Honing in on the social phenotype in Williams syndrome using multiple measures and multiple raters. J Autism Dev Disord 2011 Mar;41(3):341-51
Date
07/09/2010Pubmed ID
20614173Pubmed Central ID
PMC3020248DOI
10.1007/s10803-010-1060-5Scopus ID
2-s2.0-79956016700 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 76 CitationsAbstract
The behavioral phenotype of Williams syndrome (WS) is characterized by difficulties with establishment and maintenance of friendships despite high levels of interest in social interaction. Here, parents and teachers rated 84 children with WS ages 4-16 years using two commonly-used measures assessing aspects of social functioning: the Social Skills Rating System and the Social Responsiveness Scale. Mean prosocial functioning fell in the low average to average range, whereas social reciprocity was perceived to be an area of significant difficulty for many children. Concordance between parent and teacher ratings was high. Patterns of social functioning are discussed. Findings highlight the importance of parsing the construct of social skills to gain a nuanced understanding of the social phenotype in WS.
Author List
Klein-Tasman BP, Li-Barber KT, Magargee ETAuthor
Bonita Klein-Tasman BA,MA,PhD Professor in the Psychology department at University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentChild
Child, Preschool
Faculty
Female
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Male
Parents
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Social Behavior
Williams Syndrome
