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Visual attention in the first years: typical development and developmental disorders.

Janette Atkinson¹, Oliver Braddick

¹Visual Development Unit, Department of Developmental Science, University College London, London, UK.

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

|May 10, 2012

Summary

Early attention development in children involves three key systems: selective, sustained, and executive control. New tools allow early identification of attention disorders for timely intervention.

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Developmental Psychology
Pediatrics

Background:

Attention development is crucial for children's daily functioning.
Three neural subsystems of attention are reviewed: selective, sustained, and executive control.
These systems are linked to dorsal cortical visual streams and 'dorsal stream vulnerability'.

Purpose of the Study:

To review evidence on the development of three neural attention subsystems in infants and preschool children.
To highlight early indicators of attentional disorders and new assessment tools.
To explore the potential for early identification and intervention in developmental syndromes.

Main Methods:

Review of evidence from infant and preschool studies.
Utilizing the 'Fixation Shift' task to measure spatial selective attention control.
Application of the Early Childhood Attention Battery to assess attention profiles.

Main Results:

Infants show cortical control in disengaging attention around 4 months of age.
Fixation shifts are early indicators of attentional disorders linked to perinatal brain damage.
The Early Childhood Attention Battery distinguishes three attention subsystems before age 5 in typical development.

Conclusions:

Early identification of attention disorders is possible through new assessment methods.
The Early Childhood Attention Battery aids in identifying attention profiles in developmental syndromes.
Early detection offers opportunities for effective remediation and treatment of attention disorders.