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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• SLPOther2023Task Effects in Irony Comprehension in English as a Foreign Language.Language and speechFor advanced Polish students reading English, the task changed irony processing. Truth/false judgments made irony slower than literal comments. Praise/criticism judgments made ironic praise slower than literal praise, and ironic criticism faster than literal criticism.
• SLPRCT2023Social Story Based Toothbrushing Education Versus Video-Modeling Based Toothbrushing Training on Oral Hygiene Status Among Male Students Aged 7-15 Years Old with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Tehran, Iran: A Quasi-Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of autism and developmental disordersVideo modeling improved oral hygiene scores more than social stories in boys with autism, but both methods helped. The video group also received extra school support, so the video alone may not be the reason for the bigger gain.
• SLPCohort2023School Social Capital Mediates Associations Between ASD Traits and Depression Among Adolescents in General Population.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAdolescents with more autism-like traits had lower school trust and cohesion and more depression. School trust and cohesion partly accounted for that association. The association was slightly stronger for girls.
• SLPOther2023Speaking Rate, Oro-Laryngeal Timing, and Place of Articulation Effects on Burst Amplitude: Evidence From English and Tamil.Language and speechFaster speech reduces the loudness of consonant release bursts relative to the following vowel. This effect is stronger in English than in Tamil. The change in acoustic energy may make consonants sound weaker or harder to distinguish at high speeds.
• SLPOther2023The role of working memory in speech recognition by hearing-impaired older listeners: does the task matter?International journal of audiologyReading span scores linked to speech-in-noise ability in 19 older adults with hearing loss. An auditory selective attention task added some predictive value, but visual and divided attention tasks did not. Neither test should guide clinical decisions yet.
• OTSLPSurvey2024Autistic People's Perinatal Experiences I: A Survey of Pregnancy Experiences.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutistic people described pregnancy as more overwhelming and less supported. They were more likely to be overwhelmed by the sensory environments of appointments, to feel unheard by professionals, and to report all-day nausea, anxiety, depression, and pelvic girdle pain.
• SLPNarrative Review2024Naming as a window to word retrieval changes in healthy and pathological ageing: Methodological considerations.International journal of language & communication disordersNo new findings. This paper reviews methods for assessing word retrieval in ageing and pathology, arguing that no single test is sufficient and that clinicians should combine spontaneous speech analysis with structured naming tasks to get an accurate picture.
• SLPQualitative2024"Tremendous burdens often unveil enormous gifts": The experiences of South African caregivers implementing speech and language teletherapy for children with cerebral palsy during COVID-19.Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicineCaregivers of children with cerebral palsy described speech teletherapy as a way to finally understand their non-verbal child's needs and build a stronger bond. However, they also reported feeling overwhelmed by having to act as therapists while managing work and household duties, often lacking the resources or employer support to cope.
• SLPOther2024Input-related demands: vocoded sentences evoke different pupillometrics and subjective listening effort than sentences in speech-shaped noise.International journal of audiologyWhen word recognition was similar, vocoded sentences felt more effortful than sentences in noise. People rated vocoded listening 12.3% more effortful on a 0 to 100 scale. This was a lab study of normal-hearing young adults.
• SLPSurvey2023Clinician Knowledge, Confidence, and Treatment Practices in Their Provision of Psychotherapy to Autistic Youth and Youth with ADHD.Journal of autism and developmental disordersClinicians used the same psychotherapy approaches for autistic youth and youth with ADHD, but rated them less helpful for autistic clients. They reported lower knowledge and confidence for autism across every item, despite high overall confidence.
• SLPCohort2023Differential Maturation of Auditory Cortex Activity in Young Children with Autism and Typical Development.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAn early auditory brain response did not differ between children with autism and typically developing children aged 6 to 9. Other auditory cortex activity differences faded by later follow-up, while one difference before the tone remained.
• SLPCase-Control2023Evidence of a reduced role for circumscribed interests in the social attention patterns of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersChildren with autism looked less at faces than typical peers. High-interest objects also pulled typical children's attention, so interests alone did not explain the lower face looking.
• SLPCohort2023Two-Year Outcomes of Cochlear Implant Use for Children With Unilateral Hearing Loss: Benefits and Comparison to Children With Normal Hearing.Ear and hearingCochlear implants significantly improved word recognition, listening in noise, and sound localization in children with single-sided deafness over two years. However, these children still performed worse than peers with normal hearing, especially when noise came from their better-hearing side.
