Williams syndrome and spatial language

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Williams syndrome and spatial language
Spatial cognition impaired . spatial
language impaired?
object
Levinson There are three possible relationships
in spatial expression Object-centered
(allocentric) The man is in front of the
house. Viewer-centered (egocentric) I see a house
in front of me. Environment-centered
(absolute) The house is south of the man.
viewer
environment
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Williams syndrome Mild to medium mental
impairment with spatial cognition more severly
affected than verbal intelligence Spatial memory
impaired (Corsi task, location tests) Language
impairment is proportional to intelligence Is
there an effect of language on spatial cognition?
Questions 1 Do we become more egocentric as we
acquire language? 2 What happens if spatial
cognition is impaired?
The task
Typically Developing Children
Egocentric decisions correlate with Digit Span
and there is a low correlation with Corsi span
The decrease is not significant
Because in reality there is no decrease?
Williams Syndrome children