1.0Advancing Social-Communication and Playhttps://www.med.unc.edu/healthsciences/asapJay-Ar Forondahttps://www.med.unc.edu/healthsciences/asap/author/jayar/JA4b. Child points to more distant objects/events just to share interest in objects/events with another person. - Advancing Social-Communication and Playrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="IrqYLHnGg9"><a href="https://www.med.unc.edu/healthsciences/asap/asap-activity/ja4b/">JA4b. Child points to more distant objects/events just to share interest in objects/events with another person.</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.med.unc.edu/healthsciences/asap/asap-activity/ja4b/embed/#?secret=IrqYLHnGg9" width="600" height="338" title="“JA4b. Child points to more distant objects/events just to share interest in objects/events with another person.” — Advancing Social-Communication and Play" data-secret="IrqYLHnGg9" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://www.med.unc.edu/healthsciences/asap/wp-content/uploads/sites/443/2018/02/JA4b.jpg17681180This occurs when the child points to an object that is out of reach, while looking at another person, in effort to share engagement or attention with another person about an object of interest. Pointing to more distant objects just to share them shows the child is furthering his/her understanding that pointing can reference objects that are out of reach, and that pointing can be used to draw attention to a specific item.