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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• SLPOther2024An Adaptive Leaky-Integrate and Firing Probability Model of an Electrically Stimulated Auditory Nerve Fiber.Trends in hearingThe model gives firing probability and spike time distribution for electrically stimulated cat and guinea pig auditory nerve fibers, not individual spike times.
• SLPNarrative Review2024Note on the Dual-Task Paradigm and its Use to Measure Listening Effort.Trends in hearingDual-task measures of listening effort are inconsistent because studies vary in how they design the secondary task. The review argues that results depend on whether tasks share specific cognitive resources, such as response selection, rather than just overall mental load. Clinicians should interpret these measures with caution.
• OTSLPCohort2024Alterations in Neural Activation During Facial Emotion Processing in Adolescent Male Participants With Klinefelter Syndrome.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPAdolescent males with Klinefelter syndrome showed increased brain activation when viewing angry faces compared to controls. This heightened neural activity correlated with parent-reported social anxiety and withdrawal. The findings suggest a biological basis for social difficulties in this population.
• SLPCase-Control2023Dysfunctional suction dynamics in newborns with ankyloglossia.CoDASNewborns with tongue-tie had longer suction bursts during a pacifier test. Most other suction measures matched controls. Mothers of these babies reported more pain, but this small study cannot show the device predicts breastfeeding problems.
• SLPCohort2023Parent-Reported Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder-Linked Behaviors, Fatigue, and Language in Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing.Perspectives of the ASHA special interest groupsParents of children with hearing aids reported more inattention and academic/social difficulties than parents of children with cochlear implants or typical hearing. Removing language-based test items reduced performance differences but not inattention reports. Fatigue correlated with reported symptoms.
• SLPOther2024Estimating Pitch Information From Simulated Cochlear Implant Signals With Deep Neural Networks.Trends in hearingSimulated cochlear implant signals contain enough pitch information for accurate estimation if at least eight channels are used. Background noise significantly degrades this accuracy, particularly when pulse rates are low. This suggests device settings, not just patient factors, limit pitch perception in noisy environments.
• PTOTSLPCohort2024Neurological examination of healthy term infants at ages 6 and 10 weeks in Tshwane District.The South African journal of physiotherapyHealthy infants in South Africa showed rapid neurological maturation between 6 and 10 weeks, including better head control and visual tracking. Most scored within normal ranges on the Hammersmith exam, providing local benchmark data to help identify early developmental risks.
• SLPQualitative2024Partnering With a Purpose: Promoting Equity and Justice for Black Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPBlack caregivers of children with autism described safety fears, provider bias, jargon, fragmented services, and need for providers to respect family knowledge, coordinate care, and support parent mental health. They proposed community-led navigation.
• SLPOther2024Spontaneous instrumental approach-avoidance learning in social contexts in autism.Molecular autismAdults with autism learned to choose seats that avoided angry faces and approached happy ones just as well as controls, even without instructions. This suggests spontaneous social learning is intact in high-functioning autism, contradicting theories of reduced social motivation.
• SLPOther2024How Does Inattention Influence the Robustness and Efficiency of Adaptive Procedures in the Context of Psychoacoustic Assessments via Smartphone?Trends in hearingComputer simulations show that standard hearing tests fail when users are distracted, which is common in smartphone assessments. The new GRaBr method, where users count 0, 1, or 2 tones, remains accurate and efficient even when attention lapses, making it safer for remote testing.
• SLPOther2024Mapping neural correlates of biological motion perception in autistic children using high-density diffuse optical tomography.Molecular autismChildren with autism tolerated a brain-imaging cap while watching moving point-light displays. Non-autistic children showed stronger brain responses to biological motion in several regions. Brain activity related to parent-reported autism traits in the autistic group.
• SLPSurvey2024Characteristics and correlates of aggressive behavior in autistic youths.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchCaregiver reports showed verbal aggression was more common than physical aggression in autistic youths. Sleep problems, caregiver stress, and sibling conflict or criticism were linked to aggression. Age and sex were not related to aggression.
• SLPSystematic Review2024Music Perception, Appreciation, and Participation in Postlingually Deafened Adults and Cochlear Implant Users: A Systematic Literature Review.Trends in hearingCochlear implants and hearing aids struggle to convey music's pitch and timbre, often making it sound like noise. Yet many users still enjoy it by relying on rhythm and familiarity. Perception accuracy does not predict enjoyment, so ask patients about their personal music experience.
