SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

Research for speech-language pathology

Papers a speech-language pathologist can act on — aphasia, dysphagia, developmental language, fluency, voice and augmentative communication — read in full and summarised plainly.

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• PTOTSLPCohort2024Utility of Structured Oculomotor, Balance, and Exercise Testing in Civilian Adults With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationEye tracking and exercise tests found physical deficits in most adults with mild brain injury, even when patients reported few symptoms. These objective measures reveal problems that questionnaires miss, suggesting clinicians should not rely on patient reports alone to guide treatment.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2024Systematization of rehabilitation interventions for neuro-oncological patients using international classification of health interventions: a scoping review.Journal of rehabilitation medicineBrain tumour rehabilitation papers named 47 interventions, but broad labels such as physiotherapy and speech therapy were too general to code. Ask which specific tasks and targets were used, because the review did not show whether any intervention improves function.
• PTOTSLPCohort2024Rehabilitation with intensive attention training early after acquired brain injury promotes better long-term status on health-related quality of life, daily activities, work ability and return to work.Journal of rehabilitation medicinePatients starting intensive attention training within 4 months of brain injury had better long-term quality of life, work ability, and return-to-work rates than those starting later. The specific type of training made little difference overall, though early process-based training showed minor advantages.
• SLPOther2024Echoes of Past Contact: Venetian Influence on Cretan Greek Intonation.Language and speechCretan Greek intonation patterns closely match Venetian, not standard Athenian Greek. This similarity persists over three centuries after Venetian rule ended, suggesting contact-induced prosodic changes can survive long after the social conditions that created them cease.
• SLPOther2024Normative Values of Client-Reported Outcome Measures and Self-Ratings of Six Voice Parameters via the VoiceEvalU8 App.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationFor vocally healthy adults, the VoiceEvalU8 app produced scores identical to paper-and-pencil tests for voice handicap and fatigue. However, these adults rated their voice quality as significantly worse in the morning than in the evening. These norms apply only to healthy voices.
• PTOTSLPOther2024Criteria and Indicators for Centers of Clinical Excellence in Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation: A Global Consensus Facilitated by ISRRA.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairSeven consensus criteria for stroke rehabilitation centers were agreed, led by outstanding rehabilitation, then research culture, patient partnership, knowledge exchange, leadership, education, and equitable access.
• SLPOther2024Framework for Indirect Spatial Calibration of the Horizontal Plane of Endoscopic Laryngeal Images.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationVocal fold width is the most reliable reference feature for measuring laryngeal lesions in endoscopic images. Unlike vocal fold length, which changes with pitch, or blood vessels, which vary in visibility, vocal fold width remains consistent across different phonatory conditions, allowing for more accurate pre- and post-treatment comparisons.
• SLPCase Series2024Vocal Fold Paralysis Following COVID-19 Vaccination: Query of VAERS Database.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationNineteen patients developed vocal fold paralysis after COVID-19 vaccination, with symptoms starting on average 12 days later. This is a database query showing correlation, not causation. Voice complaints post-vaccination warrant laryngoscopy, but the event is exceedingly rare.
• SLPOther2023Computational Modeling of an Auditory Lexical Decision Experiment Using DIANA.Language and speechDIANA can take raw spoken English and decide whether a sound is a real word with fairly high accuracy, but its timing estimates only partly match listeners. It also did not capture why people found some long pseudowords harder because they sounded like real words.
• OTSLPQualitative2023'If I don't Do It, I'm Out of Rhythm and I Can't Focus As Well': Positive and Negative Adult Interpretations of Therapies Aimed at 'Fixing' Their Restricted and Repetitive Behaviours in Childhood.Journal of autism and developmental disordersFour autistic adults described childhood therapies aimed at stopping harmless stimming as distressing and isolating. They reported that stopping these behaviours disrupted their focus and emotional regulation. Positive outcomes came from supportive relationships and accepting their own needs, not from having their behaviours fixed.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2023Understanding and Supporting Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in the Primary School Classroom: Perspectives of Children with ADHD and their Teachers.Journal of autism and developmental disordersChildren with ADHD often cannot explain their own diagnosis, describing it only as trouble concentrating. Teachers knew the symptoms but missed the cognitive reasons behind them. Both groups relied on visual aids and movement, yet children hid fidgeting strategies from staff.
• SLPCohort2023Video Game Use, Aggression, and Social Impairment in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutistic adolescents played video games more often and for longer than their typically developing peers. Among those with autism, playing more than average was linked to higher aggression and social awareness deficits compared to average players, though this may reflect lower scores in the average group rather than pathology in heavy gamers.
