Language teaching that encourages looking at the mouth, for infants with autistic siblings
Tests a language teaching method in infants whose older siblings are autistic.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Milieu Teaching-AV: Adaptation of Milieu Teaching That Encourages Looking to the Mouth
Key facts
- Where
- Omaha, United StatesSee the site
Where in United States
- Boys Town National Research HospitalOmaha, United StatesNo 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
- Father Flanagan's Boys' Home
- Trial code
- NCT07494513
- Record updated
- 27 March 2026
- Original description
This project will look at Milieu Teaching (i.e., a language intervention) that encourages looking to audiovisual speech cues (Milieu Teaching-AV) for infants with autistic older siblings (Baby Sibs), who are highly likely be diagnosed with autism or developmental language disorder (DLD), compared to Milieu Teaching alone (Milieu Teaching-NoAV). This study will specifically look at whether Milieu Teaching-AV (compared to Milieu Teaching-NoAV) results in (a) increased looking towards caregivers' faces, (b) increased communicative behaviors and language skill, and (c) increased engagement with the caregiver during play. We will also look at caregiver factors, such as their use of strategies and their attitudes toward the intervention they received.Read full original descriptionShow less
Milieu Teaching-AV: A Study to Assess an Adaptation of Milieu Teaching for Infant Siblings of Autistic Children That Encourages Looking to the Mouth
This project will look at Milieu Teaching (i.e., a language intervention) that encourages looking to audiovisual speech cues (Milieu Teaching-AV) for infants with autistic older siblings (Baby Sibs), who are highly likely be diagnosed with autism or developmental language disorder (DLD), compared to Milieu Teaching alone (Milieu Teaching-NoAV). This study will specifically look at whether Milieu Teaching-AV (compared to Milieu Teaching-NoAV) results in (a) increased looking towards caregivers' faces, (b) increased communicative behaviors and language skill, and (c) increased engagement with the caregiver during play. We will also look at caregiver factors, such as their use of strategies and their attitudes toward the intervention they received.
Inclusion: chronological age of 6-12 months at study entry (±30 days); an older sibling with an autism diagnosis, confirmed by a detailed developmental interview and administration of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS-2); and; monolingual English-speaking household.
Exclusion: known genetic condition; caregiver report of a diagnosed vision impairment or hearing loss; adverse neurological history; pre-term birth (gestation < 37 weeks); and.