Social Motivation Intervention for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Improving Peer Initiation

Not Recruiting

Trial ID: NCT02360449

Age - 4 Years-6 Years Gender - All Accepting Healthy Volunteers - yes

Purpose

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.

Official Title

Social Motivation Intervention for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Improving Peer Initiation

Stanford Investigator(s)

Grace Gengoux

Eligibility


Inclusion Criteria:

   1. age 4.0 to 6.11 years;

   2. diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder

   3. without intellectual disability

   4. stable community treatments four weeks before and throughout the trial.

Exclusion criteria:

   1. diagnosed severe psychiatric or genetic disorder or medical problem;

   2. severe disruptive behavior that would interfere with peer interactions

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Intervention(s):

behavioral: Social Initiation Motivation Intervention

Not Recruiting

Contact Information

Stanford University
School of Medicine
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Stanford, CA 94305
Rachel Schuck
650-736-1235

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