Can the Pirates game be used to help assess children with possible autism?
- Conditions
- Diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) in childrenMental and Behavioural Disorders
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN55255770
- Lead Sponsor
- Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 110
Part 1:
1. Child of primary school age (i.e. 4-11 years)
2. Confirmed diagnosis of ASD following full multidisciplinary diagnostic assessment by a CDC
Part 2:
3. Child of primary school age (i.e. 4-11 years)
4. No concerns about the child’s social communication, and/or possible ASD. Children with these difficulties may take part in the study but results will not be included within 'typically developing' group analysis.
5. No developmental diagnoses such as learning difficulties, ADHD or Developmental Coordination Disorder. Children with these difficulties may take part in study but results will not be included within 'typically developing' group analysis.
Part 1:
1. No concerns about social communication or diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorder
2. Not under care of a CDC.
3. Children who speak English as a second language
4. Non-verbal
5. Severe learning difficulties
Part 2:
6. Children who speak English as a second language
7. Non-verbal
8. Severe learning difficulties
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Number of incorrect responses to questions recorded in the app. These data will be used to calculate sensitivity and specificity of the game in detecting possible autism.<br> 2. Characteristics of ASD in children attending the clinic who have been diagnosed with an ASD assessed using the Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ)<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Behaviour and comments made by children while paying Pirates recorded on an observation schedule