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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• PTOTSLPOther2024Comparative profiling of white matter development in the human and mouse brain reveals volumetric deficits and delayed myelination in Angelman syndrome.Molecular autismChildren with Angelman syndrome have significantly smaller brain volumes from age 1, with white matter reduced by 26.5% between ages 6 and 12. Mouse models show this is driven by a delay in myelination onset that normalizes later, suggesting a window for early intervention.
• SLPOther2024Community-Supported Shared Infrastructure in Support of Speech Accessibility.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHRA new speech dataset built from 211 people with Parkinson's disease helps computers understand their speech better than existing systems. The dataset is available for research, but the authors did not test how well this improves daily communication tools for patients.
• SLPOther2024Relationships Between Hearing Status, Cognitive Abilities, and Reliance on Visual and Contextual Cues.Ear and hearingHearing aid users struggled more than normal-hearing adults in sound-only trials, but matched their performance when seeing the speaker's face. Higher fluid intelligence was linked to better visual-cue use only in hearing aid users. Contextual cues helped both groups.
• PTOTSLPCohort2025Childhood and Adulthood Predictors of Community Participation by Autistic Adults With and Without Intellectual Disability.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDAutistic adults participated most in shopping and family outings, but half always needed a carer present. Living in supported accommodation was the strongest predictor of lower community participation frequency. Childhood autism symptoms predicted reduced adult participation, but only weakly.
• SLPOther2025Examining the Relationship Between Parental Broader Autism Phenotype Traits, Offspring Autism, and Parental Mental Health.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchFathers of autistic children showed higher broader autism phenotype traits than fathers of non-autistic children. Mothers' mental health difficulties linked to their child's emotional dysregulation, while fathers' difficulties linked to their own autistic traits.
• SLPCohort2025Wellbeing of Family Carers of Adults With Intellectual Disabilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the UK: Longitudinal Study.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRCarers of adults with intellectual disabilities reported slightly better wellbeing and less health impact from caring as pandemic restrictions eased. However, carers of those with profound disabilities or poor mental health consistently faced greater burdens, highlighting a need for targeted support.
• PTOTSLPOther2024Relationship between scapular internal rotation and upper-trunk movements during right and left hand-behind-back movements.Journal of physical therapy scienceScapular movement during hand-behind-back tasks is linked to trunk motion, but the direction differs by side. Right-hand movement correlated with trunk uprighting, while left-hand movement correlated with trunk forward flexion and rotation. Assess trunk posture separately for each side.
• SLPRCT2024Impact of chronic intranasal oxytocin administration on face expression processing in autistic children: a randomized controlled trial using fMRI.Molecular autismFour weeks of daily intranasal oxytocin did not significantly change face-processing brain activity in autistic children compared to placebo. The primary outcome was null. Only uncorrected, exploratory analyses showed reduced activity in some regions.
• SLPOther2024Stick with Static: Unexpected Detrimental Effects of Visual Movement in a Looking-While-Listening Task.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAdding movement to the correct image in a word recognition task did not improve accuracy in autistic children and slowed recognition compared to static images. Use static images for looking-while-listening tasks; movement is not a valid aid for this population.
• SLPOther2024Student perspectives of simulated learning to improve their dysphagia management.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsAfter a timed dysphagia simulation with mannequin, feedback and role play, third-year speech-language therapy students reported feeling more confident and better prepared. They also said it should be used alongside real patient exposure, not instead of it.
• SLPOther2024Changes in Outcomes Expectations During the Cochlear Implant Evaluation Process.Ear and hearingAverage expectations did not significantly change across the cochlear implant evaluation period. People who started with high expectations lowered them, while people with low expectations mostly stayed the same or increased.
• SLPCohort2024Sign language delays in deaf 3- to 5-year-olds with hearing parents.Journal of deaf studies and deaf educationDeaf children of hearing parents showed nearly double the rate of sign language delays compared to deaf children of deaf parents. Even those scoring within normal limits had weaker American Sign Language grammar skills than their deaf-parent peers.
• SLPOther2024Learning Verbs in Sentences: Children With Developmental Language Disorder and the Role of Retrieval Practice.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHRRetrieval practice helped children with DLD recall new verbs in practiced sentences, but this advantage disappeared after one week. They also struggled to use these verbs in new grammatical structures, unlike their typical peers.
• SLPOther2024Voices From the Field: A Quality Improvement Project for Progressive Tinnitus Management 2.0.American journal of audiologyClinicians and patients with tinnitus requested digital, spiral-bound, and less redundant materials for the Progressive Tinnitus Management program. A small pilot of the updated course was viewed as helpful and easy to understand, with participants valuing the group support and wellness integration.
• SLPOther2025Acoustic Exaggeration Enhances Speech Discrimination in Young Autistic Children.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchIn young autistic children with speech delay, brain responses to syllables were easier to distinguish when pitch range or consonant timing was exaggerated. This was a passive EEG finding, not proof that speaking this way improves speech or language.
