An interventional study of Social Initiation Motivation Intervention in Autism Spectrum Disorder, sponsored by Stanford University. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 4 Years to 6 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-01-08.
Sponsored by Stanford University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether a social initiation motivation intervention (SIMI) focused on training children with ASD to initiate to peers during structured play activities will result in more frequent initiations to typically developing peers during free play. The SIMI approach under investigation uses behavioral strategies based in Applied Behavior Analysis and Pivotal Response Treatment to motivate children with ASD to initiate to peers. Children with ASD will be randomly assigned to either the SIMI or a waiting list. Treatment will be provided for 8 weeks in the context of a weekly social skills group.
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Behavioral: Social Initiation Motivation Intervention
The SIMI approach under investigation uses behavioral strategies based in Applied Behavior Analysis and Pivotal Response Treatment to motivate children with ASD to initiate to peers. The adult arranges the play environment in order to promote cooperation and facilitates frequent prompting and reinforcement from peers, thereby enhancing the reward value of peer interactions.
Also known as: Pivotal Response Treatment
Initiation Frequency (observational rating of the frequency of child initiations to peers measured from video recording during free play sessions)
The primary measure is an observational rating of the frequency of child initiations to peers measured from video recording during free play sessions at baseline and post-treatment.
Time frame: 8 weeks
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