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The Effect of Pairing Adult Eye Gaze With a Communication Device on the Frequency and Duration of Joint Attention Episodes in Typically Developing Infants
| Title: | The Effect of Pairing Adult Eye Gaze With a Communication Device on the Frequency and Duration of Joint Attention Episodes in Typically Developing Infants |
| Author: | Smith, Julia L. |
| Description: | Joint attention is critical for language development in children. Children with severe communication impairments requiring assistive technology have additional challenges in managing their joint attention and there is minimal information on how to reduce these demands. A within-subjects design was used to determine the effect of communication device placement, in relation to eye gaze, on the overall, as well as AAC device specific, frequency and duration of coordinated and passive joint attention episodes. Sixteen, typically developing infant-parent dyads participated in the study consisting of 2 storybook reading interactions. Device placement aligned with adult eye gaze resulted in significantly greater frequency and duration of coordinated joint attention than passive joint attention with the device. Younger infants engaged in more passive joint attention when the device was not aligned with gaze while older infants engaged in more coordinated joint attention when the device was aligned. Future directions and clinical implications are discussed. |
| Permanent Link: |
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1217036405
http://hdl.handle.net/2374.OX/108142 |
| Date: | 2008 |
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