1. Williams Syndrome
... a child with Down Syndrome was asked to name as many animals as they could of, the reply was, "Dogs, cats, fish, bird, fish." A Williams kid of the same age and IQ was asked the same question and replied, "Brontosaurus, tyranadon, brontosaurus rex, dinosaurs, elephant, dog, cat, lion, baby hippopotamus, ibex, whale, bull, yak, zebra, puppy, kitten, tiger, koala, dragon," (Finn 1991 ... , and 20 in group or assisted living homes. (Finn 1991). Also in Finn's article, educational psychologist Eleanor Semel is quoted as saying, "Educators are confused because the WIlliams Syndrome child test...
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