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Klein-Tasman, B. P. Mervis, C.B., Lord, C., Phillips, K. D. (in press). Socio-Communicative Deficits in Young Children with Williams Syndrome: Performance on the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule. Child Neuropsychology.

Leyfer, O. T., Woodruff-Borden, J., Klein-Tasman, B. P., Fricke, J. S., & Mervis, C. B. (in press). Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in Williams syndrome. American Journal of Medical Genetics.

Klein-Tasman, B. P., Phillips, K. D., & Kelderman, J. (in press). Interventions for individuals with genetic syndromes associated with intellectual disability. In S. Hunter & J. Donders (Eds.), Pediatric Neuropsychology Interventions.

Phelps, L.F., Davies, W.H., McCart, M.R., Klein-Tasman, B.P., Melzer-Lange, M.D., & Heuermann, W. (2006). Concerns and coping of African-American mothers after youth assault requiring emergency medical treatment. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 1-9.

Mervis, C. B., Robinson, B. F., Rowe, M. L., Becerra, A. M., & Klein-Tasman, B. P. (2004). Relations between Language and Cognition in Williams syndrome. In S. Niedeggen-Bartke & J. Siegmüller (Eds.), Language development and competence in Williams syndrome. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: John Benjamins Publishing.

Mervis, C. B., & Klein-Tasman, B. P. (2004). Methodological issues in group-matching designs: α levels for control variable comparisons and measurement characteristics of control and target variables. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 34, 7 - 17

Mervis, C. B., Robinson, B. F., Rowe, M. L., Becerra, A. M., & Klein-Tasman, B. P. (2003). Language abilities of individuals with Williams syndrome. International Review of Research in Mental Retardation, 27, 35 – 81.

Mervis, C. B., Morris, C. A., Klein-Tasman, B. P., Bertrand, J., Kwitny, S., & Rice, C. (2003). Attention characteristics of infants and toddlers with Williams syndrome during interactions with others. Developmental Neuropsychology, 23, 245-270.

Klein-Tasman, B. P., & Mervis, C.B. (2003).  Distinctive personality characteristics of children with Williams syndrome. Developmental Neuropsychology, 23 271-292.

Mervis, C. B., Klein-Tasman, B. P., & Mastin, M.E. (2001). Adaptive behavior of 4- through 8-year-old children with Williams syndrome. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 106, 82-93.

Mervis, C. B., & Klein-Tasman, B. P. (2000). Williams syndrome: Cognition, Personality, and Adaptive Behavior. Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews. 6, 148 - 158.

Mervis, C. B., Robinson, B. F., Bertrand, J., Morris, C.A., Klein-Tasman, B. P., & Armstrong, S.C. (2000).  The Williams syndrome cognitive profile. Brain & Cognition, 44, 604-628.

Klein, B. P., & Mervis, C. B. (1999).  Contrasting patterns of cognitive abilities of 9- and 10-year-olds with Williams syndrome or Down syndrome. Developmental Neuropsychology, 16, 177 – 196.

Frangiskakis, J. M., Ewart, A., Morris, C.A., Mervis, C. B., Bertrand, J., Robinson, B. F., Klein, B. P., Ensing, G., Everett, L. A., Green, E. D., Proschel, C., Gutowski, N. J., Noble, M., Atkinson, D. L., Odelberg, S. J., & Keating, M. T. (1996).  LIM-kinase1 hemizygosity ijmplicated in impaired visuospatial constructive cognition.  Cell, 86, 59-69.