Preverbal Communication of Blind Infants and Their Mothers
- 1 September 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness
- Vol. 78 (7) , 297-302
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0145482x8407800701
Abstract
Films of interactions between five mothers and their blind infants, aged 11 months to 2 years, 8 months, made at regular intervals over six months, were analyzed to determine the development of communicative skills in each mother-infant dyad. It was found that, although the frequency of the infants’ vocalizations was within normal limits, the vocalizations did not follow normal patterns of responsiveness, and the mothers’ responses to them were weak and inconsistent. Suggestions are made for a highly structured program to enhance the communicative skills of parents and their blind infants.Keywords
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