title: Analysis of Interaction and Attention Processes in a Child With Congenital Deafblindness.
abstract: Children with deafblindness need support to be able to understand the world and to have access to information. The authors analyzed a dyad consisting of a child with congenital deafblindness and a specialized teacher. The study included participant observations and audiovisual recordings. It was found that the child showed attention to the teacher in activities involving music and rhythm. As potential forms of nonverbal communication, the child presented vocalization, touch, body contact, body movements, facial expressions, and tears. The teacher's forms of communication were verbal, touch, visual, rhythm, and sign language. It was concluded that a significant communication partner is essential to identify, interpret, and respond to attention and communicative behaviors. Use of other forms of communication must comply with individual characteristics so that the child with deafblindness can receive information from the environment through these senses and thus be guaranteed access to the world.
authors.forename: Denise Cintra
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Boas
authors.forename: Slie Piccolotto
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Maria Cec
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: de Moura
authors.forename: Shirley Rodrigues
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Maia
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Amaral
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention; D002652:Child Behavior; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003142:Communication; D054062:Deaf-Blind Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology*; D060345:Education of Persons with Hearing Disabilities / Q000379:methods; D060329:Education of Persons with Visual Disabilities / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D019986:Persons with Hearing Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D000070777:School Teachers / Q000523:psychology*; D014741:Video Recording; D019987:Persons with Visual Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*