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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• SLPCohort2024Gender diversity in autistic and neurotypical youth over adolescence and puberty: A longitudinal study.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAutistic girls assigned female at birth reported and showed higher gender diversity scores than typically developing girls, with patterns shifting during puberty. Boys assigned male at birth showed stable gender diversity scores regardless of diagnosis. Parent and self-reports did not correlate, suggesting both perspectives are needed.
• PTOTSLPOther2024Risk factors and hearing outcomes in infants and young children in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsRecurrent ear infections and HIV were the most common risks in this South African cohort, appearing in 43% and 16% of files. The standard US screening list missed these local drivers, meaning risk checks must be adapted to the region to catch preventable hearing loss.
• SLPOther2024The Impact of Trained Conditions on the Generalization of Learning Gains Following Voice Discrimination Training.Trends in hearingGains from voice discrimination training did not transfer better than no training for combined voice cues, although the trained task itself improved. Only training with background noise improved sentence recognition in noise more than no training, so the training environment mattered.
• SLPCohort2024Factors associated with oropharyngeal dysphagia in individuals with cardiovascular disease and COVID-19.CoDAS51.4% of hospitalized adults with cardiovascular disease and COVID-19 had swallowing impairment. Older age and prone positioning stayed linked to it after accounting for other factors. Oxygen support and ICU care were less certain.
• SLPOther2024Proximal auditory AR rehabilitation: system integration and wellness applications-from hearing support up toward vestibular rehabilitation.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesHealthy young adults standing on a balance board swayed sideways more when hearing sounds move between distant speakers through an open-ear headset. This specific setup increased tilt in their standing posture compared to closed headphones or bone-conduction devices.
• PTOTSLPCohort2024Cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis of conditioned pain modulation and pain in fibromyalgia: CPM as an effect modifier of pain changes over time.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapyFibromyalgia patients with poor baseline pain inhibition showed greater improvement in pain and function over time than those with strong inhibition. However, this was a small, exploratory secondary analysis of an ongoing trial, so these findings are hypothesis-generating and not yet clinically actionable.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2024Unraveling attrition and retention: A qualitative study with rehabilitation professionals.Work (Reading, Mass.)Rehabilitation professionals stay when their work aligns with their values and they feel supported by colleagues and managers. They leave when they experience bullying, excessive administrative burdens, or conflicts with regulatory bodies that make them feel policed rather than protected.
• SLPOther2024Are minimally verbal autistic children's modality and form of communication associated with parent responsivity?Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchParents of minimally verbal autistic children gave similar relevant responses whether the child used spoken language, gesture, gesture-speech combinations, AAC, or less precise forms. Clinicians should assess all communication modes, not focus only on intelligible speech.
• SLPOther2024Supraglottic Laryngeal Maneuvers in Adductor Laryngeal Dystonia During Connected Speech.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationDuring connected speech, people with adductor laryngeal dystonia had their vocal folds blocked by laryngeal tissues more often and for longer than adults with typical voices on high-speed videoendoscopy, with six participants in each group.
• SLPCase-Control2024Laryngeal and Global Somatosensation in Primary Muscle Tension Dysphonia.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationPeople with primary muscle tension dysphonia rated touch inside the voice box and voice symptoms as more severe than healthy controls, but reflexes, neck and limb pressure tests, and central sensitization questionnaire scores did not differ.
• SLPSystematic Review2024Aspiration pneumonia in nursing literature-a mapping review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesNursing papers link aspiration pneumonia mainly to dysphagia, poor oral health and tube feeding, but rarely study it directly. They describe team care and referrals, not proof that any intervention prevents pneumonia.
• SLPOther2024Effects of Monaural Temporal Electrode Asynchrony and Channel Interactions in Bilateral and Unilateral Cochlear-Implant Stimulation.Trends in hearingFor bilateral CI users, timing delays between nearby electrodes degrade left/right sound localization. This effect vanishes when electrodes are separated by more than 7 mm. Clinicians should ensure stimulation delays between closely spaced electrodes are minimized to preserve spatial hearing.
• SLPSurvey2024South African speech-language therapists' and audiologists' professional quality of life.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsSouth African speech-language therapists and audiologists mostly reported average compassion satisfaction, burnout and secondary traumatic stress. Registration and experience did not differ in these levels. They described satisfaction from helping patients and supportive workplaces, and strain from caseloads, shortages, bureaucracy and emotional exposure.
