SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

Research for speech-language pathology

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• SLPCohort2023Variability in Cochlear Implantation Outcomes in a Large German Cohort With a Genetic Etiology of Hearing Loss.Ear and hearingCochlear implant recipients whose hearing loss came from genes affecting nerve-related tissue in the inner ear scored lower on a word recognition test than recipients with other genetic diagnoses. Their median score was 45%, while the cohort median was 70%.
• PTOTSLPOther2024Family caregivers improve the diagnostic accuracy of disorders of consciousness: from remote to near-bed auditory stimulation.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicineHaving a family caregiver deliver verbal instructions during consciousness assessments, whether in the room or via video, helped clinicians identify higher levels of consciousness in patients with severe brain injury. This method reduced the risk of misdiagnosing patients as unresponsive.
• OTSLPCohort2024Caregiver Attributions of Toddlers' Behaviors: A Comparison Between Groups of Children with Differing Developmental Concerns.Journal of autism and developmental disordersCaregivers of toddlers with autism concerns viewed their child's positive behaviors as less stable and controllable, and challenging behaviors as more permanent, compared to caregivers of children with other developmental concerns or no concerns. Group membership did not predict the specific behaviors reported.
• PTOTSLPCohort2024Clinical Features and Voxel-Based-Symptom-Lesion Mapping of Silent Aspiration in Acute Infratentorial Stroke.DysphagiaSilent aspiration occurred in 40.5% of acute infratentorial stroke patients, doubling pneumonia risk. Lesion location did not predict it. Do not rely on stroke severity scores alone; these patients need FEES assessment regardless of how mild their deficits appear.
• SLPCohort2024Determination of the Relationship between Globus-Type Complaints and COVID-19 Anxiety in Adult Cases with COVID-19.Folia phoniatrica et logopaedica : official organ of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP)Adults with acute COVID-19 reported significantly more severe globus-type throat symptoms than healthy controls, though anxiety levels did not differ between the groups. Symptoms decreased substantially after the first month. A weak link between throat symptoms and anxiety was found only in the COVID-19 group.
• SLPOther2024Extending the Usefulness of the Brief Observation of Social Communication Change (BOSCC): Validating the Phrase Speech and Young Fluent Version.Journal of autism and developmental disordersThe BOSCC-PSYF, a brief observation measure, detected small social communication improvements over about 4.5 months in autistic children receiving varied behavioral treatments. Restricted and repetitive behaviors did not change. No control group means treatment effects cannot be separated.
• SLPOther2024Adaptation and validation of the European Portuguese Communication and Symbolic Behaviour Scales Developmental Profile™ (CSBS DP™) Infant-Toddler Checklist.International journal of language & communication disordersThe European Portuguese version of the Infant-Toddler Checklist is a reliable screening tool for early communication. Scores for Portuguese toddlers matched American peers on almost all measures, confirming the tool's validity for use in Portugal.
• PTOTSLPOther2024Access to inpatient mood management services after stroke in Australian acute and rehabilitation hospitals.Clinical rehabilitationMood screening rates in Australian stroke hospitals increased over ten years but remain low, with only 33% of acute patients screened by 2021. Access to psychologists improved in rehabilitation settings but stalled in acute care, leaving older patients and those needing interpreters at higher risk of being missed.
• SLPCase Series2024Use of ECT in Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or Intellectual Disability: A Single Site Retrospective Analysis.Journal of autism and developmental disordersIn 32 patients with autism or intellectual disability, retrospective chart review showed 94% improved after ECT. Most had catatonia. No significant adverse events were reported. This describes outcomes in a small group receiving multiple treatments, not proof of efficacy.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2024REhabilitation Approaches in CHildren with cerebellar mutism syndrome (REACH): An international cross-disciplinary survey study.Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicineMost therapists treating children with cerebellar mutism syndrome lack specific clinical guidelines and rely on symptom-based approaches borrowed from other conditions. They report significant barriers including fatigue, behavioral impacts of cancer therapy, and insufficient resources for training and standardized care.
• SLPOther2024Perceptual Grouping in Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Exploratory Magnetoencephalography Study.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAdults with autism showed slower and weaker early brain responses to visual grouping cues than controls, despite matching accuracy. This suggests the brain works harder to process similarity cues, even when the task seems easy.
• PTOTSLPNarrative Review2024Steroid myopathy and rehabilitation in patients with cancer.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitationNo guidelines exist for diagnosing or treating steroid myopathy in cancer patients. Reviews suggest minimizing steroid doses and using resistance training to prevent muscle loss, but high-intensity exercise may worsen atrophy. Evidence for dietary or pharmacological interventions remains limited.
