Efficient prospective motor control, evident in human activity from birth, reveals an adaptive
intentionality of a primary, pre-reflective, and pre-conceptual nature that we identify here as …

Purpose A recent approach to identifying early markers of risk for autism spectrum disorder
(ASD) has been to study infants who have an older sibling with ASD. These infants are at …

THE POWER AND LIMITS OF SENSORIMOTOR ACTION: WHAT DOINFANTS “KNOW”
ABOUT OBJECTS AND PERSONS? 136 PATHWAYS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF …

Recent research has revealed the important role of multimodal object exploration in infants'
cognitive and social development. Yet, the real‐time effects of postural position on infants' …

When parents brag about their baby's accomplishments and document their infant's
developmental achievements on calendars and smart phones, they tend to focus on …

The effects of 3 weeks of social (control), postural, or object‐oriented experiences on 9‐to 21‐
week‐old infants'(N= 42) reaching, exploration, and means–end behaviors were assessed …

The purpose of the present study was to describe the rate of motor development in infants
with Down syndrome in the age range of 3–12 months and identify the difficulties both in …

Successful reaching requires postural control, either by active regulation or by postural
support. The present paper reviews literature on typical and atypical development of …

This study investigated early posture development prospectively in infants at heightened
(HR) vs. low risk (Low Risk; LR) for ASD. Fourteen HR infants diagnosed with ASD (HR …

This study describes infants' behaviors with objects in relation to age, body position, and
object properties. Object behaviors were assessed longitudinally in 22 healthy infants …