Abstract
Background:
- In neurotypical children, joint attention is primarily established through the visual modality.
- What about newly sighted children?—That is, children with late sight onset who have been treated for blindness due to congenital cataracts. How do they make use of their newly acquired visual modality in referential communication?
Current study:
- Investigates how newly sighted children’s pragmatic skills develop after a prolonged visualdeficit.
- Two groups of newly sighted children—Prakash children (two cohorts with better and worseinitial visual acuity, recently treated) and Silver Linings children (up to 7 years post-op), were tested longitudinally.
- In neurotypical children, joint attention is primarily established through the visual modality.
- What about newly sighted children?—That is, children with late sight onset who have been treated for blindness due to congenital cataracts. How do they make use of their newly acquired visual modality in referential communication?
Current study:
- Investigates how newly sighted children’s pragmatic skills develop after a prolonged visualdeficit.
- Two groups of newly sighted children—Prakash children (two cohorts with better and worseinitial visual acuity, recently treated) and Silver Linings children (up to 7 years post-op), were tested longitudinally.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 2023 |
| Event | Many Paths to Language 2023 - Max Planck Institute, Nijmegen, Netherlands Duration: 25 Oct 2023 → 27 Oct 2023 https://www.mpi.nl/events/many-paths-language-mpal-2023 |
Conference
| Conference | Many Paths to Language 2023 |
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| Abbreviated title | MPaL 2023 |
| Country/Territory | Netherlands |
| City | Nijmegen |
| Period | 25/10/23 → 27/10/23 |
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