If your family lives in Oklahoma and are interested in having their child participate in the following study, please continue reading!
Recruitment efforts
are underway for a study conducted through the Department of Communication
Sciences and Disorders, OUHSC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, entitled: “Speech Act
Use by Adolescents Diagnosed with Higher Functioning Forms of Autism when Interacting
with Typical Peers in a Semi-structured Conversational Context.” The purpose of
this study is to investigate the use of social language between middle-school
adolescents diagnosed with higher forms of ASD (Asperger’s Syndrome, High
Functioning Autism, or Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise
Specified) as they interact with their typical peers. This study has been
approved by the OUHSC Institutional Review Board.
Participants need
to be between the ages of 12 years, 0 months, and 15 years, 11 months of age.
Both adolescents who are typically developing and who have been diagnosed with
a higher functioning forms of ASD are needed. Typically developing participants
need to have a history free of hearing, speech, language and learning
disabilities, have no known neurological difficulties, and presently be in a
grade level appropriate to their chronological age. Participants with higher
functioning autism spectrum disorder must possess fluent speech, normal hearing
without impairment, have an average intelligence quotient, and have a
documented diagnosis of either Asperger’s
Syndrome, High Functioning Autism, or Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not
Otherwise Specified.
All study procedures
will be completed at the John W. Keys Speech and Hearing Clinic located in the
College of Allied Health, on the OUHSC campus. The study consists of two
sessions: the first involving assessment of receptive/expressive/pragmatic
language abilities, a hearing screening, and a test of nonverbal intelligence
quotient; and the second involving a session where one participant with ASD is
paired with two typical peers, matched for language abilities and IQ, work
together to build a LEGO© model.
Participation in
this research is completely voluntary and participants may withdraw at any time
during the study without consequence. The qualifying session will take
approximately 90 minutes to complete. The LEGO© session will take approximately
75 minutes to complete. Participants will be compensated for their time for
each attended session. The LEGO© session will be recorded for language
transcription and analysis. Transcriptions will be coded to protect the
identity of respondents. Results will be reported in the sub-investigator’s
dissertation. They may be used in a professional paper or presentation. Neither
the researchers nor the University has a conflict of interest with the results.
The data collected from this study will be kept in a locked cabinet. The only identified
risk to participating in this study is the identification of previously unknown
hearing, speech, or language impairment. Because most impairments of these
types are identified much earlier in childhood, this risk is minimal.
More information
regarding the above mentioned research study can be obtained from Karen Karner (405)414-0191 Karen-karner@ouhsc.edu or faculty advisor Dr. Susan Benson (405)271-4214, ext.
46072, susan-
gilmore@ouhsc.edu. Thank you for your consideration. Your help
is greatly appreciated.
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