• SLPSystematic Review2023Persistent Features of Laryngeal Injury Following Endotracheal Intubation: A Systematic Review.DysphagiaAfter ICU intubation, many patients still have voice and swallowing problems weeks later. This review found persistent issues in 23–33% of survivors, but the evidence is weak because studies used different tests and relied heavily on patient reports rather than scans.
• SLPOther2023Parent Implementation of DTT Following Telehealth Instruction.Journal of autism and developmental disordersTelehealth training taught three parents to deliver discrete trial training (DTT) with high accuracy, which children maintained for six weeks. As parents improved, children’s skill acquisition increased, though one nonverbal child did not reach mastery criteria.
• SLPCohort2023Longitudinal Electrocochleography as an Objective Measure of Serial Behavioral Audiometry in Electro-Acoustic Stimulation Patients.Ear and hearingA response recorded through the implant stayed stable when hearing stayed stable, and thresholds rose while responses fell when hearing loss occurred. It tracked hearing-test results, but hair-cell and nerve measures fell together.
• SLPSurvey2023Silver linings of the Covid-19 pandemic… for some! Comparing Experiences and Social demographic characteristics of autistic and non-autistic children with SEND in England.Journal of autism and developmental disordersParents did not report different lockdown effects on mental or physical health for autistic versus other SEND children. Some parents who reported no detrimental effect described reduced school stress, calmer children at home, and more family support.
• SLPOther2023Phonetic and Phono-Lexical Accuracy of Non-Native Tone Production by English-L1 and Mandarin-L1 Speakers.Language and speechSpeaking a tonal first language did not make learning a new tone system easier. Instead, accuracy depended on the specific tone shape. Mandarin speakers struggled to distinguish low and mid-level tones, while English speakers made errors across all tones.
• SLPQualitative2023Mapping the Dilemmas Parents Face with Disclosing Autism Diagnosis to their Child.Journal of autism and developmental disordersParents struggle to disclose autism to their children due to fears about stigma and the child’s understanding. Most believe the child should be told, but few have done so, citing a lack of practical guidance on how and when to start the conversation.
• SLPCohort2023Dysphagia After Esophageal Replacement and Its Treatment.DysphagiaDysphagia is common after esophageal replacement, driven by anastomotic stenosis and reflux. Cervical gastric anastomoses had 17.8% insufficiency and 5.6% stenosis, while thoracic and colonic replacements had lower rates. Treatment is primarily endoscopic.
• OTSLPQualitative2023Understanding the Use of the Term "Weaponized Autism" in An Alt-Right Social Media Platform.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutistic people online describe the term "weaponized autism" as a badge of honour that offers identity and belonging, but it rests on a stereotype that devalues them as socially awkward tools. This acceptance can make hate groups more appealing than mainstream society.
• SLPSurvey2024Hearing healthcare utilisation among older adults with self-reported hearing loss during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.International journal of audiology40.1% of older adults delayed needed or planned medical care. Among those with self-reported hearing loss who delayed care, 19.6% delayed hearing appointments. Top reasons were waiting, provider cancellation, and fear.
• SLPNarrative Review2024Methodologies for assessing morphosyntactic ability in people with Alzheimer's disease.International journal of language & communication disordersThe method used to assess language structure in Alzheimer's disease changes what is found. Narrative speech tasks often show simplified but relatively preserved structure, while structured tasks and offline comprehension tests often show deficits, and memory demands remain debated.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2024The Life After Stroke In Northern Sweden Study (LASINS): Methodology, cohort demographics and initial results.NeuroRehabilitationStroke survivors in northern Sweden, averaging three years post-stroke, mostly reported mild to moderate recovery. They completed a comprehensive survey on sleep, mood, fatigue, and activity, establishing a baseline for future research rather than testing a treatment.
• SLPOther2023Effect of Auditory Distractors on Speech Recognition and Listening Effort.Ear and hearingUnexpected sounds lowered word recognition only in quiet, not in competing noise, but they slowed spoken responses in both. Quiet is not always safer: distractors can hurt recognition there, while noise still adds effort.
• SLPOther2023Acoustically Evoked Compound Action Potentials Recorded From Cochlear Implant Users With Preserved Acoustic Hearing.Ear and hearingA rising chirp sound produced a clearer, larger auditory nerve response than clicks at loud levels, while 500 Hz tones often did not. This is a test-method finding, not a treatment result.