• PTOTSLPCase Report2024Rehabilitation and functional outcomes for thoraco-omphalo-ischiopagus conjoined twins five years after separation: A case report.Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicineFive years after separation, the twins walked in the community without assistive devices, after needing total assistance during inpatient rehabilitation. This is a case report, not proof that a treatment works.
• SLPOther2024Language Contact Within the Speaker: Phonetic Variation and Crosslinguistic Influence.Language and speechEarly Cantonese-English bilinguals produce English stops with less voicing and more unreleased endings than monolinguals. This reflects systematic influence from Cantonese phonology, where these sounds are strictly voiceless and unreleased. The pattern persists in spontaneous speech regardless of recent language switching.
• SLPOther2023Supporting Culturally Responsive Assessment Practices With Preschoolers: Guidance From Methods in the Jamaican Context.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHRAdapting standardized tests to include Jamaican Creole features reduced the identification of language disorder in bilingual preschoolers from 48.9% to 7.4%. Using adult community models for scoring prevented misdiagnosis of dialect differences as disorders.
• SLPCohort2023Congenital Cytomegalovirus-Associated Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Children: Identification Following Universal Newborn Hearing Screening, Effect of Antiviral Treatment, and Long-Term Hearing Outcomes.Ear and hearingChildren with congenital CMV who pass newborn hearing screening are at risk for delayed hearing loss. Among those who passed screening, 35% developed hearing loss later. Antiviral treatment was associated with less hearing deterioration than no treatment, but this was not a randomized trial.
• SLPOther2023Longitudinal Grammaticality Judgments of Tense Marking in Complex Questions in Children With and Without Specific Language Impairment, Ages 5-18 Years.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHRChildren with Specific Language Impairment consistently judge complex grammatical errors more poorly than typically developing peers from ages 5 to 18. This performance gap persists despite growth in both groups, indicating that difficulty with tense marking in complex sentences is a lasting feature of the disorder.
• SLPOther2023A Novel Method to Determine the Maximum Output of Individual Patients for an Active Transcutaneous Bone Conduction Implant Using Clinical Routine Data.Ear and hearingA new method using routine hearing data determines the maximum output of Bonebridge implants. It found the implant produces 4 to 8 dB higher output on the implanted side than the opposite side. This helps clinicians set accurate indication ranges without complex equipment.
• PTOTSLPCohort2024Trends in the Characteristics and Outcomes of Older Medicare Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury Treated in Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities: 2013 to 2018.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationOlder Medicare patients with recent traumatic brain injury in inpatient rehabilitation increased 28.2% from 2013 to 2018. They were more often male, had more comorbidities, and more were discharged home.
• SLPOther2024Combined effects of age and hearing impairment on utterances and requests for clarification in spontaneous conversation and a referential communication task.International journal of language & communication disordersOlder adults with hearing loss used longer turns in quiet spontaneous chat but asked for more clarification in a second picture task. The type of conversation changes communication patterns more than hearing status alone. Fatigue may affect later tasks.
• SLPOther2024Mast Cell Esophagitis: A Novel Entity in Patients with Unexplained Esophageal Symptoms.Dysphagia60% of adults with unexplained esophageal symptoms, including solid-food dysphagia, had at least 60 mast cells/mm2, about 15 cells per high-power field. Mast cell levels did not track with symptoms, labs, or atopy, so this does not prove cause or guide treatment.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2024Mental health in children with disabilities and their families: red flags, services' impact, facilitators, barriers, and proposed solutions.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesCaregivers and clinicians identified red flags like school isolation and sleep changes. System barriers, especially waitlists, drove negative experiences. Both groups urged family-centered care, standardized mental health training for all disciplines, and decoupling mental health support from disability diagnoses.
• SLPCohort2024Psychometric Evaluation of the Autism Spectrum Rating Scales (6-18 Years Parent Report) in a Clinical Sample.Journal of autism and developmental disordersThe Autism Spectrum Rating Scales failed to distinguish children with autism from those with other clinical disorders in a specialty clinic sample. Scores overlapped substantially, and no cut-off score provided acceptable accuracy for diagnosis.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2024Autism Spectrum Disorder in Down Syndrome: Experiences from Caregivers.Journal of autism and developmental disordersCaregivers of children with Down syndrome and autism noticed differences at an average age of 3.87 years, but diagnosis came at an average age of 8.52 years, a 4.65-year gap. Many said providers and therapists lacked DS-ASD knowledge.
