Study 2: Learning New Words From Overhearing in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

New York University (NYU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorder

Treatments: Behavioral: Overheard Speech; Behavioral: Addressed Speech

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05192109

280522

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this research is to explore abilities to learn word meanings from overheard conversations in children with ASD (and, as a control, typically developing children).

Specific Aim 2 (Experiment 2): Determine whether children with ASD can learn from addressed and overheard teaching via videoconferencing. The investigators will use a similar procedure to Study 1, except that both overheard and directed teaching will take place on video.

Enrollment: 342 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 71 months old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

children with or without a diagnosis of ASD between 18 to 71 months of age

Exclusion criteria

native language is not English born premature (< 36 weeks) has uncorrected hearing or vision impairments has developmental disorders or medical conditions other than ASD that affect language or cognition (excepting psychiatric conditions often comorbid with ASD such as ADHD) has a history of photosensitive epileptic seizures

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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342 participants in 2 patient groups

Addressed

Experimental group

Description:

Children participate via video in an interaction with an experimenter who uses the word to be learned.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Addressed Speech

Overheard

Experimental group

Description:

Children watch via video while an experimenter uses the word to be learned in an interaction with another experimenter.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Overheard Speech