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Peer reviewedConners, Frances A.; Rosenquist, Celia J.; Atwell, Julie A.; Klinger, Laura Grofer – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 2000
Nine adults with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) and nine age- and IQ-matched adults with PWS completed standardized tests of long-term and short-term memory, visual and auditory processing, and reading and mathematics achievement. Contrary to previous findings, long-term memory in PWS subjects was strong relative to IQ and there was no evidence that…
Descriptors: Adults, Auditory Perception, Congenital Impairments, Intelligence Quotient
