difference between protodeclarative pointing and protoimperative

[ZebsMummy]

Hi - just got the paed report for DS 4.3 and in it it states that DS demonstrates protodeclarative pointing, not protoimperative - not heard of these terms before can anyone help decipher for me - the report is very long and on the whole makes sense - apart from that one statement! any help appreciated thanks!

I think protodeclarative would be say pointing at a plane in the sky - so with the meaning - look, interesting plane mummy , and protoimperative would be pointing at the cake in shop - so with the meaning - I want that cake mummy. I.e. pointing to show v pointing to request

Yes that makes sense in that context DS does point more to show than ask - thank you Total Chaos

Yes. An imperative is a command. So by protoimperative pointing, they are talking about pointing at something to order you to fetch it, etc. Although that also covers a 'request', of course.

Protodeclarative pointing is him sharing a 'find' with you. Wanting you to see what he sees.

We have imperative but no declarative! (Which I think is usual in severe-ish autism?)

We have proto declarative but not the proto imperative - He would just shout the request - in VB terms he is well beyond manding to commanding !

DS1 had the looking directly at you to tell you 'helicopter in sky' from quite early on but it had an obsessive quality. I'm not sure these fine points mean as much as professionals think - DS2 who has brilliant language and shared attention was not nearly such a persistent pointer as DS1