• SLPCohort2023Psycholinguistic profiling of children with sluggish cognitive tempo.Clinical linguistics & phoneticsChildren with elevated sluggish cognitive tempo symptoms showed weaker pragmatic language and working memory compared to peers. However, they did not show the core grammar and word repetition deficits typical of developmental language disorder. This suggests SCT and DLD require different assessment approaches.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2023Evidence-based position paper on physical and rehabilitation medicine professional practice for persons with COVID-19, including post COVID-19 condition: the European PRM position (UEMS PRM Section).European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicineTherapists should join interdisciplinary teams led by PRM physicians for all COVID-19 and post-COVID patients with functional limits. Care requires early, tailored interventions like swallowing and breathing training, with follow-up for at least three months in children and twelve months in adults.
• OTSLPOther2023Sex as a Moderator Between Parent Ratings of Executive Dysfunction and Social Difficulties in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersIn girls with autism, higher parent-reported executive difficulty was linked to more social and communication problems. In boys, that link was not seen. Clinicians assessing girls may need to consider executive functioning alongside social communication.
• SLPOther2023Distinct Symptom Network Structure and Shared Central Social Communication Symptomatology in Autism and Schizophrenia: A Bayesian Network Analysis.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAdults with autism and schizophrenia showed different symptom patterns overall, yet social communication problems were most connected to other symptoms in both groups. Restricted/repetitive behaviors stood out in autism; ideas of reference and eccentric behavior in schizophrenia.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2023Outcomes in critically ill patients after diaphragmatic stimulation on ventilator-induced diaphragmatic dysfunction: a systematic review.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicineDiaphragm stimulation improved muscle strength measures like maximum inspiratory pressure, but did not shorten ventilator time or reduce death rates. The evidence is weak and inconsistent, so it cannot yet be recommended as a standard treatment for preventing ventilator-induced diaphragm dysfunction.
• SLPOther2023The impact of age on the treatment of late-acquired sounds in children with speech sound disorders.Clinical linguistics & phoneticsChildren aged 4 to 5 improved their speech as much as children aged 7 to 8 when treated for late-acquired sounds like /r/ and /l/. The younger children needed longer sessions, but the total number of visits was similar for both groups.
• PTOTSLPOther2023Effects of Intersectionality Along the Pathway to Diagnosis for Autistic Children With and Without Co-occurring Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in a Nationally-Representative Sample.Journal of autism and developmental disordersBlack non-Hispanic children received ASD diagnoses 10 months later than White non-Hispanic children. Co-occurring depression delayed diagnosis by 13.5 months, while behavioral problems sped it up by 18 months. Wait times averaged two years regardless of whether ADHD was also present.
• SLPOther2024Detection of Vocal Fold Image Obstructions in High-Speed Videoendoscopy During Connected Speech in Adductor Spasmodic Dysphonia: A Convolutional Neural Networks Approach.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationA computer tool sorted high-speed laryngoscopy frames during speech as clear or blocked views of the vocal folds correctly in most tested frames from 7 adults, including 4 with spasmodic dysphonia. It may help review long recordings, but the paper does not test clinical use.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2024Upper limb intention tremor assessment: opportunities and challenges in wearable technology.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationWearable sensors and smartphone tasks can quantify upper limb tremor, but intention tremor remains hard to measure accurately. Current tools often fail to separate the tremor from the voluntary movement, requiring new algorithms and tasks designed specifically for goal-directed actions.
• PTOTSLPCohort2024Individualized goals expressed by patients undergoing stroke rehabilitation: an observational study.Journal of rehabilitation medicineStroke patients prioritized walking and daily tasks, but few set goals for cognitive or visual deficits despite having them. Patient-specific goal measures capture functional activities well but may miss underlying impairments, so clinicians should ask about these areas directly rather than relying on scores.
• SLPCohort2024Touching while listening: Does infants' haptic word processing speed predict vocabulary development?Journal of child languageIn bilingual toddlers, faster touch-screen word processing was linked to vocabulary at the same time and at 3;0, but it did not predict later vocabulary once early word knowledge was considered.
• SLPSurvey2023The Extent and Nature of Autistic People's Violence Experiences During Adulthood: A Cross-sectional Study of Victimisation.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutistic adults reported higher rates of sexual harassment, stalking, sexual violence and physical violence than non-autistic adults. Most autistic participants experienced more than one type of violence, and repeated incidents of the same type.
