Handheld Technology for Speech Development in Students With Autism

Yale University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorders

Treatments: Other: iPad software

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01780090

ED-IES-12-R-0007 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

1208010627

Details and patient eligibility

About

The proposed study will result in a software application compatible with the Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch (hereafter termed "iOS devices") which addresses several aspects of prosodic deficits common in speakers with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) and other communication disorders, using a developmentally appropriate, intuitive interface that requires little technical skill and which can be managed by educators and parents. The program will contain elements that aid in tracking and maintaining individual student progress records, and will be designed for use in the classroom, at home, and in other environments. This study's intended focus is on the feasibility and usability of the software application.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 19 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• SLPs, in Connecticut Public Schools, who provide intervention to students with autism spectrum disorders.
• Students, ages 4 - 19, who attend school in Connecticut and demonstrate prosodic difficulties secondary to a diagnosis of ASD.

Exclusion criteria

• Students with concommitant genetic disorders

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 1 patient group

iPad software

Experimental group

Description:

Student participants will use specialized, iPad software under the direction of the SLP, 1 time a week over the course of 2 months.

Treatment:

Other: iPad software