Initiating and Responding to Joint Attention Bids in Children with Autism: A Review of the Literature

Autor/inn/en	Meindl, James N.; Cannella-Malone, Helen I.
Titel	Initiating and Responding to Joint Attention Bids in Children with Autism: A Review of the Literature
Quelle	In: Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 32 (2011) 5, S.1441-1454 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0891-4222
DOI	10.1016/j.ridd.2011.02.013
Schlagwörter	Intervention; Autism; Researchers; Child Development; Language Acquisition; Children; Attention; Responses; Interpersonal Communication; Interaction + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Autismus; Researcher; Forscher; Kindesentwicklung; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Child; Kind; Kinder; Aufmerksamkeit; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Interaktion
Abstract	Joint attention is a skill that involves coordinating the attention of at least two individuals towards an object or event. Although it is seen as a critical skill in early child development, it is frequently absent in children with autism and has been linked to poorer language outcomes for those children. As a result, multiple interventions have been developed to teach children with autism to respond to, and initiate, bids for joint attention. These interventions, however, differ widely both in terms of procedures used and in whether they focus on teaching children to respond to, or initiate, bids for joint attention. This literature review was conducted to document research gaps and intervention similarities between joint attention intervention studies for children with autism. The specific intent of this review was to determine whether researchers teach responding and initiating separately or sequentially, describe the extent to which procedures differ among studies, and identify whether social or non-social consequences are used during joint attention training. Implications for the treatment of joint attention deficits are discussed and recommendations to both researchers and practitioners are provided. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10