joint attention
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the process of alerting one person to a stimulus through nonverbal cues such as finger pointing or gazing. It is one of the first signs of the development of a theory of mind in babies and serves as an important step to later language and social development.
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Tasks that are asserted to measure joint attention
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| Joint Attention / Social and Nonsocial Orienting Task |
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| Early Social and Communication Scales |
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| Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales Development Profile |
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| Conners Comprehensive Behavior Rating Scales |
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| pointing task |
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