Testing how social content in stories affects listening comprehension in autistic children
Compares listening comprehension of more and less social stories in autistic children.
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Registry title: More and Less Social Comprehension
Key facts
- Where
- Lawrence, United StatesSee the site
Could this be for you?
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- Are you between 9 and 12 years old?
Source: NCT06116552, who can take part
Where in United States
- University of Kansas Comprehension and Language Learning LabLawrence, United StatesTaking people
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- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- University of Kansas Medical Center
- Trial code
- NCT06116552
- Record updated
- 4 April 2025
- Original description
The goal of this early Phase 1 clinical trial is to assess if the social content of a story impacts autistic children's listening comprehension of stories. The main questions this study aims to answer are:Read full original descriptionShow less
More and Less Social Comprehension: Child and Text Factors for Autistic Children
The goal of this early Phase 1 clinical trial is to assess if the social content of a story impacts autistic children's listening comprehension of stories. The main questions this study aims to answer are:
* Does removing social content from a story improve listening comprehension in autistic children? * Does listening comprehension of more social versus less social stories differentially predict performance on a standardized reading comprehension measure?
Participants will listen to more social and less social stories while viewing accompanying pictures and answer comprehension questions about the stories and complete a standardized assessment of reading comprehension. In addition, participants complete measures of their nonverbal cognition, hearing status, autism severity, language abilities, and social communication abilities to help characterize individual differences in participants.
Inclusion: Has a community or educational autism diagnosis (based on parent report); Is between the ages of 9;0 to 12;11 (years; months); Uses verbal phrase-level spoken language (based on parent report).
Exclusion: Has a known chromosomal abnormality (e.g., Fragile X syndrome, Down syndrome; based on parent report); Has an intellectual impairment or cognitive disability (IQ < 70; based on parent report); Speaks more than one language (based on parent report); Has Cerebral palsy (based on parent report); Uncorrected visual impairments (based on parent report); Minimal spoken language or no phrase spoken language (based on parent report or clinical observation).