Annette Karmiloff-Smith
Annette Karmiloff-Smith FMedSci | |
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| Born | 1938 |
| Died | (aged 78) |
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| Known for | Expertise in developmental disorders |
Annette Karmiloff-Smith
Karmiloff-Smith argued against
Karmiloff-Smith argued Since developmental disorders arise from problems during development (as opposed to damage to a mature system) it follows that we should expect to find performance deficits that are not linked to one particular domain, but rather spread across a whole range of different performance impairments.
Karmiloff-Smith supported her theories by her research work into Williams syndrome. This rare syndrome was originally thought to manifest itself as abnormally low IQ, accompanied by "normal" ability to process social cues. In a series of papers (e.g.[7]), Karmiloff-Smith and colleagues discovered that impairments in Williams syndrome are far more widespread than had previously been appreciated. Her theories have been further supported by work in other fields. For example, autistic children have been found to be impaired not just at Theory of Mind but also at a variety of tasks including motion perception, visual search and multi-tasking (e.g.[8]), a finding that domain-specific theories have difficulty accounting for.
Karmiloff-Smith authored a number of books and academic articles, most notably Beyond Modularity
She died on 19 December 2016 at the age of 78.[10]
References
- ^ "Annette Karmiloff-Smith". The Life Scientific. 22 January 2013. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ S2CID 38117177.
- S2CID 3193434.
- PMID 8959609.
- PMID 17181692.
- ^ ISBN 0-262-61114-7.
- S2CID 15421667.
- PMID 17920442.
- ISBN 0-262-55030-X.
- ^ Professor Annette Karmiloff-Smith
External links
- Annette Karmiloff-Smith at Developmental Neurocognition Lab
- Developmental Neurocognition Lab
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