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Word Learning From Parentese in Autistic Children
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- Where
- Richardson, United StatesSee the site
Where in United States
- University of Texas at DallasRichardson, United StatesTaking people
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Trial details
- Who runs it
- The University of Texas at Dallas
- Trial code
- NCT06649916
- Record updated
- 28 October 2026
- Original description
The overall objective of this research is to determine whether parentese delivered in the video format (Aim 1) and in live interaction (Aim 2) facilitates novel word learning in autistic children and to investigate if there are factors that influence the effect of parentese on word learning (Aim 3).Read full original descriptionShow less
Autism Word Learning and Infant Directed-Speech
The overall objective of this research is to determine whether parentese delivered in the video format (Aim 1) and in live interaction (Aim 2) facilitates novel word learning in autistic children and to investigate if there are factors that influence the effect of parentese on word learning (Aim 3).
Inclusion: children with or without a diagnosis of ASD between 18 and 59 months.
Exclusion: has uncorrected visual impairment or hearing impairment; has developmental disorders or medical conditions other than ASD that affect language or cognition (excepting psychiatric conditions often comorbid with ASD such as ADHD); hears another language more than 10% of time based on parent report.