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Supporting Joint Attention Skills from a Neurodiversity-Affirming Lens

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Supporting Joint Attention Skills from a Neurodiversity-Affirming Lens 1

Joint Attention Ideas Joint attention refers to how people, in this case, children, coordinate attention between social partners concerning objects or events and involves initiating and responding to bids for the shared focus of gaze and action. It is a crucial developmental milestone that emerges in infancy and sets the foundation for more complex social … Read more

Teaching Joint Attention to Children: Evidence-Informed Best Practices

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Teaching Joint Attention to Children: Evidence-Informed Best Practices 2

What is Joint Attention? Joint attention, the ability to share attention with another person towards an object, activity or event, is a crucial skill for social development and learning. For the pupilI work with it is a crucial skill to teach. For some joint attention skills do not develop naturally and needs to be taught … Read more