Atara Siegel, Mary Anne Toledo-Tamula, Staci Martin, Andy Gillespie, Anne Goodwin, Brigitte Widemann, Pamela L Wolters
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is associated with below average writing achievement. However, little is known about specific aspects of written language impacted by NF1, changes in writing over time, and associations between cognitive aspects of the NF1 phenotype and writing. At three timepoints over six years, children with NF1 and plexiform neurofibromas (PNs) completed Woodcock-Johnson tests of writing mechanics (Spelling, Punctuation & Capitalization, handwriting), written expression of ideas (Writing Samples), writing speed (Writing Fluency), and tests of general cognitive ability, executive function, memory, and attention...
February 6, 2024: Child Neuropsychology: a Journal on Normal and Abnormal Development in Childhood and Adolescence