• PTOTSLPCohort2024Categorizing and identifying preferred interests in autistic toddlers.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAutistic toddlers were more likely to have parent-reported preferred interests than peers with delays or no diagnosis. However, the specific types of interests did not differ between groups. Clinicians should assess how intensely a child engages with an interest, not just what the interest is.
• SLPOther2024Benefit of Hearing-Aid Amplification and Signal Enhancement for Speech Reception in Complex Listening Situations.Trends in hearingHearing aids improved speech understanding in several complex listening scenes, and directional hearing-aid settings helped when background noise filled the room. Effort rarely changed, and benefit varied so much that one setting did not suit everyone.
• PTOTSLPOther2024Cognitive and self-regulation skills for employment among people with brain injury: A comparison of employed and non-employed people using mixed analysis.Work (Reading, Mass.)Employed adults with brain injury reported specific daily failures and used detailed strategies like reviewing schedules. Unemployed adults often denied symptoms or gave vague reports. Standard cognitive tests showed no difference between groups. Rehabilitation should target self-awareness and strategy use rather than assuming cognitive deficits are the barrier.
• OTSLPOther2024Child Age at Time of First Maternal Concern and Time to Services Among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPIn children with autism, maternal race/ethnicity was not linked to first concern age, but children of non-Latino Black or non-Latino other race mothers had longer time to services. Earlier concern was linked to longer wait.
• PTOTSLPOther2024A proposed evidence-guided algorithm for the adjustment and optimization of multi-function articulated ankle-foot orthoses in the clinical setting.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesThis paper proposes a 30-minute clinical algorithm for adjusting multi-function articulated AFOs. It uses slow-motion smartphone video to guide iterative changes to alignment and resistance settings. The authors state there is currently no evidence proving this specific method improves patient outcomes.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2024Telerehabilitation from the perspective of patients and healthcare providers: A 3-year follow-up study.NeuroRehabilitationPatients rated telerehabilitation as highly effective and satisfying, with most preferring it to in-person care. Providers agreed it helped treatment but strongly preferred face-to-face sessions, citing difficulties with remote physical and cognitive assessments.
• PTOTSLPOther2024Effects of simultaneous short-term neuromuscular electrical stimulation and static stretching on calf muscles.Journal of physical therapy scienceFour minutes of simultaneous static stretching and electrical stimulation improved ankle flexibility in healthy young adults. The change exceeded measurement error. Because there was no control group, it is unclear if this is better than stretching alone.
• OTSLPOther2024Profiles of minimally verbal autistic children: Illuminating the neglected end of the spectrum.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchMinimally verbal autistic children are not a single group. They split into three distinct profiles: one with global delays, one with strong cognition but weak speech, and one with strong social communication but lower cognition. Treatment should match the profile, not just the word count.
• SLPQualitative2024Continuing professional development barriers and recommendations: Perspectives of audiologists.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsEarly-career private audiologists in South Africa cite lack of motivation, high costs, and poor scheduling as barriers to CPD. They report attending irrelevant activities just to meet compliance points, and suggest needs assessments and practical, affordable training.
• SLPSystematic Review2024Adaptation to Reverberation for Speech Perception: A Systematic Review.Trends in hearingThis paper reviews laboratory experiments on how the brain adjusts to room acoustics. It does not test clinical treatments or patient outcomes. There is nothing here for therapists to apply in practice.
• SLPOther2024ADT Network: A Novel Nonlinear Method for Decoding Speech Envelopes From EEG Signals.Trends in hearingA new AI model reconstructs speech patterns from brainwaves more accurately than older methods, especially in hearing adults. While it reveals which brain areas are active, it is a technical tool for research, not a clinical test for diagnosing hearing loss.
• SLPQualitative2024Barriers to care: Caregivers' accounts of raising a child with a communication disorder.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsCaregivers of children with speech and hearing disorders reported feeling unheard by professionals who minimized early concerns, leading to delays and guilt. They faced high private costs and scarce public resources, ultimately finding relief only by accepting their child's disability rather than trying to fix it.
• SLPOther2024Adaptation to Noise in Spectrotemporal Modulation Detection and Word Recognition.Trends in hearingDelaying speech by 800 ms after noise onset helped normal-hearing listeners hear vocoded words better, but not natural words. This improvement matched gains in detecting separate spectral or temporal cues, yet not combined spectrotemporal cues.
