N/A
Completed N=178
Study 3 Learning Verbs and Pronouns
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05193500 ↗Enrolled (actual)
178
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Mar 2025
Primary outcomePrimary: Object Preference for Verbs — 0.57; 0.56 proportion of time — p=0.085
Summary
The goal of this research is to explore abilities to learn word meanings from overheard speech in children with ASD (and, as a control, typically developing children).
Specific Aim 3 (Experiment 3): Determine whether children with ASD can learn verbs and pronouns by overhearing. Most prior work on learning from overheard speech has focused on learning nouns that label objects. This experiment extends this work to study other kinds of words.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Object Preference for Verbs |
0.57; 0.56 | 0.085 |
| PRIMARY Object Selection for Pronouns |
0.67; 0.84 | 0.015 sig |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- children with or without a diagnosis of ASD between 24 to 71 months of age
Exclusion Criteria
- native language is not English
- born premature (< 36 weeks)
- has uncorrected hearing or vision impairments
- has developmental disorders or medical conditions other than ASD that affect language or cognition (excepting psychiatric conditions often comorbid with ASD such as ADHD)
- has a history of photosensitive epileptic seizures
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05193500). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.