• SLPOther2023Differential Cue Weighting in Mandarin Sibilant Production.Language and speechNative Mandarin speakers vary in how they produce sibilant sounds, with some merging categories and relying on different acoustic cues. This is a basic phonetic analysis with no clinical implications.
• SLPOther2023Quantitative Analysis of Temporal Parameters Correlated with Aspiration and Lesion Location in Stroke Patients.DysphagiaIn stroke patients, longer laryngeal closure duration was linked to aspiration, but this association was borderline in the final model. Lesion location changed swallowing timing: supratentorial strokes had longer oral phases, while infratentorial strokes had longer upper sphincter opening.
• SLPCase-Control2023Social Cognition in Adolescents with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD): Evidence from the Social Attribution Task.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAdolescents with developmental language disorder described a social animation with fewer emotional terms and missed key social cues compared to peers. However, these social cognition scores did not predict parent-reported peer or emotional problems, suggesting the task measures language-linked interpretation rather than social difficulty directly.
• SLPRCT2023A Randomized Controlled Trial for Audiovisual Multisensory Perception in Autistic Youth.Journal of autism and developmental disordersOn average, eight half-day computerized sight-and-sound timing sessions did not make autistic youths better at judging whether speech sounds and mouth movements happened together versus camp-only control. Higher IQ/language participants improved. Lower IQ participants worsened.
• SLPRCT2023Effects of Social Skills Training for Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum: a Randomized Controlled Trial of the Polish Adaptation of the PEERS® Intervention via Hybrid and In-Person Delivery.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAdolescents on the autism spectrum who received the adapted PEERS package improved in social skills knowledge and parent-reported peer socialization more than those waiting. Hybrid online and in-person delivery produced similar gains, but the trial was small.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2023Screening for Autism Spectrum Condition Through Inner City Homeless Services in the Republic of Ireland.Journal of autism and developmental disordersKeyworkers screening homeless adults in Dublin found 3% had likely autism and 9% had possible traits, much higher than the general population. These clients faced more self-neglect and medication non-adherence. Screening by staff observation is not a diagnosis, but it highlights a critical gap in recognizing autism in homeless services.
• SLPCohort2023Examining Treatment Outcomes Across Contexts: How Do Child Baseline Characteristics Impact Measurement of Treatment Response?Journal of autism and developmental disordersBaseline age and IQ predicted social communication improvement in toddlers with autism, but not restricted behaviors. Scores from parent-child play and clinician interactions matched for social outcomes but diverged for repetitive behaviors, suggesting the context of assessment changes how a child's progress is measured.
• PTOTSLPCohort2023Vestibular Vertigo and Disparities in Healthcare Access Among Adults in the United States.Ear and hearingAdults with vestibular vertigo face significantly higher barriers to care than those without. Uninsured individuals were far more likely to skip medications or delay specialist visits due to cost. African Americans with vertigo were also more likely to delay care due to transportation issues.
• PTOTSLPNarrative Review2023The effect of unpredictability on the perception of breathlessness: a narrative review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesExperimental studies found that unpredictable breathlessness triggers more sustained fear and anxiety than predictable breathlessness. This constant threat worsens the unpleasantness of the sensation, even if the physical intensity remains unchanged, suggesting that managing patient expectations and control is as vital as treating the breathing itself.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2024Facilitators to alleviate loneliness and social isolation as identified by individuals with spinal cord injuries and disorders: A qualitative study.Rehabilitation psychologyVeterans with spinal cord injuries identified eight strategies to ease loneliness, ranging from pursuing hobbies and getting outside to connecting with peers who share their experience. They emphasized that acceptance of their new normal and finding a sense of purpose were critical internal shifts.
• SLPOther2024Natural language processing techniques for studying language in pathological ageing: A scoping review.International journal of language & communication disordersMost studies use computer language analysis to tell dementia speech from healthy speech, but methods and reporting are so inconsistent that no tool is ready for clinical use.
• PTOTSLPNarrative Review2024Measuring Neuroplasticity in Response to Cardiovascular Exercise in People With Stroke: A Critical Perspective.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairCurrent biomarkers for measuring neuroplasticity after cardiovascular exercise in stroke survivors are inconsistent and rarely linked to functional recovery. While exercise shows promise, no specific marker reliably predicts clinical benefit, so treatment decisions should remain based on patient function rather than biological measures.
