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Learning New Words From Overhearing in Children With ASD
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Overheard Speech and Addressed Speech for Autism Spectrum Disorder. Completed, enrolled 342 participants across 2 sites.
Detailed Summary
The goal of this research is to explore abilities to learn word meanings from overheard conversations in children with ASD (and, as a control, typically developing children). Specific Aim 1 (Experiment 1): Subaim 1a: Identify child characteristics associated with learning from overhearing. In a prior study, the investigators found that 13 children with ASD were able to learn the meanings of novel words that they heard used in a conversation involving two adults. In the current study, the investigators aim to study a larger sample to identify what child characteristics are associated with good learning in an overhearing situation as compared to a situation in which the child is directly taught the new word. Subaim 1b: Assess retention and generalization of words learned from overhearing. The investigators will re-test children on their knowledge of the word meanings after a 10-minute delay to see if they both retain the word meanings and can generalize the new words to new situations.
Study Details
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Interventions
New words are introduced with the child as an observer rather directly taught.
New words are introduced directly to the child by an experimenter.