The University of Houston System, doing business as the University of Houston, received a $207,036 Project Grant award from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173). The funding will support research focused on gaining a comprehensive understanding of speech entrainment patterns in autistic adolescents and their communication partners, and determining the relationship between entrainment and real-world metrics of conversational success in these individuals. The research aims to develop a valid and objective measure of conversational success that can be used to optimize treatment outcomes for autistic adolescents who often struggle with engaging in successful conversations. This work builds on the awardee's previous NIH-funded research demonstrating differences in entrainment patterns between autistic and neurotypical adults, and pilot data suggesting similar differences in adolescents.
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