Shared attention in young children with visual impairment
a sistematic review
Abstract
Shared attention (AS) is the title attributed to the interaction between the child and the adult guided by interest in the same event. Literature on AS has emphasized the visual dimension of interactions, which raises questions about the occurrence of AS when it comes to children with visual impairment. The aim of this study was to identify the dimensions or components that characterize AS in children with visual impairment in the specialized literature. A systematic literature review was performed according to the Preferred Reporting Items Protocol for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses/ PRISMA. The selected articles presented, in the title or in the keywords, the chosen descriptors: “child blind” and “joint attention”; “blindness” and “joint attention”; “children blind” and “joint attention”; “children visual impairment” and “joint attention”. The analysis of the 20 selected studies allowed us to categorize themes predominantly addressed in relation to adult-child interaction with visual impairment: Definition of Shared Care; Shared Attention Limits; Characteristics of Maternal Interaction. The main components highlighted in the publications were touch/touch and communication when the caregiver interacts with the child. The many descriptions of the components of shared attention found in publications about children with visual impairment made it difficult to identify and characterize the behavioral dimensions. However, it was possible to list a set of components proposed by the authors, such as: gestures, vocalizations, body movements and facial expression, for example. The observation and description of interactions between adults and children with visual impairment seem to be the most appropriate resource to objectively characterize the components of shared attention in this population.
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