This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Rovet, J. F. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Rovet, J. F. Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

The Psychoeducational Characteristics of Children with Turner Syndrome

Joanne F. Rovet, PhD, is associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Toronto and senior scientist in the Research Institute of the Hospital for Sick Children. Her research for the past 15 years has been devoted to the neuropsychological and psychoeducational sequelae of pediatric endocrine disorders. This has included studies on children with diabetes, Turner syndrome, Klinefelter syndrome, and congenital and acquired hypothyroidism. She is a founding member and director of the Canadian Turner's Syndrome Society. Address: Joanne F. Rovet, associate professor, Department of Psychology, Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8.

Turner syndrome (TS) is a condition that affects 1 in 2,500 females due to a loss of some X chromosome material. It is characterized by a number of common physical features, including short stature, sexual infantilism, and infertility, as well as by specific learning and behavior problems. This article compares abilities, achievement, behavior, and self-esteem in 67 children with TS and 27 nonaffected controls. Results indicate selective impairments in visuospatial and memory areas and significant underachievement in arithmetic, particularly numerical ability, mental calculation, geometry, and reasoning. Learning problems, a major concern for parents, were not being satisfactorily addressed at school. Poor social competence and increased behavior problems, particularly in the area of hyperactivity, were also noted. Although self-esteem was only marginally lower, issues related to poor peer relations were most problematic.

Journal of Learning Disabilities, Vol. 26, No. 5, 333-341 (1993)
DOI: 10.1177/002221949302600506


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

				M. M. Murphy and M. M. M. Mazzocco Mathematics Learning Disabilities in Girls With Fragile X or Turner Syndrome During Late Elementary School J Learn Disabil, February 1, 2008; 41(1): 29 - 46. [Abstract] [PDF]

				C. A. Bondy and for The Turner Syndrome Consensus Study Group Care of Girls and Women with Turner Syndrome: A Guideline of the Turner Syndrome Study Group J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab., January 1, 2007; 92(1): 10 - 25. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				M D C Donaldson, E J Gault, K W Tan, and D B Dunger Optimising management in Turner syndrome: from infancy to adult transfer Arch. Dis. Child., June 1, 2006; 91(6): 513 - 520. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				S. J. Hart, M. L. Davenport, S. R. Hooper, and A. Belger Visuospatial executive function in Turner syndrome: functional MRI and neurocognitive findings Brain, May 1, 2006; 129(5): 1125 - 1136. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				M. M. M. Mazzocco Math Learning Disability and Math LD Subtypes: Evidence from Studies of Turner Syndrome, Fragile X Syndrome, and Neurofibromatosis Type 1 J Learn Disabil, November 1, 2001; 34(6): 520 - 533. [Abstract] [PDF]

				J. Rovet, C. Netley, M. Keenan, J. Bailey, and D. Stewart The Psychoeducational Profile of Boys with Klinefelter Syndrome J Learn Disabil, March 1, 1996; 29(2): 180 - 196. [Abstract] [PDF]