Study 1 Replication and Extension of Prior Work

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Autism Spectrum Disorder

In brief

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 1 (Experiment 1): Subaim 1a: Identify child characteristics associated with learning from overhearing. In a prior study, the investigators found that 13 children with ASD were able to learn the meanings of novel words that they heard used in a conversation involving two adults. In the current study, the investigators aim to study a larger sample to identify what child characteristics are associated with good learning in an overhearing situation as compared to a situation in which the child is directly taught the new word. Subaim 1b: Assess retention and generalization of words learned from overhearing. The investigators will re-test children on their knowledge of the word meanings after a 10-minute delay to see if they both retain the word meanings and can generalize the new words to new situations.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04166591

Run by

New York University

People needed

342

Starts

2021-01-05

Expected to finish

2024-12-05

Last updated by the study team

2025-04-04

Who can join

Age: 2 and older, up to 6. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

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

You may not qualify if…

• 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

Where it is running

• Emerson College — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• New York University — New York, New York, United States

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