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What is it?
Health Concerns
Speech/Language Development
Impact on Education
Intervention/Teaching Styles
100
Is William's Syndrome genetic or acquired?
Genetic
100
Do children born with William's Syndrome tend of have a high or low birth weight?
Low
100
Are children with William's Syndrome friendly and eager to talk, or shy and reserved?
Friendly and eager to talk
100
Do children with William's syndrome suffer from ADD or ADHD?
ADD
100
True or False? Students with William's Syndrome would benefit from having structure and providing a purpose for learning.
True
200
Does William's Syndrome occur more frequently in men or women?
Neither. It occurs equally in men and women.
200
What is the biggest and most common health concern of people who have William's Syndrome?
Heart & blood vessel problems
200
Students with William's Syndrome have what type of vocabulary?
Expressive
200
People with William's syndrome have trouble with this kind of thinking.
Abstract thinking
200
People with William's Syndrome oftentimes suffer from ADD, what is one strategy that could help with this?
Frequent breaks, etc.
300
Name a common personality trait of someone with William's Syndrome.
Overly friendly, happy, outgoing, talkative, etc.
300
Name at least one dental abnormality.
small and wide spaced teeth, abnormal bite & tooth shape
300
What tends to get children with William's Syndrome stuck when having conversations?
"Favorite Topics"
300
Do people with William's Syndrome have short term or long term auditory memory?
They have both short term and long term auditory memory.
300
What type of instruction works best with students with William's Syndrome?
Direct instruction
400
Name at least two physical characteristics of someone who has William's Syndrome
Small upturned nose, long upper lip length, wide mouth, full lips, small chin, puffiness around eyes, or children with green or blue eyes also have a white lacey pattern in their iris.
400
Name one reason why children with William's Syndrome have feeding problems.
They have severe gag reflex and have poor suck/swallow.
400
How do people with William's Syndrome do with non-verbals?
People with William's Syndrome struggle with non-verbals.
400
Do people with William's Syndrome have long term or short term memory of information?
They have long term memory of information.
400
In what ways could you help a students with William's Syndrome's writing?
teach organizational patterns, daily practice for handwriting, etc.
500
What chromosome is deleted from someone with William's Syndrome?
Chromosome 7
500
Of the five senses, which one is a person who has William's Syndrome sensitive to?
Hearing
500
What is hyperacusis?
increased sensitivity to certain frequencies and volume ranges of sound
500
Why do students with William's Syndrome struggle with handwriting?
They struggle with fine-motor skills.
500
What activity greatly appeals to people with William's Syndrome?
Music