Stretching the social: broadening the behavioral indicators of sociality
Abstract
Human infants are social by nature. Early behaviors taken as evidence of an innate desire to connect with others generally include eye contact, smiles, and positive vocalizations. Studies have shown that, as infants mature, they begin to alternate gaze between objects of interest and their social partners (joint attention), and show signs that some people are special to them by becoming distressed when separated from them (attachment). In this article, we seek to highlight less frequently studied ways that infants and young children show their desire to connect and communicate with others. To do so, we draw on studies of infants in underrepresented communities, interviews with parents of autistic children, and a recent study of interactions between autistic adults.
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Research shows conventional measures for intelligence (e.g., WISC test batteries) generally underestimate the ability of nonspeaking autistics.
“This argument is sustained by research that shows conventional measures for intelligence (e.g., WISC test batteries) generally underestimate the ability of nonspeaking autistics (Courchesne et al., 2015; Nadar et al., 2016; Akhtar and Jaswal, 2019).”
From Perspective: Presuming Autistic Communication Competence and Reframing Facilitated Communication (2022) · cites this paper as Akhtar and Jaswal, 2019
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Heyworth, M., Chan, T., & Lawson, W. (2022) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.864991 · Cited by 100 · see citing works
“This argument is sustained by research that shows conventional measures for intelligence (e.g., WISC test batteries) generally underestimate the ability of nonspeaking autistics (Courchesne et al., 2015; Nadar et al., 2016; Akhtar and Jaswal, 2019).”
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- Authors
- Akhtar, N., & Jaswal, V. K.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Santa Cruz (US)
- University of Virginia (US)
- Corresponding author
- Akhtar, Nameera
- Venue
- Child Development Perspectives
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2020-02-24
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 28-33
- ISSN
- 1750-8592 (ISSN-L)
- 1750-8606
- OpenAlex
- W2993701754
- Cited by
- 26
- References
- 4
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 6 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 1
- FWCI
- 5.01
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Child Development Perspectives (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Child and Animal Learning Development
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Social Robot Interaction and HRI
- Keywords
- joint attention, attachment, eye contact, smiling, vocalizations, children with autism, autistic adults, parent interviews, underrepresented groups, social connectedness
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