• SLPRCT2024White Matter Hyperintensities as a Predictor of Aphasia Recovery.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationIn people with recent stroke and aphasia, periventricular white matter hyperintensities predicted less naming improvement only in those receiving active tDCS. Deep white matter hyperintensities predicted less content production only in the sham group. Baseline white matter health may influence treatment response, but results are inconsistent.
• SLPSurvey2024The positive side of living with tinnitus: a cross-sectional study.International journal of audiologyOver one-third of US adults with chronic tinnitus reported positive experiences, mostly changes in outlook and personal development. Younger age and less hearing disability predicted these reports. Positive thinking did not correlate with reduced depression, anxiety, or insomnia, suggesting it does not protect against the condition's psychological burden.
• SLPOther2023Pink1-/- Rats Demonstrate Swallowing and Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in a Model of Prodromal Parkinson Disease.DysphagiaRats modeling early Parkinson's disease chewed slower and had poor bolus control before motor signs appeared. They also showed delayed gut transit and constipation-like changes. This confirms swallowing and gut issues are early disease markers, not just late complications.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2023Barriers and facilitators of public transport use among people with disabilities: a scoping review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesPeople with disabilities face barriers at every step of public transport use, from walking to the stop to riding the bus. Physical issues like steep ramps and social issues like driver attitudes were common. Travel training may help improve confidence and reduce fear.
• SLPCohort2023Defining Normal Sequential Swallowing Biomechanics.DysphagiaDuring repeated sips, healthy adults did not all use the same hyolaryngeal pattern. Older adults more often kept the airway closed between swallows, and second swallows were slower. Sequential swallowing is a variable challenge task, not a uniform pattern.
• SLPOther2023Relationships Between the Auditory Nerve's Ability to Recover From Neural Adaptation, Cortical Encoding of and Perceptual Sensitivity to Within-channel Temporal Gaps in Postlingually Deafened Adult Cochlear Implant Users.Ear and hearingCortical responses to silence gaps were significantly larger than behavioral detection thresholds, suggesting objective measures overestimate difficulty. However, the speed or amount of auditory nerve recovery from adaptation did not predict these gap detection thresholds at individual electrode sites.
• SLPCohort2023Characteristics of the Summating Potential Measured Across a Cochlear Implant Array as an Indicator of Cochlear Function.Ear and hearingCochlear implant patients with a large positive sustained electrical response recorded during surgery had better preoperative phoneme scores than patients with minimal or negative responses, but the differences were modest and not definitive.
• OTSLPCase-Control2023Discrimination and Harassment Experiences of Autistic College Students and Their Neurotypical Peers: Risk and Protective Factors.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutistic college students did not report more discrimination or harassment than their non-autistic peers. However, participating in campus groups was linked to higher rates of negative experiences, especially for autistic students. Strong faculty support and academic problem-solving skills were associated with fewer incidents for everyone.
• SLPOther2023Absorbance Measurements From Normal-hearing Ears in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2015-2016 and 2017-2020.Ear and hearingAbsorbance and impedance angle measurements from normal-hearing ears are consistent across race, sex, and ear side, with only small age-related differences. These wideband acoustic immittance norms are suitable for clinical use, though 20% of measurements were excluded due to leaks or errors.
• SLPPilot2023PEERS® for Preschoolers preliminary outcomes and predictors of treatment response.Journal of autism and developmental disordersMost children showed improved social skills after a caregiver-mediated group intervention, but gains were not sustained for half at follow-up. Fewer showed reduced behavioral difficulties, and those gains generally disappeared. The study lacked a control group, so maturation cannot be ruled out.
• SLPOther2023Content Analysis of Abstracts Published in Autism Journals in 2021: The year in Review.Journal of autism and developmental disordersMental health was the most common autism research topic in 2021, with 221 articles. Social communication and social skills followed. This maps abstract counts, not treatment effects.
• SLPCase-Control2023Disentangling Language Disorder and Bilingualism in Children with Developmental Language Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder: Evidence from Writing.Journal of autism and developmental disordersBilingual children with ASD misplaced stress marks and punctuation far more often than peers with DLD, who instead omitted them and made more spelling errors. Vocabulary size predicted spelling accuracy in both groups, while Greek exposure predicted punctuation use.