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Word Learning From Parentese in Autistic Children

The University of Texas at Dallas · with National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) · NCT06649916

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 1–4 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
100
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
October 4, 2024
Record last updated
October 23, 2025

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What the study is about

The overall objective of this research is to determine whether parentese delivered in the video format (Aim 1) and in live interaction (Aim 2) facilitates novel word learning in autistic children and to investigate if there are factors that influence the effect of parentese on word learning (Aim 3).

Being studied: Parentese Speech; Adult Registered Speech

Conditions: Autism; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • children with or without a diagnosis of ASD between 18 and 59 months

Exclusion Criteria

  • hears another language more than 10% of time based on parent report
  • has uncorrected visual impairment or hearing impairment
  • has developmental disorders or medical conditions other than ASD that affect language or cognition (excepting psychiatric conditions often comorbid with ASD such as ADHD)

Recruiting US locations

  • University of Texas at Dallas

    Richardson, TX 75080

    Site contact: Pumpki L. Su, PhD · 973-883-2384 · lei.su@utdallas.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Pumpki L Su, PhD · 972-883-2384 · lei.su@utdallas.edu
  • McKenzie Cullinan, MS · mckenzie.cullinan@utdallas.edu
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