Science
The proof is in the data.
In a 3-year clinical trial of 6,454 children with autism, language score in children who engaged with MITA has increased to levels that were 120% higher than in children with similar initial evaluations. This difference was statistically significant (p<0.0001). The manuscript describing the study has been published in the journal Healthcare.
The FDA has granted MITA a breakthrough device designation (Q210093). We are in consultations with FDA on a path toward MITA becoming a Class II medical device.
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- Are there distinct levels of language comprehension in autistic individuals – cluster analysis
This article describes a breakthrough discovery of three language comprehension mechanisms in autism.
npj Mental Health Research (2024)
- A Comparison of Parent Reports, the Mental Synthesis Evaluation Checklist (MSEC) and the Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC), with the Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS).
Pediatric Reports (2024)
- Critical period for first language acquisition may be shorter in autistic children than in typical children
Preprint (2024)
- Dietary Factors Impact Developmental Trajectories in Young Autistic Children
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (2023)
- Joint engagement is associated with greater development of language and sensory awareness in children with autism
J Dev Phys Disabil (2023)
- Parent-reported assessment scores reflect the ASD severity level in 2-to 7-year-old children
Children (2022)
- Longitudinal developmental trajectories in young autistic children presenting with seizures, compared to those presenting without seizures, gathered via parent-report using a mobile application
J Dev Phys Disabil (2022)
- Longitudinal developmental trajectories in young autistic children presenting with sleep problems, compared to those presenting without sleep problems, gathered via parent-report using a mobile application
Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders (2022)
- Pretend play predicts language development in young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
International Journal of Play (2023)
- Combinatorial language parent-report score differs significantly between typically developing children and those with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (2022)
- Novel prefrontal synthesis intervention improves language in children with autism
Journal Healthcare (2020)
- NEW BOOK: This Way to Language: Four Things to Do at the First Sign of Autism by Dr. Vyshedskiy is now available on Amazon.
- Imagination in autism: a chance to improve early language therapy
Journal Healthcare (2020)
- Watching videos and television is related to a lower development of complex language comprehension in young children with autism
Journal Healthcare (2020)
- Novel linguistic evaluation of prefrontal synthesis (LEPS) test measures prefrontal synthesis acquisition in neurotypical children and predicts high-functioning versus low-functioning class assignment in individuals with autism
Applied Neuropsychology: Child (2020)
- Neuroscience of imagination and implications for human evolution
Current Neurobiology (2020)
- Longitudinal epidemiological study of autism subgroups using autism treatment evaluation checklist (ATEC) scoreNeuroscience of imagination and implications for human evolution
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (2018)
- Development of the Mental Synthesis Evaluation Checklist (MSEC): A parent-report tool for mental synthesis ability assessment in children with language delay
Children (2018)
- Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC) Norms: A “Growth Chart” for ATEC Score Changes as a Function of Age
Children (2018)
- Comparison of Performance on Verbal and Nonverbal Multiple-Cue Responding Tasks in Children with ASD
Autism – Open Access (2017)
- Children with Autism Appear to Benefit from Parent-Administered Computerized Cognitive and Language Exercises Independent of the Child’s Age or Autism Severity
Autism – Open Access (2017)
- Linguistically-deprived children: Meta-analysis of published research underlines the importance of early syntactic language use for normal brain development
Research Ideas and Outcomes (2017)
- Tablet-Based Cognitive Exercises as an Early Parent-Administered Intervention Tool for Toddlers with Autism – Evidence from a Field Study
Clinical Psychiatry (2017)
- Neurobiological mechanisms for nonverbal IQ tests: implications for instruction of nonverbal children with autism
Research Ideas and Outcomes (2017)
- The neuroscience of imagination, video for TED-ED, Lessons Worth Sharing
TED (2016)
- Mental synthesis involves the synchronization of independent neuronal ensembles
Research Ideas and Outcomes (2015)
- Mental Imagery Therapy for Autism (MITA) – An Early Intervention Computerized Brain Training Program for Children with ASD
Autism – Open Access (2015)
- The science behind ImagiRation Puzzles for kids with language delay (6-min video)
News (2014)
- Exploring the Mind’s Eye: Q&A with Neuroscientist Andrey Vyshedskiy
Q&A with Neuroscientist Andrey Vyshedskiy (2014)
- Linguistically deprived children: meta-analysis of published research indicates mental synthesis disability – implications for novel intervention strategies for children with language delay, Society for Neuroscience
Society for Neuroscience Poster (2014)
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The driving force behind ImagiRation puzzles is the Prefrontal Synthesis theory, developed by the company’s co-founder Dr. Vyshedskiy. If you’re interested in reading more about this theory and Dr. Vyshedskiy’s research, please read “On The Origin Of The Human Mind” (3d edition).
INDEPENDENT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
- In 4-year-old children computerized training with puzzles that gradually increased in difficulty significantly improved their fluid intelligence compared to a control group trained on puzzles that did not increase in difficulty over time. Reference: Bergman Nutley, Sissela, et al. “Gains in fluid intelligence after training non‐verbal reasoning in 4‐year‐old children: a controlled, randomized study.”– Developmental science 14.3 (2011): 591-601.
- In children aged 7 to 9, reasoning training with puzzles similar to ImagiRation puzzles increased “performance IQ by an average of 10 points, with four of the 17 children showing gains of over 20 points.” Reference: Mackey, Allyson P., et al. “Differential effects of reasoning and speed training in children.”– Developmental Science 14.3 (2011): 582-590.
- There is also significant evidence of long-term benefits of cognitive training. Reference: Jaeggi, Susanne M., et al. “Short-and long-term benefits of cognitive training.”– Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 108.25 (2011): 10081-10086.