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Joint attention and children with autism: a review of the literature

Bruinsma, Yvonne, Koegel, Robert L., Koegel, Lynn Kern·2004·Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews

Abstract

Preverbal communication and joint attention have long been of interest to researchers and practitioners. Both attending to social partners and sharing attentional focus between objects or events and others precede the onset of a child's first lexicon. In addition, these prelinguistic acts also appear to have important implications with regard to learning to socialize. The construct of joint attention has been noted as an early developing area prior to the transition to symbolic communication. Thus, the importance of joint attention in typically developing children, and the lack thereof in children with autism, has interested researchers for use in diagnosis and intervention for autism. That is, joint attention has been gaining momentum as an area that not only helps characterize children with autism, but also as a prognostic indicator and a potential intervention goal. In this paper, the status of the literature about initiation of joint attention by young typically developing children and young children with autism was examined. Empirical studies regarding joint attention behaviors, including eye gaze alternation, the use of protodeclaratives and protoimperatives, and studies that investigated joint attention as a predictor of language acquisition were reviewed. Possible areas for future research for children with autism are discussed.

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  • Atypical development of the initiation of joint attention (IJA) is strongly indicative of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

    “In fact, early exhibition of joint attention is strongly associated with later language ability (Morales et al. 2000; Mundy et al. 2007), and atypical development of the initiation of joint attention (IJA) is strongly indicative of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) (Bruinsma et al. 2004).”

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Authors
Bruinsma, Y., Koegel, R. L., & Koegel, L. K.
Affiliations
University of California, Santa Barbara (US)
Corresponding author
Bruinsma, Yvonne
Venue
Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2004-08
Volume
10
Issue
3
Pages
169-175
ISSN
  • 1080-4013 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-2779
OpenAlex
W1988473644
Cited by
344
References
52
Citations by year
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FWCI
0.25
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Child and Animal Learning Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Language Development and Disorders
Keywords
joint attention, autism spectrum disorder, prelinguistic communication, language acquisition, socialization, typically developing children, autism diagnosis, autism intervention
MeSH terms
Attention, Autistic Disorder, Child, Child Development, Child, Preschool, Eye Movements, Forecasting, Humans, Language Development, Nonverbal Communication, Early Intervention, Educational, Intention

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