• PTOTSLPCohort2024Use of primary healthcare services before and after specialized rehabilitation and its relation to changes in health and functioning: a longitudinal cohort study.Journal of rehabilitation medicinePatients used more GP and physiotherapy services before specialized rehabilitation, then visits gradually decreased. Those reporting poorer health used services more frequently, but high use did not guarantee better long-term functioning. This reflects service patterns, not treatment effectiveness.
• PTOTSLPCohort2024Changes in COPD-related anxiety symptoms during pulmonary rehabilitation: a prospective quantitative and qualitative study.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesCOPD-related anxiety dropped significantly after 9 weeks of pulmonary rehabilitation. However, this drop did not correlate with improvements in walking distance or quality of life. Patients described developing four coping strategies: planning, problem-solving, confronting, and accepting.
• OTSLPOther2024Measuring self and informant perspectives of Restricted and Repetitive Behaviours (RRBs): psychometric evaluation of the Repetitive Behaviours Questionnaire-3 (RBQ-3) in adult clinical practice and research settgs.Molecular autismAdults waiting for autism assessment and their informants agreed on repetitive behaviours, and both lined up with clinician interview ratings. Autistic adults scored higher than non-autistic adults. Use the questionnaire to guide assessment, not to diagnose alone.
• PTOTSLPCohort2024How to remain in working life with hearing loss - health factors for a sustainable work situation.Work (Reading, Mass.)Workers with hearing loss who stayed employed reported better work climates, less noise distraction, and lower mental strain than those on sick leave. The specific job type mattered less than the workplace environment and the cognitive demands of the daily tasks.
• SLPOther2024Comparing the Auditory Distance and Externalization of Virtual Sound Sources Simulated Using Nonindividualized Stimuli.Trends in hearingPerceived distance and externalization are correlated but distinct. A sound can be judged far away yet still feel inside the head, especially with frontal or diotic cues. Clinicians should not assume that increasing simulated distance automatically externalizes a virtual sound source.
• OTSLPCohort2024Enhanced interest in letters and numbers in autistic children.Molecular autismOver a third of autistic preschoolers develop an intense interest in letters and numbers, often despite minimal speech. This interest emerges at the same age as in typical children but is non-social. Clinicians should ask parents explicitly about it.
• PTOTSLPCohort2024Genetic and phenotypic heterogeneity in early neurodevelopmental traits in the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study.Molecular autismEarly difficulties in social and communication skills at age three were associated with receiving a diagnosis of almost all neurodevelopmental conditions later in childhood. These traits were not neatly aligned with specific diagnoses, suggesting broad developmental challenges predict diverse outcomes.
• SLPOther2024Automated Measurement of Speech Recognition, Reaction Time, and Speech Rate and Their Relation to Self-Reported Listening Effort for Normal-Hearing and Hearing-Impaired Listeners Using various Maskers.Trends in hearingAutomated speech recognition accurately measured how long listeners took to respond to sentences, matching human scoring. Reaction time tracked self-reported listening effort closely. This offers a practical way to gauge cognitive load during hearing tests without asking patients to rate their effort.
• SLPOther2024A swallowing and breastfeeding intervention programme for small and sick neonates embedded in kangaroo mother care.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsNo patient outcomes are reported. This paper describes a swallowing and breastfeeding programme for small and sick neonates in kangaroo mother care, so it cannot show that the programme works.
• SLPCase Series2024Revealing Linguistic and Verbal Short-Term and Working Memory Abilities in People with Severe Aphasia.AphasiologyPeople with severe aphasia who could not speak showed hidden strengths in word meaning and memory when tested by pointing. Standard verbal tests missed these abilities. This suggests using nonverbal assessments to find preserved skills rather than assuming a lack of potential.
• SLPCase Report2024Person-centered aural rehabilitation program improved mood, cognition, and auditory processing in a professional musician who uses a hearing aid and cochlear implant: Case Report.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesA single musician using a hearing aid and cochlear implant reported more positive mood and less irritation after structured home music listening. Music likeability ratings changed little, except for woodwinds and horns.
• SLPCohort2023The Utility of the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills as a Literacy Screener for Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.Perspectives of the ASHA special interest groupsFor deaf and hard-of-hearing children with strong language skills, the DIBELS screener matched hearing peers in most areas and correlated with standard tests. However, it missed reading comprehension deficits found on other measures. Do not rely on it alone to rule out literacy delays.
