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- Previous studies show conflicting results on whether children with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome have a specific magnitude representation deficit affecting their arithmetic skills.
- Fifteen children with the syndrome and 23 healthy controls participated in a task involving non-symbolic magnitude comparisons, alongside assessments of arithmetic and cognitive functioning.
- Findings indicate that while children with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome were as quick as their peers, they made more errors, suggesting a general magnitude representation deficit; however, this wasn't directly linked to their arithmetic performance, highlighting the importance of working memory in supporting math skills.
Article Abstract
Background: Previous studies have produced conflicting results concerning the extent of magnitude representation deficit and its relationship with arithmetic achievement in children with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. More specifically, it remains unclear whether deficits are restricted to visuospatial content or are more general and whether they could explain arithmetical impairment.
Methods: Fifteen 5- to 12-year-old children with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome and 23 age-matched healthy controls performed a non-symbolic magnitude comparison task. Depending on the trial, participants had to compare stimuli with high or low visuospatial load (visuospatial stimuli or temporal sequence of visual stimuli). The participants also completed a battery of arithmetic skills (ZAREKI-R) and a battery of global cognitive functioning (WISC-V or WPPSI-IV), from which working memory and visuospatial indices were derived.
Results: Children with 22q11.2DS responded as fast as healthy controls did but received fewer correct responses, irrespective of visuospatial load. In addition, their performance in the non-symbolic magnitude comparison task did not correlate with the ZAREKI total score, while the working memory index did.
Conclusion: Children with 22q11.2DS might suffer from a global magnitude representation deficit rather than a specific deficit due to visuospatial load. However, this deficit alone does not seem to be related to arithmetic achievement. Working memory might be a better concern of interest in favoring arithmetic skills in patients with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome.
Trial Registration: Clinicaltrials, NCT04373226 . Registered 16 September 2020.
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