• SLPOther2024Associations Among Autism Symptom Domains and Facets of Caregiver Strain.Journal of autism and developmental disordersParents reported strain highest as internal worry, then daily-life disruption, then anger toward the child. Behavior problems and unusual social behaviors were the most consistent links to strain.
• SLPRCT2024Effects of Bumetanide on Neurocognitive Functioning in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial.Journal of autism and developmental disordersBumetanide showed no benefit on standard neurocognitive tests in children with autism. However, experimental network analysis suggested subtle changes in how cognitive functions are organized. These findings are exploratory and not corrected for multiple testing, so they do not support changing clinical practice.
• SLPOther2024The Contribution of Perceptual Reasoning Skills to Phonological Awareness for School Age Autistic Children.Journal of autism and developmental disordersSchool-age autistic children matched for cognitive skills scored similarly to non-autistic peers on phonological awareness. For autistic children, phonological awareness correlated with perceptual reasoning skills, not verbal skills. This suggests using visual and perceptual strengths in literacy instruction.
• PTOTSLPCohort2024Male and Female Toddlers with DSM-5 Autism Spectrum Disorder have Similar Developmental Profiles and Core Autism Symptoms.Journal of autism and developmental disordersMale and female toddlers diagnosed with autism showed similar developmental profiles and core symptoms. The only significant difference after statistical correction was that females displayed more sensory-seeking behavior than males.
• OTSLPSurvey2024Screening, Diagnosis, and Intervention for Autism: Experiences of Black and Multiracial Families Seeking Care.Journal of autism and developmental disordersBlack and multiracial parents frequently reported that speech delays were their first concern, yet many faced "wait-and-see" advice from pediatricians. Families described feeling dismissed or misdiagnosed, highlighting a critical need for providers to trust parental instincts and act early on communication concerns.
• SLPOther2024The factor structure and measurement invariance of the Autism Spectrum Quotient-28: A cross-cultural comparison between Malaysia and the Netherlands.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceMalaysian adults scored significantly higher on the AQ-28 than Dutch adults, even after removing culturally biased items. While the test structure held up, 11 items functioned differently across cultures. Western cut-off scores should not be used for Malaysian patients.
• SLPOther2023Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation Modulates Performance but Not Pupil Size During Nonnative Speech Category Learning.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHRRandomized taVNS groups did not differ in Mandarin tone learning accuracy or pupil size. Exploratory analyses found lower amplitude associated with better accuracy, and stimulated trials with larger accuracy gains.
• SLPCohort2023Fluency and reading comprehension as a performance indicator in the 3rd year of elementary school.CoDASThird-grade students improved reading fluency and literal comprehension over the school year, but inferential comprehension did not improve. Fluency only reached the national target of 90 words per minute by the final test, with half the students still missing it.
• SLPRCT2023A Pragmatic Clinical Trial of Hearing Screening in Primary Care Clinics: Effect of Setting and Provider Encouragement.Ear and hearingOlder adults completed hearing screening at 100% when offered in clinic, versus 22.7% and 26.8% at home. Provider encouragement did not improve home completion, and fewer patients asked to screen at home completed diagnostic evaluation.
• SLPOther2023Profiles of the parenting experience in families of autistic children.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceMost parents of autistic children report average or adaptive parenting experiences. A distinct subgroup, including more fathers than expected, reports high stress and low competence. Children in these distressed families show more behavioral and autism symptoms, but the study cannot prove parenting causes these challenges.
• SLPOther2023Exploring Assumptions of the Bilingual Delay in Children With and Without Developmental Language Disorder.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHRTesting bilingual children in only one language misses their true ability because they often have mixed dominance, scoring higher in one language for vocabulary and the other for grammar. Using the best score across both languages removes the bias of language exposure and prevents misdiagnosis of developmental language disorder.
• SLPNarrative Review2023A Narrative Approach to Synthesizing Research on Vietnamese Bilingual and Monolingual Children.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHRThis paper is a personal and professional narrative reviewing the author's past research on Vietnamese bilingual and monolingual children. It describes the context of the work and the development of assessment tools but presents no new data or findings.
• OTSLPSurvey2024Associations Between Parenting Stress and Quality Time in Families of Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersCaregivers of autistic youth with clinically significant stress were less likely to engage in shared activities or feel in-sync with their child. Stress levels did not change with child age, but shared activities dropped off in adolescence. Correlations with time spent were weak.
