Deafness and attention in deaf children.
The study shows the differences between hearing parents and deaf instructors interacting with deaf children and directing their attention. Data were collected at home and at a service for special needs in Bristol, England. The mother or instructor was asked to play naturally with the child with the toys provided. When the child's attention was focused during their play, the mother or instructor had to try to direct the child's attention to each of the toys. The results suggest that both groups (mothers and instructors) were effective in directing attention to objects not in the immediate area of play; however, hearing mothers were more successful than deaf instructors.
Guarinello
Ana Cristina
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Speech-Language Therapy and Audiology Department, Universidade Tuluti do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil.
Berberian
Ana Paula
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De Oliveira Santana
Ana Paula
AP
De Athaíde Massi
Giselle
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D001288:Attention; D002648:Child; D003142:Communication; D003638:Deafness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D012720:Severity of Illness Index