RCT to Evaluate Social Skills in Children with Autism Using VR Technology (SoCaVR)

Inclusion Criteria:

• Five to eighteen years old (inclusive) at the time of consent

• Legal guardian is able and willing to properly sign and date informed consentindicating that they have been informed about the study and able to complete allvisits [If age appropriate, an assent will also be administered to the participantto inform them of the study and give them an opportunity to proceed or decline]

• Verified diagnosis of ASD documented by a qualified clinician according to DSM-Vcriteria

• Receiving therapies at least two times per week in a clinic setting

• Participant is able to complete and pass the VR orientation screening

Exclusion Criteria:

• Significant medical condition(s) [examples listed below] or other circumstanceswhich, in the opinion of the treating clinician, would preclude compliance with theprotocol, adequate cooperation in the study, or may prevent the participant fromsafely participating in the study:

• Uncontrolled neurological conditions such as epilepsy, migraine

• Current disorders affecting balance, such as vertigo

• Primary sensory impairment such as blindness or deafness

• Eye movement impairment, such as strabismus

• Participants are enrolled in another clinical study

• Participants known to be pregnant

• Participation in this study is not in the best interest of the child, at thediscretion of the treating clinician and the primary investigator.