• PTOTSLPOther2024ICF-based hearing and functioning assessment: validation and research outcomes of utilizing the HEAR-COMMAND tool for patients with mild to moderately severe hearing loss and individuals with normal hearing.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesThe HEAR-COMMAND tool reliably captures hearing and daily functioning challenges across English, German, and Arabic speakers. It identifies communication difficulties in noisy environments that standard audiometry often misses, offering therapists a comprehensive view of patient-reported disability beyond pure tone thresholds.
• PTOTSLPCohort2024Innovative approaches for managing patients with chronic vestibular disorders: follow-up indicators and predictive markers for studying the vestibular error signal.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesIn 62 patients with chronic vestibular disorders who failed conventional therapy, integrative vestibular rehabilitation improved near visual acuity, fusion, and stereoscopic vision. It also reduced dizziness handicap and improved quality of life. Because multiple treatments were combined, we cannot isolate which specific technique caused these changes.
• SLPOther2024Development and Evaluation of a Loudness Validation Method With Natural Signals for Hearing Aid Fitting.Trends in hearingThe new loudness validation method quickly identifies where hearing aid gains are too low or too high. It revealed that standard first fits often leave soft sounds too quiet while making loud sounds uncomfortably loud. Fine-tuning reduced loudness overall but did not fully correct these imbalances.
• PTOTSLPCohort2023Did the speech of patients with Myasthenia Gravis decline over 4 years?CoDASSpeech worsened over four years in stable Myasthenia Gravis patients, with more diagnosed with dysarthria. However, patients felt their speech improved. Self-perception is unreliable for monitoring decline, so objective speech assessments are necessary.
• OTSLPOther202415 Years of Inclusive Employment in a Down Syndrome Clinic.Work (Reading, Mass.)A hospital clinic hired six adults with Down syndrome over 15 years, creating two permanent roles. Success relied on strengths-based coaching, visual learning supports, and training colleagues to understand DS communication profiles.
• SLPOther2024The Effect of Collaborative Triadic Conversations in Noise on Decision-Making in a General-Knowledge Task.Trends in hearingIn loud background noise, group members were more likely to change their answers to match those of the most confident person. Low-confidence individuals often stayed silent rather than challenging the confident majority, shifting the group's final decisions toward the loudest voice.
• SLPOther2024The Relationship of Pitch Discrimination with Segregation of Tonal and Speech Streams for Cochlear Implant Users.Trends in hearingCochlear implant users did not use pitch differences to separate speech from competing talkers, though they separated tone streams similarly to people with no known hearing loss.
• SLPOther2024Gesture profiles distinguish primary progressive aphasia variants: A preliminary study.AphasiologyIn 19 people with primary progressive aphasia, those with the semantic variant had worse imitation of meaningful hand postures than of arm movements, unlike the other variants. This may help clinicians suspect semantic variant, not confirm it.
• PTOTSLPCohort2024Identifying Children and Adolescents at Elevated Mental Health Risk Before and During COVID-19.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPAdolescent girls showed the largest increase in mental health risk during the pandemic. Global risk rose significantly in this group, driven by internalizing and attention symptoms. Screening at once-yearly visits may underestimate risk if conducted in summer.
• SLPOther2024Individual Differences Underlying Preference for Processing Delay in Open-Fit Hearing Aids.Trends in hearingListeners with better ability to detect subtle changes in sound frequency spectra preferred hearing aids with shorter processing delays. Standard hearing test scores did not predict this preference as well as this specific listening task.
• SLPQualitative2024Family Involvement During Comprehensive Developmental Evaluations: Perspectives of Diverse Mothers.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPMothers of children with false-positive autism screens relied on family for decision-making, logistics, and emotional support. Grandmothers often voiced early concerns, while partners provided logistical ease. Family input sometimes delayed care or increased worry, highlighting the need for providers to validate maternal stress and assess family dynamics.
• SLPOther2024Cultural Adaptation of the Functional External Memory Aid Tool for Use in the United Kingdom and Australia.Perspectives of the ASHA special interest groupsUK and Australian versions of the FEMAT memory-aid test were adapted without changing task concepts. Field testing found the materials acceptable, but equivalence with the US version has not yet been shown.