• SLPOther2023Relative Difficulty in the Acquisition of the Phonetic Parameters of Obstruent Coda Voicing: Evidence from Mandarin-Speaking Learners of French.Language and speechMandarin learners of French matched native speakers on vowel duration cues but failed to produce correct consonant voicing. Therapists should prioritize duration-based feedback for these patients, as voicing errors persist despite adequate length control.
• PTOTSLPCohort2023Is quality of life related to high autistic traits, high ADHD traits and their Interaction? Evidence from a Young-Adult Community-Based twin sample.Journal of autism and developmental disordersYoung adults with high autistic traits reported lower quality of life across all domains, even after accounting for ADHD traits and mental health difficulties. High ADHD traits were also linked to poorer physical and psychological quality of life. The combination of both traits did not worsen outcomes beyond their individual effects.
• SLPPilot2023Articulatory and segmental performance in children with and without speech disorder: A multiple case pilot study.Clinical linguistics & phoneticsChildren with CAS showed high articulatory variability. Rote imitation of simple nonwords increased variability in half the participants, including those with CAS. Accuracy did not improve. This suggests simple repetition without feedback may disrupt motor control rather than refine it.
• SLPCase-Control2023Children with amblyaudia show less flexibility in auditory cortical entrainment to periodic non-speech sounds.International journal of audiologyChildren with amblyaudia showed rigid brain responses to rapid non-speech sounds. Unlike peers, their neural activity did not adjust to faster click rates. This suggests a basic sensory timing deficit in amblyaudia that is independent of attention or language processing.
• SLPSurvey2023Audiologists' attitudes and practice toward referring for psychosocial intervention with cochlear implant patients.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesMost audiologists believe CI patients benefit from psychosocial referrals, but few screen for mental health issues or refer consistently. Time constraints and low confidence are the main barriers, with most clinics lacking written protocols.
• SLPCohort2023Sexual Knowledge, Experiences, and Pragmatic Language in Adults With and Without Autism: Implications for Sex Education.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutistic adults reported fewer partnered sexual experiences but similar sexual knowledge accuracy compared to non-autistic adults. They scored lower on pragmatic language skills when defining sexual terms, particularly in providing relevant information without redundancy. This suggests a gap in communicating existing knowledge effectively.
• SLPCohort2023It's Mine, . . . It's Mine: Unsolicited Repetitions Are Reduced in Toddlers.Language and speechToddlers repeated their own phrases more quickly than the first utterances, and this was already true in the youngest children studied.
• SLPCohort2023The Autism Impact Measure (AIM): Meaningful Change Thresholds and Core Symptom Changes Over One Year from an Online Survey in the U.S.Journal of autism and developmental disordersCaregiver-reported AIM autism symptom scores may flag meaningful 12-month change: a drop of 4.5 points suggested improvement, while a rise of 9.9 points suggested worsening. These are preliminary thresholds, not proof of treatment effect.
• SLPOther2023Phonetic and Lexical Encoding of Tone in Cantonese Heritage Speakers.Language and speechCantonese heritage speakers in Toronto discriminated tone as well as native speakers, but greater English dominance was linked to treating tone words with the same pitch shape as the same in a word-recognition task.
• OTSLPOther2023Autistic Traits and College Adjustment.Journal of autism and developmental disordersHigher levels of autistic traits predicted lower GPAs, more course failures, and poorer social outcomes in college students, even among those without an autism diagnosis. Clinicians should support students struggling with these issues regardless of diagnostic status.
• SLPOther2023Asymmetric Hearing Loss in Adult Cochlear Implant Recipients: Results and Recommendations From a Multisite Prospective Clinical Trial.Ear and hearingAdding a cochlear implant to the severely impaired ear while keeping a hearing aid in the better ear improved word and sentence scores by 3 months, with plateau by 6 months. Localization gains were small unless compared with everyday listening.
• PTOTSLPCohort2024Changes in postpartum insurance and care use by disability status during the COVID-19 pandemic.Disability and health journalDuring the pandemic, postpartum Medicaid coverage rose and uninsurance fell for people with disabilities. However, this did not lead to more postpartum visits or contraceptive care compared to people without disabilities. Coverage gains alone did not close the gap in care use.
• SLPOther2024Context-Dependent Learning of Linguistic Disjunction.Journal of child languageChildren hear few examples of or. When parents use rise-fall intonation or alternatives that cannot both be true, or usually means exclusive. Without those cues, it often means both are possible.
