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ReviewJournal of autism and developmental disorders2018

Addressing the Educational Needs of Children with Williams Syndrome: A Rather Neglected Area of Research?

Olympia Palikara, Maria Ashworth, Jo Van Herwegen

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Review in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Williams syndrome.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Olympia PalikaraSchool of Education, Froebel College, University of Roehampton, Roehampton Lane, London, SW15 5PJ, UK. Olympia.Palikara@roehampton.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0003-3357-9736
Maria AshworthDepartment of Psychology, Kingston University London, London, UK.
Jo Van HerwegenDepartment of Psychology, Kingston University London, London, UK.
Kingston University · GBUniversity of Roehampton · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Williams syndrome (WS) is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder associated with physical health problems, limitations in cognitive abilities and increased risk of mental health difficulties. This profile of complex needs may make it challenging to support children with WS in schools. Surprisingly, in the current international move for inclusion, limited research exists on the educational provision and academic achievements of children with WS, including the non-existing literature on their voices and the perspectives of key stakeholders. This letter calls for additional research on the risk and protective factors associated with the educational outcomes of these children, the perspectives of the children themselves and the development of the evidence-base about the effectiveness of education intervention programs.

Indexed as

Needs AssessmentBehavioral ResearchChildEarly Intervention, EducationalFemaleHumansMaleWilliams SyndromeAcademic achievementsEducational provisionInterventionsTransitionWilliams syndrome

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PMID29651682
OpenAlexW2796826173

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