardation or borderline intelligence were less proficient at identifying facial expressions of emotion than were children of average intelligence. Among individuals with mental retardation or borderline intelligence, recognition increased with intelligence quotient. Among…
Descriptors: Adults, Affective Behavior, Age Differences, Children
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Direct linkDykens, Elisabeth M. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2004
Although maladaptive and compulsive behaviors are increasingly well-described in young persons with Prader-Willi syndrome, it is unclear how these problems manifest in older adults with this syndrome. In Part I, I compared maladaptive and compulsive behaviors in 45 older adults with Prader-Willi syndrome (ages 30 to 50 years) to 195 children,…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Predictor Variables, Comparative Analysis
