Milieu Teaching-AV (MT-AV Pilot)

Withdrawn before enrolling · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Autism Sibling, Autism Spectrum Disorder

In brief

This project will look at whether a novel approach to language intervention that encourages looking to audiovisual speech cues for infants with autistic older siblings (Baby Sibs), who are highly likely be diagnosed with autism or developmental language disorder (DLD). This study will specifically look at (a) whether caregivers find this approach to be easy to implement in their homes, (b) whether they find this approach to be acceptable, and (c) whether caregivers use the taught strategies in interactions with their infants.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06794476

Run by

Father Flanagan's Boys' Home

People needed

0

Starts

2026-03-18

Expected to finish

2026-03-18

Last updated by the study team

2026-03-24

Who can join

Age: 0 and older, up to 1. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• an older sibling with an autism diagnosis, confirmed by either (a) a detailed developmental interview and administration of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule or (b) by record review
• monolingual English-speaking household

You may not qualify if…

• adverse neurological history
• known genetic condition
• pre-term birth (gestation < 37 weeks)
• caregiver report of a diagnosed vision impairment or hearing loss

Where it is running

• Vanderbilt University Medical Center — Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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