For instance, a child like Johnny (an early level learner) would benefit from learning: solitary play, parallel play, exploratory play, constructive play, simple pretend play, responsive joint attention,
initiated joint attention, brief nonverbal reciprocal interaction, tuning to others» emotions, sharing intentions, basic imitation, and emotion sharing.
The new study is the first to separate out the processes of following and
initiating joint attention.
Previous studies have shown that low levels of
initiating joint attention are linked to later autism symptoms in high - risk siblings.
Dopaminergic variants in siblings at high risk for autism: Associations with
initiating joint attention.
Not exact matches
Joint attention may be shown by initiating and responding to eye gazing, coordinating joint looks, showing, and poin
Joint attention may be shown by
initiating and responding to eye gazing, coordinating
joint looks, showing, and poin
joint looks, showing, and pointing.
The following are examples of a child
initiating and responding to
joint attention:
The finding is novel, says autism researcher Peter Mundy at the University of California, Davis, because previous studies of
joint attention have not distinguished between
initiating and responding.
These data suggest that a disturbance in the tendency to
initiate episodes of
joint attention with others may be indicative of early social — cognitive and social — emotional disturbance among infants affected by disorganized attachment status.
It's through
initiating interaction and using social referencing that
Joint Attention is born, this is where development really starts to take off!