Auditory social cognition precursors in 12-month-old infants with visual impairment: A preliminary study
This study explores the early emergence of socio-cognitive developmental precursors in a sample of 9- to 12-month-old infants with visual impairments, compared to their fully sighted counterparts. The results indicate that specific socio-cognitive vulnerabilities may be observable as early as the end of the first year of life in infants with visual impairments, who demonstrated less triangulation abilities and produced fewer pointing gestures than full-sighted peers. We suggest that these findings could help refine early intervention strategies for this population.
Authors
- Chiara Turati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7496-1830)
- Laura Carraro
- Sabrina Signorini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3808-4372)
- Elena Guida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1028-5356)
- Livio Provenzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7424-8744)
- Elena Capelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7273-6138)
- Chiara Ghiberti
- Giorgia Mulé
- Aysel Bilgesu Sancar
- Elise Lucie Mylene Torterolo
Institutions
- University of Pavia (IT)
- Fondazione Istituto Neurologico Nazionale Casimiro Mondino (IT)
- University of Milano-Bicocca (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Research in Developmental Disabilities
- Published
- 2025-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2025.105106
- Primary Topic
- Tactile and Sensory Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00