Children with autism who understand more than they can say: Can training motor skills help develop communication without speech?

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Autism spectrum disorder; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN12808402
• Lead Sponsor: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Brief Summary

2019 Other publications in https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2018.1550176 methods 2020 Protocol article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31973713 protocol (added 27/01/2020) 2021 Other publications in https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361321998916 clinical methodology (added 01/03/2021) 2021 Other publications in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33827289/ Lessons learnt from study (added 09/11/2022) Poster results in https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341788312_Using_Naturalistic_Interactions_in_Clinical_Trial_Design_for_Minimally_Verbal_Autism_Lessons_from_a_Motor_Communication_Skills_Intervention (added 09/11/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-03-12
• Study Completion: 2020-03-14
• Last Update Posted: 21 November 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

1. Autism diagnosis provided by a detailed clinical history (all of which are obtained as part of routine NHS care).
2. Nonverbal or minimally verbal (lacking communicative speech, or speaking fewer than 100 single words and no phrase speech).
3. Clinical judgement of motor impairment.
4. Receptive language surpasses expressive language.
5. Ages 3 to 15 years old.
6. English is the primary language spoken in the home (as Point OutWords is not yet translated).

Exclusion Criteria

1. Diagnosed with vision or hearing impairment (which would affect interaction with an iPad).
2. Caregiver does not speak English.
3. Diagnosed with severe impairment of motor function (e.g. cerebral palsy).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified