Research on the role of joint attention and child language development:
A) supports the view that joint attention skills parallel child motor skill development.
B) suggests that mothers of children with autism do not follow their child's eye gaze.
C) indicates that it is possible that joint attention skills and language development are not interrelated.
D) indicates that rapid growth of skills to gain joint attention may directly relate to rapid development of language.

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Research has found that joint attention skills and language development are strongly interrelated. Specifically, children who acquire joint attention skills more rapidly also tend to show more rapid development in language skills. This is likely because joint attention involves the ability to coordinate attention, which is essential for language acquisition, as language requires the child to attend to the sounds and meanings of spoken words.

Research on the Role of Joint Attention and Child Language