A review of mathematical learning disabilities in children with fragile X syndrome.
The prevalence rate of mathematical learning disabilities (MLD) among children with fragile X syndrome who do not meet criteria for intellectual and developmental disabilities (approximately 50% of female children) exceeds the rate reported in the general population. The purpose of this article is two-fold: (1) to review the findings on MLD in persons with fragile X syndrome; and (2) to discuss fragile X syndrome as a possible model for understanding pathways to MLD.
Murphy
Melissa M
MM
Education Department, College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland 21209, USA. mmurphy@ndm.edu
D002648:Child; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005600:Fragile X Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008433:Mathematics