BLOOM: Boosting Language Outcomes of Minimally Verbal Children with ASD (3.5 – 5.5 years)

Eligibility
You and your child may be eligible if:

• Your child is 3.5 to 5.5 years old
• Your child has a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
• Has had at least 3 months of early intervention or preschool
• Walked prior to 24 months
• Has less than 20 words

Purpose

The purpose of BLOOM is to gain further understanding of speech within ASD in order to develop more personalized treatment. UCLA researchers will investigate the effects of combining an evidence-based joint attention intervention (JASPER) with a motor-sound system intervention (PROMPT) versus receiving only JASPER.

Involvement

Participating children will receive one 60-minute session of intervention work per week for 12 weeks at UCLA and/or at a Santa Monica speech clinic.

Benefits

• Free assessments of language and cognitive skills
• Free evidence-based intervention at UCLA or SSLP, Inc. in Santa Monica

Contact

Consuelo Garcia at cogarcia@mednet.ucla.edu
310-983-1057

(PI: Connie Kasari)

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