Computer Language Games for Young Children With Autism
Tests mental imagery language games alongside usual therapy in young children with autism.
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Registry title: Mental Imagery Therapy for Autism (MITA) - an Early Intervention Computerized Language Training Program for Children With Autism
Key facts
- Where
- Foz do Iguaçu, BrazilSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 2 and 5 years old?
Source: NCT07326423, who can take part
Where in Brazil
- EspacosomareFoz do Iguaçu, BrazilNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- 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
- ImagiRation, LLC
- Trial code
- NCT07326423
- Record updated
- 8 January 2026
- Original description
Mental Imagery Therapy for Autism (MITA) is a highly innovative adaptive language therapy application for children with autism. MITA exercises are limitless in variations, therefore avoiding routinization. Each activity is dynamic, quickly adjusting to the child's exact ability level. All activities are disguised as games that engage children. A 3-year observational clinical study of 6,454 children with ASD demonstrated that children who engaged with MITA showed 2.2-fold greater language improvement than children with similar initial evaluations (p<0.0001). This study explores MITA intervention in a randomized controlled trial of 60 children with ASD. Two- to five-year-old ASD children will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. The MITA group will supplement their conventional language therapy with MITA exercises. The control group will receive treatment-as-usual. The hypothesis is that the MITA group will show greater improvement in developmental milestones.Read full original descriptionShow less
Mental Imagery Therapy for Autism (MITA) - a Randomized Controlled Study of Early Intervention Computerized Brain Training Program for Children With ASD
Mental Imagery Therapy for Autism (MITA) is a highly innovative adaptive language therapy application for children with autism. MITA exercises are limitless in variations, therefore avoiding routinization. Each activity is dynamic, quickly adjusting to the child's exact ability level. All activities are disguised as games that engage children. A 3-year observational clinical study of 6,454 children with ASD demonstrated that children who engaged with MITA showed 2.2-fold greater language improvement than children with similar initial evaluations (p<0.0001). This study explores MITA intervention in a randomized controlled trial of 60 children with ASD. Two- to five-year-old ASD children will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. The MITA group will supplement their conventional language therapy with MITA exercises. The control group will receive treatment-as-usual. The hypothesis is that the MITA group will show greater improvement in developmental milestones.
Inclusion: age 2 and 5 years at the time of enrollment; diagnosis of ASD confirmed by a study investigator who was experienced in ASD diagnosis.
Exclusion: use of psychoactive medications,; alcohol or drug exposure during the prenatal period,; a neurodevelopmental disorder of known etiology (e.g., fragile X syndrome); significant sensory or motor impairment,; major physical problems such as a chronic serious health condition,; seizures at time of entry. Children who developed seizures during the course of the study were not excluded; history of a serious head injury and/or neurologic disease,; CARS-2 total score > 48 (severe ASD).