Baby Consuelo often acts differently than other 6-month-old babies. For example, when his mom covers her ears and looks sad at the funeral, Consuelo is happy and giggling and smiling. Based on this description, we can hypothesize that he may be demonstrating delayed or impaired capacity for:

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Social referencing is the process by which infants look to their caregivers for cues on how to feel and behave in unfamiliar or ambiguous situations. Consuelo's behavior at the funeral, where he does not mirror his mother's sad expression and instead remains happy and giggling, suggests a difficulty in using social cues from his mother to guide his emotional responses, indicating a potential delay or impairment in social referencing.

Baby Consuelo Often Acts Differently Than Other 6-Month-Old Babies