• SLPSurvey2024A Survey on Hearing Health of Musicians in Professional and Amateur Orchestras.Trends in hearingProfessional musicians face much higher noise exposure than amateurs, yet both groups report similar rates of hearing problems. Most musicians rarely use hearing protection. Professionals are more aware of hearing risks but disapprove of hearing aids more than amateurs, who often lack basic awareness.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2024Parents' and carers' attitudes to the use of digital technology and its role in the care of children with complex needs.The British journal of occupational therapyParents of children with complex needs use smartphones and tablets daily to find information, communicate with services, and support therapy. They want digital tools to supplement face-to-face care, not replace it, citing concerns about losing personal contact and data security.
• PTOTSLPOther2024Dehumanizing air travel: a scoping review on accessibility and inclusion of people with disabilities in international airports.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesAirport services often prioritize physical access over inclusion, forcing passengers to plan extensively and accept segregated assistance. Therapists should advise clients that vague 'accessible' claims may hide long waits and dehumanizing transfers, encouraging direct contact with airlines to confirm specific support needs.
• PTOTSLPCohort2024Brief Report: Under-Identification of Symptomatic Menopause in Publicly-Insured Autistic People.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutistic women with intellectual disabilities were 28% less likely to have medical claims for menopausal symptoms than those without. This suggests that communication barriers or provider oversight, rather than biology, may be hiding significant health needs in this group.
• SLPOther2024Factors Influencing Stream Segregation Based on Interaural Phase Difference Cues.Trends in hearingNormal-hearing listeners heard tones as separate streams from phase cues between ears only when sounds had a fast attack and slow decay, gaps were longer, and frequency differences were absent. Adding frequency differences made phase-only separation much less likely.
• SLPOther2024A Phoneme-Scale Assessment of Multichannel Speech Enhancement Algorithms.Trends in hearingSpeech enhancement algorithms perform unevenly across phonemes. Plosives like /p/ and /b/ remain heavily masked by noise even after processing, while nasals and vowels improve significantly. Utterance-level metrics overestimate performance, hiding these specific deficits in consonant clarity.
• OTSLPQualitative2024Diversity in Autistic Play: Autistic Adults' Experiences.Autism in adulthoodAutistic adults described solitary play as restorative and social play as draining but valuable. They preferred parallel play and smaller groups. Imaginary play was often grounded in reality. Flow provided relaxation but disrupted self-care. These preferences vary by individual needs and energy levels.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2024Clinical Work-Integrating Care in Current Practice: A Scoping Review.Journal of occupational rehabilitationWork participation is rarely discussed routinely in hospital care, with conversations mostly initiated by patients. Medical specialists often lack specific return-to-work guidelines, leading to advice based on personal judgment rather than evidence. This leaves patients with insufficient practical details for their work situations.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2024Service guidelines, models, and protocols for integrating rehabilitation services in primary healthcare in Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa: a scoping review.Disability and rehabilitationRehabilitation is rarely integrated into primary care in BRICS countries. Most models rely on community health workers, often without proper supervision by therapists. This limits access and quality, particularly for speech and physical therapy services in remote areas.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2024Access to primary healthcare services for adults with disabilities in Latin America and the Caribbean: a review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.Disability and rehabilitationPeople with disabilities in Latin America and the Caribbean face barriers to primary healthcare, including inaccessible information, poor transport links, and untrained providers. Most evidence comes from Brazil, with significant gaps for people with intellectual impairments.
• OTSLPQualitative2024The effectiveness of the use of a technology toolkit on activities and mother-child interactions: children with complex care needs.Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technologySome children with complex care needs stayed longer with toolkit items such as a vibrating speaker or talking parrot, and mothers sometimes followed their lead more in four families observed at home. The researcher's presence may have shaped these observations.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2024Fibromyalgia pain management effectiveness from the patient perspective: a qualitative evidence synthesis.Disability and rehabilitationPatients with fibromyalgia report conflicting views on pain management. Exercise and medication are polarizing, with some finding relief and others experiencing worsened pain or side effects. Success often depends on individualized, person-centered care and validation of the diagnosis rather than standardized protocols.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2024Factors related to high-risk movement behaviour in people with stroke who are highly sedentary and inactive.Disability and rehabilitationStroke survivors with high-risk sedentary habits were largely unaware of their movement patterns and relied on daily routines rather than conscious regulation. Participants stated that receiving feedback on their actual activity levels and support to break habitual sitting were key to enabling change.
