Instructional Programming to Promote the Emergence of Generative Language in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 9
- 主要终点
- Emergence of intraverbal responses
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of several applied behavior teaching procedures on the use of multi-word utterances by children with autism.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 4 Years 至 6 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- •Provide a diagnostic report confirming a diagnosis of ASD and/or obtain a total raw score of 15 or greater on the Social Questionnaire Lifetime Form (SCQ)
- •Speaks primarily in one word utterances
- •English as their primary language
- •Follows simple 1-step instructions
- •Transportation/availability to attend 3, 1-hour sessions each week for 12 weeks
排除标准
- •Children with significant problem behavior that interferes with structured intervention
结局指标
主要结局
Emergence of intraverbal responses
时间窗: Baseline (Up to 24 Weeks), End of Standard Treatment (Up to 36 weeks)
The goal of intervention is the mastery of 80% of evaluated intraverbal responses (2 for each target, 18 total).
Change in Mean Length of Utterances (MLU) during manding
时间窗: Baseline (Up to 24 Weeks), End of Standard Treatment (Up to 36 weeks)
The mean length of utterances (MLU) during manding will be evaluated in a 10 minute probe. The goal of intervention is to increase of MLU to an average of 3 words per mand.
Acquisition of noun-verb and color-shape combinations during tacting
时间窗: Baseline (Up to 24 Weeks), End of Standard Treatment (Up to 36 weeks)
The goal of intervention is mastery of 80% of evaluated noun-verb and color-shape targets.
次要结局
- Change in Macarthur Bates-Communicative Development Inventory (CDI) Score(Baseline (Up to 24 Weeks), End of Standard Treatment (Up to 36 weeks))
- Observe overall improvements in pragmatic language within social/play interactions with parents/caregivers, as measured on the Direct Observation of Spoken Language (DOSL).(Baseline (Up to 24 Weeks), End of Standard Treatment (Up to 36 weeks))
研究者
Alice Shillingsburg
Assistant Professor
Emory University