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



Status:Active, not recruiting
Conditions:Neurology, Psychiatric, Autism
Therapuetic Areas:Neurology, Psychiatry / Psychology
Healthy:No
Age Range:4 - 6
Updated:3/21/2019
Start Date:January 2015
End Date:December 2020

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Trial Summary
Trial Overview
Inclusion Criteria
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.


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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Stanford University
450 Serra Mall
Stanford, California 94305
(650) 723-2300
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