• PTOTSLPRCT2025Positive impacts of psychological pain treatments: Supplementary analyses of a randomized clinical trial.Rehabilitation psychologyHypnosis and mindfulness maintained improvements in positive psychosocial impact at six months, while pain education effects faded. There were no differences between groups immediately post-treatment or at three months, suggesting these skills help sustain well-being over time.
• PTOTSLPOther2025Can General Practitioner Opioid Prescribing to Compensated Workers with Low Back Pain Be Detected Using Administrative Payments Data? An Exploratory Study.Journal of occupational rehabilitationAdministrative payment data can detect that at least 35.6% of opioid dispenses to workers with low back pain were likely prescribed by a general practitioner on the same day. This allows insurers to monitor prescribing trends without needing clinical notes.
• PTSLPCohort2024The Effects of Repetitive Head Impact Exposure on Mental Health Symptoms Following Traumatic Brain Injury.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationRepetitive head impacts occurring after a moderate to severe traumatic brain injury were linked to higher depression and anxiety scores five years later. Impacts that happened before the index injury were not associated with these mental health outcomes.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2024Using machine learning to discover traumatic brain injury patient phenotypes: national concussion surveillance system Pilot.Brain injuryMachine learning sorted self-reported concussion symptoms into five distinct groups. One group had many symptoms and worse outcomes, including more social and work impairment. Another had headache alone and resolved quickly. These profiles may help target care, but the study did not test any treatment.
• PTOTSLPOther2024Translation and Psychometric Testing of the Hägerbäumer Presenteeism Scale in English.Journal of occupational rehabilitationThe English translation of the Hägerbäumer Presenteeism Scale is valid and reliable for measuring the behaviour of working while ill. It does not mix this behaviour with health status or productivity loss, offering a clear tool for assessing presenteeism in English-speaking employees.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2024Social determinants of health and COVID-19 recovery after inpatient rehabilitation.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitationPatients from lower-income or suburban areas reported worse quality of life and needed more help one year after rehab. Female patients also reported poorer outcomes and sought more follow-up care. Functional gains during the hospital stay were similar across all groups, so discharge scores did not predict who struggled later.
• PTOTSLPOther2024Neurobehavioral Symptom Profiles for the Behavioral Assessment Screening Tool in Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationAdults with chronic TBI fell into three distinct symptom profiles: High-Risk (mostly younger men with high substance misuse and impulsivity), Moderate-Risk, and High Negative Affect (mostly women with mild TBI and low other symptoms). These patterns suggest tailoring screening and intervention based on demographic and symptom clusters rather than treating TBI symptoms as a single uniform block.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2024Attitudes of cardiac rehabilitation and stroke teams towards integration of stroke survivors into adapted cardiac rehabilitation: A focus group study.Clinical rehabilitationCardiac rehab staff reported positive experiences integrating stroke survivors but lacked confidence managing stroke-specific issues like tone and fatigue. Stroke teams doubted cardiac staff's ability to provide safe support. Both groups agreed a specialist stroke physiotherapist must be present in classes.
• PTOTSLPCohort2024Research Letter: Relationship of Blood Biomarkers of Inflammation With Acute Concussion Symptoms and Recovery in the CARE Consortium.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationBlood inflammation markers did not predict how long concussion recovery took. However, higher levels of one marker (IL-1RA) in the first two days were linked to more depression and somatic symptoms, particularly in male athletes.
• PTOTSLPOther2025Community participation disparities among people with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.Disability and rehabilitationPeople with disabilities faced larger gaps in employment, income and education than others. Disabled Black and Hispanic/Latino adults had the largest disparities. Disabled people were more likely to attend in-person medical appointments, possibly because remote options were less accessible.
• PTOTSLPOther2025Development and content validity of the cognition in daily life scale (CDL).Neuropsychological rehabilitationExperts confirmed the new Cognition in Daily Life scale accurately covers six key areas like attention and memory. The 65-item tool is validated for content, but clinicians must wait for reliability testing before using it to diagnose or track progress.
• SLPNarrative Review2025A targeted review of prosodic production in agrammatic aphasia.Neuropsychological rehabilitationPeople with agrammatic aphasia show disrupted speech timing, with longer and more frequent pauses and less predictable lengthening at phrase ends. Pitch variation often remains usable and can signal turn taking and meaning.