Autobiographical narratives in Williams Syndrome: structural, process and content dimensions

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2011

Authors

Óscar F. Gonçalves (Author) Other; Ana P. Pinheiro (Author) Other; Adriana Sampaio (Author) Other; Nuno Sousa (Author) Other; Montse Férnandez (Author) Other; Margarida Henriques (Author) FPCEUP

Journal

Title: JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES

Vol. 23 No. 4

Pages: 289-302

ISSN: 1056-263X

Publisher: Springer Nature

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Scientific classification

FOS: Medical and Health sciences > Clinical medicine

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Authenticus ID: P-002-PG1

DOI: 10.1007/s10882-011-9228-2

Abstract (EN): Williams syndrome (WS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder, with an intriguing cognitive phenotype. Previous studies found support for an atypical profile of fictional narrative production in WS (Gon double dagger alves et al. The British Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 56(111), 89-109, 2010). This study aimed at testing if the same profile is observed when individuals with WS tell autobiographical narratives. Using a new scoring system, structural (coherence), process (complexity) and content (multiplicity) aspects of autobiographical narrative production were analyzed in WS. Results suggest that individuals with WS produce autobiographical narratives that are significantly less coherent and complex than typically developing controls, although similar to controls in terms of content diversity. These findings point out to deficits in autobiographical narrative production in WS, suggesting the relative preservation of the social dimension of narrative production. These results also support the hypothesis that fictional and autobiographical narrative production may rely on different neurocognitive mechanisms.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

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No. of pages: 14