Table 2.
The Number of Respondents With 22q11DS Who Met Each NLD Criterion Is Reported Here: Missing Data Are Reflected in Lower Denominators for Certain Measures
| NLD Characteristic | Measure | Present | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deficits in visual-perceptual organization | WISC Performance IQ ≤ 85 | 57/70 | 81.4 |
| Relative difficulty with arithmetic | WIAT Math ≤ 85 | 56/70 | 80.0 |
| Psychomotor coordination deficits | WISC Processing Speed ≤ 85 | 47/68 | 69.1 |
| Difficulty managing new information | Working Memory ≤ 85 | 44/68 | 64.7 |
| Increased risk of internalizing psychopathology | CBCL Internalizing ≥ 60 | 36/58 | 62.1 |
| Poor reading comprehension | WIAT Reading Comprehension ≤ 85 | 37/69 | 53.6 |
| Impairment in nonverbal problem solving | WCST Perseverative Errors ≤ 85 | 30/66 | 45.5 |
| Deficits in social perception and judgment | SSRS ≤ 85 | 24/61 | 39.3 |
| Good rote verbal capacity | WISC Verbal IQ > 85 | 17/70 | 24.3 |
| Tactile-perceptual deficits | Not assessed | ||
| Distorted sense of time | Not assessed | ||
| High verbosity with deficits in pragmatic language | Not assessed |
Note: CBCL = Child Behavior Checklist; NLD = nonverbal learning disability; SSRS = Social Skills Rating System; 22q11DS = Chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome; WIAT = Wechsler Individual Achievement Test; WISC = Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children.