RCT to Evaluate Social Skills in Children With Autism Using VR Technology (SoCaVR)

Other illness

• Significant medical condition(s) \[examples listed below\] or other circumstances which, in the opinion of the treating clinician, would preclude compliance with the protocol, adequate cooperation in the study, or may prevent the participant from safely participating in the study:
• Uncontrolled neurological conditions such as epilepsy, migraine
• Current disorders affecting balance, such as vertigo
• Primary sensory impairment such as blindness or deafness
• Eye movement impairment, such as strabismus

Other

• Participants are enrolled in another clinical study
• Participants known to be pregnant
• Participation in this study is not in the best interest of the child, at the discretion of the treating clinician and the primary investigator.

• Five to eighteen years old (inclusive) at the time of consent
• Legal guardian is able and willing to properly sign and date informed consent indicating that they have been informed about the study and able to complete all visits \[If age appropriate, an assent will also be administered to the participant to inform them of the study and give them an opportunity to proceed or decline\]
• Verified diagnosis of ASD documented by a qualified clinician according to DSM-V criteria
• Receiving therapies at least two times per week in a clinic setting
• Participant is able to complete and pass the VR orientation screening