Telehealth Language Intervention for Children With Autism Ages 2-4 Years

Tele Toy Talk: Telehealth Language Intervention

The main goal of this intervention is to increase caregivers' use of interactive play and communication strategies to improve the child's early sentence development using telemedicine and video-based feedback.

Record was updated 11/2/2021 to include more detailed information about outcome measure time points. Specifically, secondary outcome measures will be collected more frequently over the course of the study (i.e., at baseline [before starting intervention], immediate follow-up [week 12], and long-term follow-up [3 months after intervention] assessments). No changes were made to outcome measures or how they are operationalized.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and/or communication disorder
• Child speaks at least 50 single words or uses emerging word combinations
• Caregivers have Internet availability from their home

Exclusion Criteria:

• Child speaks using complex sentences
• Child is not within 2 to 4 years of age at time of enrollment