Publications

Publications on Williams syndrome

  • Mervis, C. B., & John, A. E. (2010). Cognitive and behavioral characteristics of children with Williams syndrome: Implications for intervention approaches. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C, 154C, 229-248.
  • Mervis, C. B., & Greiner de Magalhães, C. (2022l,. Williams syndrome. ln M. H. Beauchamp, R. L. Peterson, M. D. Ris, H. G. Taylor, & K. O. Yeates (Eds.), Pediatric neuropsychology: Research, theory, and practice (3rd ed., pp. 377-405). Guilford.
  • Mervis, C.B., Greiner de Magalhães, C. & Cardoso-Martins, C. Concurrent predictors of word reading and reading comprehension for 9-year-olds with Williams syndrome. Read Writ 35, 377–397 (2022). 

  • Becerra AM and Mervis CB (2019) Age at Onset of Declarative Gestures and 24-Month Expressive Vocabulary Predict Later Language and Intellectual Abilities in Young Children With Williams Syndrome. Front. Psychol. 10:2648.

  • Greiner de Magalhães, C., et al. (In Press) “Executive Function as Measured by the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function‐2: Children and Adolescents with Williams Syndrome.” Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, vol. 66, no. 1-2, 10 June 2021, pp. 94–107, 10.
  • Kozel, B.A., Barak, B., Kim, C.A. et al. Williams syndrome. Nat Rev Dis Primers 7, 42 (2021).
  • Greiner de Magalhães, Caroline, et al. “Spelling Abilities of School-Aged Children with Williams Syndrome.” Research in Developmental Disabilities, vol. 120, Jan. 2022, p. 104129

Publications on Down syndrome

  • Schworer, E.K., Esbensen, A.J., Nguyen, V. et al. Patterns and predictors of adaptive skills in 2- to 7-year-old children with Down syndrome. J Neurodevelop Disord 14, 18 (2022)
  • Thurman, A.J.; Bullard, L.; Kelly, L.; Wong, C.; Nguyen, V.; Esbensen, A.J.; Bekins, J.; Schworer, E.K.; Fidler, D.J.; Daunhauer, L.A.; et al. Defining Expressive Language Benchmarks for Children with Down Syndrome. Brain Sci. 2022, 12, 743.