Status: Recruiting
Speech Treatment for Minimally Verbal Children With ASD and CAS
Comorbid Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) may be one factor that limits speech development in some minimally verbal children with autism. CAS is a disorder affecting speech movement planning. This study tests whether CAS-specific treatment, appropriately modified for minimally verbal children with autism, improves their speech.
Participants needed: 20
Trial details
Age: 5-18Biological sex: AllType: InterventionalSponsor: MGH Institute of Health ProfessionsUpdated: Mar 30, 2026Locations: 1
Eligibility criteria
Meets criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder [+3]
Poorly controlled seizures [+3]