Clinical Trial: Project VOICES: Vocal Optimization in Children Elevating the Spectrum
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Autism
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Project VOICES: Vocal Optimization in Children Elevating the Spectrum
Brief Summary:
Thirty percent of children with autism barely talk or do not talk at all despite years of intervention. This study aims to address this important and long-standing challenge by developing a novel intervention to increase the quantity and quality of vocalizations (i.e., sounds children make before words) and expressive language in young children with autism (aged 2 to 5 years) with minimal verbal skills. The intervention includes contingent responses to the child's vocalizations and vocal elicitation strategies. We…
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