Perfil psicolingüístico y trastornos de comportamiento en un adulto con síndrome de Williams

Abstract

The study of the linguistic capacities of children and adolescents who have been diagnosed with Williams syndrome is currently based on the extent of their pragmatic deficits. However, mental disorders in adults with this syndrome are not very well known. After having performed several psychological tests on one of these adults (DSM-IV-TR, MCMI-III and MMPI-2-RF), we are able to confirm that a serious non-specified disruption or «mixed» personality appears. Preliminary findings tend to suggest, that a false, fluent discourse, stereotyped topics of conversation or even the loss of grammatical categories might be due to an obsessive-compulsive disorder, hypo-maniac symptoms, schizophrenia, hypochondria, paranoia, mental confusion or a strong desire to be socially accepted, or even to some other altered psychological states. The underlying problem for people with Williams Syndrome appears to be their inability to «read» other mental states and act accordingly. It seems adequate to conclude that patients with this syndrome are unable to adapt to their environment from the perspective of theory of mind.