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Understanding autism
Understanding autism

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Glossary

Friday, 29 March 2024, 5:07 AM
Site: Open Learning
Course: Understanding autism (AUT_1)
Glossary: Glossary
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Joint attention

The phenomenon in which one person coordinates or shares their attention with another, in order to focus on the same object or event. Joint attention emerges in typically developing children by about 12 months of age. Children later receiving autism spectrum diagnoses often show poor joint attention skills.