• OTSLPQualitative2024Work-support techniques used by occupational therapists to facilitate support after acquired brain injuries: A qualitative study.Hong Kong journal of occupational therapy : HKJOTExperienced Japanese OTs described six core areas of work support for clients with acquired brain injury: vocational life rhythms, interpersonal skills, work tasks, compensation measures, illness awareness, and goal setting. These themes guide practice but are not tested interventions.
• SLPQualitative2024Dr. Audrey Holland's Crazy Patchwork Quilt: A Thematic Analysis.Seminars in speech and languageAudrey Holland’s published voice prioritizes listening, strengths-based assessment, and personalized care over standardized testing. She warned that generic therapy fails to address real-world communication needs and urged clinicians to treat counseling as a core skill rather than an optional add-on.
• SLPCohort2024Family history of psychiatric conditions and development of siblings of children with autism.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchIn siblings of children with autism, family history of anxiety or schizophrenia was linked to higher autistic social features. Intellectual disability, anxiety or bipolar disorder were linked to lower IQ or adaptive scores. Depression was linked to higher IQ and communication.
• PTOTSLPOther2024A Participatory Model for Cocreating Accessible Rehabilitation Technology for Stroke Survivors: User-Centered Design Approach.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesStroke survivors who completed an 8-week technology-based rehabilitation program provided detailed feedback that shaped the design of new devices, including a low-cost hand tool and a dosage monitoring app. This describes a development process, not evidence that these tools improve function.
• PTOTSLPOther2024Temporal changes in postural control strategy through single-leg stance practice with active restriction of knee movement.Journal of physical therapy scienceTwo weeks of single-leg stance practice reduced balance sway in healthy young women, regardless of whether they actively restricted knee movement. However, only the knee-restricted group showed a specific reduction in knee sway over time, while the other group saw changes in pelvic sway.
• SLPCohort2024Mid-childhood autism sibling recurrence in infants with a family history of autism.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAt mid-childhood, 37.1% of 159 siblings of autistic children were diagnosed by researchers, compared with 16.8% of 226 siblings assessed at 3 years. Thirty-one of 59 mid-childhood diagnoses were first made later.
• SLPOther2024Processing of Visual Speech Cues in Speech-in-Noise Comprehension Depends on Working Memory Capacity and Enhances Neural Speech Tracking in Older Adults With Hearing Impairment.Trends in hearingSeeing the speaker's mouth did not improve comprehension of sentences in noise for older adults with hearing loss. Comprehension was linked to working memory, and visual cues increased the brain's tracking of speech, but that tracking did not predict better understanding.
• SLPRCT2024Sound Localization in Single-Sided Deafness; Outcomes of a Randomized Controlled Trial on the Comparison Between Cochlear Implantation, Bone Conduction Devices, and Contralateral Routing of Signals Hearing Aids.Trends in hearingCochlear implant treatment, including implantation, activation, setting adjustments, and speech-language therapy, gave adults with single-sided deafness better sound localization after two years than bone conduction devices, CROS hearing aids, or no treatment. Bone conduction and CROS did not improve localization over no treatment.
• SLPOther2023The neuropsychological functions of schoolchildren after the reopening of brazilian schools during the Covid-19 pandemic.CoDASAfter 15 months of school closure, 117 Brazilian children aged six to eight frequently showed alert or deficit scores in language, memory, attention, orientation, arithmetic, visuospatial skills and verbal fluency. No pre-pandemic baseline was reported.
• OTSLPOther2024Pepea Pamoja:† Applying the Ecological Validity Framework to co-develop a wellbeing and behavioural training program for caregivers of young children with autism in low-resource settings of Kenya and the United States.Child: care, health and developmentA 10-session group training program for caregivers of young children with autism was co-developed for Kenya and adapted back to rural Indiana. It blends autism education, caregiver wellbeing, and daily-routine behavioral strategies. It has not been tested for effectiveness.
• SLPCohort2024Examining the association between prenatal cannabis exposure and child autism traits: A multi-cohort investigation in the environmental influences on child health outcome program.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchPrenatal cannabis exposure was not associated with autism traits or diagnosis once tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use were accounted for. The apparent risk in unadjusted data disappeared when controlling for polydrug use.
• SLPQualitative2024Seeking Validation and Creating Meaningful Interactions: Perceptions of a Parent-Mediated Infant Intervention.Infants and young childrenParents valued the coaching relationship, saying it helped them slow down and connect with their infants. They described the programme as a way to validate their concerns and learn specific play strategies, but the study reports their experiences rather than whether the intervention improved child outcomes.