• SLPOther2024'We manage, but yeah, it's challenging': A mixed-methods study of enablers and barriers to hearing assessments for parents of children in metropolitan and regional Australia.International journal of language & communication disordersParents identified family circumstances like health literacy, income, and advocacy skills as bigger barriers to hearing assessments than geography. Key enablers were flexible scheduling, private coverage, and knowing how to navigate the health system.
• SLPSystematic Review2024A scoping review of oral language and social communication abilities in children with Tourette syndrome.International journal of language & communication disordersAverage verbal IQ, vocabulary and fluency were common in children with Tourette syndrome, but social communication problems and autism traits were higher than controls, especially with co-occurring conditions. Screen complex cases.
• SLPOther2024Transporting and implementing a caregiver-mediated intervention for toddlers with autism in Goa, India: evidence from the social ABCs.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesParents coached in a 6-week group program in India used strategies correctly in 77% of intervals, up from 45%. Toddlers' vocal responses to parents rose from 7% to 47%. Without a control group, these gains cannot be separated from normal development or time.
• SLPCohort2024Effect of Emotional Valence on Emotion Recognition in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAdolescents with autism made more errors recognizing emotions from eye photographs than typically developing peers, particularly when the test used complex language labels. Errors were highest for positive and negative emotions, while neutral emotions were recognized similarly by both groups.
• PTOTSLPOther2024Development of a Job Retention Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention for People with Multiple Sclerosis Following the Person-Based Approach.Clinical rehabilitationA new job retention programme for multiple sclerosis was designed with patients and clinicians. It involves up to 10 hours of tailored support over three months, focusing on reasonable adjustments, symptom management, and legal rights.
• PTOTSLPPilot2024Coproduction and Usability of a Smartphone App for Falls Reporting in Parkinson Disease.Physical therapyThirteen people with Parkinson disease tested a new app for logging falls over six months. They found it easy to use and preferred it to paper diaries, especially because they could type or speak instead of write. It helped some spot fall patterns, but not all.
• SLPRCT2023Changes in the communicative skills of young people as a result of a communication training.CoDASYoung people who took a communication training showed higher scores after training for clarity of expression than a lecture group. Within the training group, self and parent ratings also improved for feedback, and video ratings showed more adequate speech rate and eye contact.
• SLPOther2023Reference Values for Videofluoroscopic Measures of Swallowing: An Update.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHRReference ranges for swallowing video measures in healthy adults aged 21 to 82 years can help clinicians compare patient VFSS values, but the limits are preliminary and depend on the exact test method.
• SLPCase Report2023Orofacial myofunctional therapy associated with the use of the stimulating palatal plate in children with trisomy 21: case studies.CoDASFour children with trisomy 21 given a palatal plate, orofacial exercises, feeding and habit guidance spent less time with severe tongue protrusion after 6 months. Lip posture varied, and the components cannot be separated.
• SLPSurvey2024"In Limbo"-use of, and alterations to, modified diets by nursing home staff in the absence of timely specialist support.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesMost nursing home staff reported starting thickened fluids or modified diets without waiting for a speech therapist. When a resident demanded plain water, over half refused it. Staff described feeling stuck between safety rules and the resident's choice because specialist help was delayed.
• SLPOther2024Camouflaging in Autism: Age Effects and Cross-Cultural Validation of the Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire (CAT-Q).Journal of autism and developmental disordersThe Swedish Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire is reliable for adults but cannot diagnose autism. It fails to distinguish autistic from non-autistic children under 15. Scores correlate strongly with anxiety and depression, meaning high scores may reflect distress rather than autism traits.
• PTOTSLPCase Report2024A case study of using community-based consensus methods to facilitate shared decision-making among a spinal cord injury network.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesPeople with spinal cord injury, clinicians and researchers shaped the Ontario SCI Alliance's strategic plan through two Delphi surveys and a retreat. The process generated five themes on inclusion, partnership, design, communication and sustainability, and led to policy changes including a catheter coverage campaign.
• SLPCase-Control2024Plasma Amino Acid Profile in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Southern China: Analysis of 110 Cases.Journal of autism and developmental disordersChildren with autism showed distinct plasma amino acid levels compared to healthy controls, including elevated glutamate and reduced tryptophan. Higher tryptophan levels were associated with greater autism severity, suggesting a potential biological marker rather than a direct cause.