Milieu Teaching-AV: Adaptation of Milieu Teaching That Encourages Looking to the Mouth

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Conditions studied: Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism, Susceptibility to, 6

In brief

This project will look at Milieu Teaching (i.e., a language intervention) that encourages looking to audiovisual speech cues (Milieu Teaching-AV) for infants with autistic older siblings (Baby Sibs), who are highly likely be diagnosed with autism or developmental language disorder (DLD), compared to Milieu Teaching alone (Milieu Teaching-NoAV). This study will specifically look at whether Milieu Teaching-AV (compared to Milieu Teaching-NoAV) results in (a) increased looking towards caregivers' faces, (b) increased communicative behaviors and language skill, and (c) increased engagement with the caregiver during play. We will also look at caregiver factors, such as their use of strategies and their attitudes toward the intervention they received.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07494513

Run by

Father Flanagan's Boys' Home

People needed

60

Starts

2026-04-01

Expected to finish

2029-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-03-27

Who can join

Age: 0 and older, up to 1. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• chronological age of 6-12 months at study entry (±30 days);
• an older sibling with an autism diagnosis, confirmed by a detailed developmental interview and administration of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS-2); and
• monolingual English-speaking household.

You may not qualify if…

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

Where it is running

• Boys Town National Research Hospital — Omaha, Nebraska, United States

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