Deaf infants whose parents use American Sign Language (ASL)begin to babble with their hands:
A)later than do infants who are not deaf,and these hand motions are random in nature.
B)around the same time as infants who are not deaf;however,these hand motions are random in nature.
C)later than do infants who are not deaf;however,these hand motions do resemble syllables of ASL.
D)around the same time as infants who are not deaf,and these hand motions resemble syllables of ASL.

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Deaf infants exposed to American Sign Language (ASL) begin to babble with their hands at approximately the same developmental stage as hearing infants babble vocally. This manual babbling consists of repetitive hand movements and gestures that resemble the basic syllable-like structures of ASL, indicating that the babbling phase is a natural part of language development, regardless of the modality (spoken or signed) through which the language is expressed.

Deaf Infants Whose Parents Use American Sign Language (ASL)begin to Babble