Assessing the effects of engagement with maternal ostensive signals in infants with neurodevelopmental risk

• Main Author: Teo, Joan Wei Ling
• Other Authors: Victoria Leong
• Format: Thesis-Master by Research
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
• Subjects: Social Sciences; Ostensive signals; Executive functions; Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD); Preterm birth
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/181789
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background. Social ostensive signals, such as gaze, gaze following, calling the infant’s name, gesture and smile, are communicative cues commonly observed during interactions between infants and caregivers to indicate intent to interact or convey information. While extensive research has document...