• SLPCohort2024Brief report: bidirectional association of core autism features and cognitive abilities in early childhood.Journal of autism and developmental disordersHigher cognitive ability at age 2 predicted lower autism features one year later more strongly than autism features predicted later cognitive ability. This was an observational study, so it shows a link, not that improving cognition reduces autism symptoms.
• PTOTSLPOther2024Characterization of an Italian population with neurological disorders in a rehabilitation setting using ClinFIT.Journal of rehabilitation medicineIn 364 adults with neurological disorders, the ClinFIT Generic-30 tool identified severe problems in walking, moving around, and daily routines for over 30% of patients. It also captured issues like assisting others and intimate relationships that disease-specific core sets often miss.
• SLPCohort2024A Central Auditory Test reveals differences between drug treatment regimens in adults living with HIV.International journal of audiologyPeople living with HIV on a regimen containing zidovudine had worse speech-in-noise perception than those on tenofovir, even after adjusting for age and hearing loss. This suggests central auditory tests might help detect subtle cognitive effects of different HIV drug regimens.
• PTOTSLPCohort2024Post-polio syndrome is not a dysimmune condition.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicineBlood tests showed no immune system differences between people with post-polio syndrome and healthy controls. This challenges the theory that an ongoing immune attack causes new weakness and fatigue, suggesting symptoms may stem from nerve aging instead.
• SLPOther2024Sociophonetic Variation and Change in Heritage Languages: Lexical Effects in Heritage Italian Aspiration of Voiceless Stops.Language and speechIn heritage Italian speech, English-like aspiration grew across generations and followed word frequency. Calabrian aspiration stayed common across generations but did not follow word frequency.
• SLPRCT2024The challenge of controlling an auditory BCI in the case of severe motor disability.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationAn auditory brain-computer interface allowed 17 of 18 healthy subjects to communicate, but only 2 of 7 patients with severe motor disability achieved control. This gap suggests tools validated in healthy users may not work for the intended patients without significant redesign.
• SLPNarrative Review2024Vocabulary changes in adulthood: Main findings and methodological considerations.International journal of language & communication disordersThis paper reviews how vocabulary knowledge changes with age and critiques the methods used to measure it. It finds no new clinical evidence but warns that using vocabulary scores to estimate pre-injury intelligence in dementia patients is unreliable.
• SLPOther2024Phonological Working Memory and Sentence Production in School-Age Children with Typical Language, Dyslexia, and Comorbid Dyslexia and Developmental Language Disorder.Journal of child languagePhonological working memory scores showed only weak links to novel sentence production in 289 school-age children. In matched comparisons, children with dyslexia plus developmental language disorder produced shorter, less varied, and less complex sentences than dyslexia-only peers.
• SLPPilot2023Development and Pilot Testing of Telesimulation for Pediatric Feeding: A Feasibility Study.DysphagiaSpeech pathologists found telesimulation feasible for pediatric feeding training. Key success factors were small groups of five to six, thorough pre-briefing to establish safety, and at least four hours to allow adequate time for debriefing and discussion.
• SLPCohort2023Parental Imitations and Expansions of Child Language Predict Later Language Outcomes of Autistic Preschoolers.Journal of autism and developmental disordersParents who repeated back their autistic child's sounds and words, then added one or two more, had children with better later language skills. Simple comments or questions did not predict progress. Focus on echoing and expanding your child's speech.
• SLPSystematic Review2023Factor associated with the occurrence of epilepsy in autism: a systematic review.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutistic people with intellectual disability or low cognitive ability were most consistently reported to have co-occurring epilepsy. Language and social difficulties also appeared often, but their link to epilepsy may reflect intellectual disability.
• SLPOther2023Phonetic Development of an L2 Vowel System and Tandem Drift in the L1: A Residence Abroad and L1 Re-Immersion Study.Language and speechLearners of French lowered their native English vowel space during a 6-month stay abroad, matching their French gains. These L1 changes were only partially reversed 10 months after returning home, while the French improvements remained. The distance between the two languages' vowel systems diminished.
• OTSLPCohort2023Structural Connectivity and Emotion Recognition Impairment in Children and Adolescents with Chromosome 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome.Journal of autism and developmental disordersChildren with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome struggled to identify angry and happy faces, especially when surrounded by fearful faces. Brain scans showed tighter wiring in the right amygdala-fusiform pathway, which partially explained these social and emotional recognition difficulties.