• OTSLPQualitative2025Daily Challenges and Resources of Adults with Chronic Dysphagia: A Qualitative Investigation.DysphagiaMost adults with long-term swallowing problems described challenges beyond physical swallowing, including mealtime routines, food choices and social eating. Many relied on practical coping and family support, while some wanted coordinated swallowing teams.
• SLPOther2025Type, content, and triggers for self-injurious thoughts and behaviors in autistic youth and their disclosure to caregivers.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceIn autistic youth seeking therapy, half did not tell caregivers about suicidal thoughts. Common triggers were sadness and bullying for suicide risk, but anger was the top trigger for self-harm. Clinicians must screen directly, as many patients cannot identify what causes their distress.
• PTOTSLPCohort2025Prediction of cerebral palsy and cognitive delay among high-risk children in a developing nation: A successful early detection programme.Developmental medicine and child neurologyCombining video assessments of infant movements with a neurological exam detected 100% of cerebral palsy cases and 86% of cognitive delays in high-risk infants. This works without MRI scans, though it also flags many children who do not have these conditions.
• PTOTSLPRCT2025Frequency-specific modulation of motor cortical excitability by transcranial alternating current stimulation.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn healthy adults, 70 Hz brain stimulation increased motor excitability and shortened reaction times compared to sham. No behavioral changes were tested, so this confirms a physiological effect but does not prove improved motor function.
• SLPOther2024Exploring vowel errors produced in nonword repetition in children with speech and language disorders.International journal of language & communication disordersChildren with developmental language disorder and childhood apraxia of speech both made more vowel errors repeating nonsense words than typical peers. Children with speech sound disorder did not differ significantly from any group. The study used six children per group, so these patterns are preliminary.
• SLPOther2024FluencyBank Timestamped: An Updated Data Set for Disfluency Detection and Automatic Intended Speech Recognition.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHRVoice recognition and disfluency detection tools still struggle with stuttered speech, especially repetitions and more severe stuttering. The updated FluencyBank Timestamped data set gives researchers a way to test improvements.
• SLPQualitative2024Voice as a Working Tool for Teachers: A Qualitative Study of Work-Related Perceptions and Impact.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationTeachers described their voice as central to teaching and said dry air, large classes, and low institutional support strain it. Many lacked formal vocal care training. They said amplification helped when available.
• SLPOther2024Speech perception in the Specific Learning Disorder with and without Persistent Speech Sound Disorder.CoDASChildren with specific learning disorders and persistent speech sound disorder scored lower on a pseudoword perception task than those with learning disorders alone or typical development. A score below 30.5 hits flagged this group, suggesting a need to assess speech perception when speech sounds persist.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2025The process of adaptation: Parents' journey navigating their child's chronic health condition diagnosis.Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicineParents described adapting to their child's diagnosis through five interwoven elements: grief, anxiety, unknowing, responsibility, and positivity. These experiences cycled rather than followed linear stages, with time and experience helping parents move from persistent negative emotions toward intermittent ones.
• SLPQualitative2025'I Don't Think I Have Ever Worked Harder on a Case': Needs of Canadian Child Protection Workers and Parents With Intellectual Disabilities.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDChild protection workers reported that parents with intellectual disabilities often kept custody when they had strong informal support, especially a stable partner. Workers lacked training in disability accommodations and carried a heavy burden navigating fragmented services.
• SLPCohort2025Preserved but Un-Sustained Responses to Bids for Dyadic Engagement in School-Age Children with Autism.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutistic children looked at faces less than peers overall, but responded to direct bids for attention just as strongly. They did, however, drop attention faster when the bid ended and conversation resumed.
• SLPNarrative Review2025Revealing Goal-Directed Neural Control of the Pharyngeal Phase of Swallowing.DysphagiaThe pharyngeal swallow is not just a brainstem reflex but a mix of automatic and goal-directed control. The cerebellum, basal ganglia, and cortex tune the swallow based on what you expect to eat. Lesions here cause specific timing and sensory errors.
• SLPOther2025Atypical Regional Accent in Autistic Children: A Perception Study.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAdults from Northern Italy heard autistic children's speech as coming from their own region, while Southern adults did not. Autistic children's speech lacked local dialect features, sounding more like standard media Italian. Adults judged these recordings as atypical, regardless of the listener's region.
• PTOTSLPCohort2025Atypical development of sequential manual motor planning and visuomotor integration in children with autism at early school-age: A longitudinal kinematic study.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceChildren with autism showed less benefit from seeing the goal in advance. Their motor planning relied more on feedback than prediction. This atypical visuomotor integration became more pronounced as they aged from 7 to 10 years.
• PTSLPQualitative2024Development of a Comprehensive Cough Therapy Program (CCTP) for chronic cough in India: a qualitative study.CoDASChronic cough professionals in India agreed a multidisciplinary behavioral program was needed, but half the medical group had not referred patients to such therapy. They shaped a cough module around education, breathing, hydration, suppression, and complementary medicine advice; no outcomes were tested.
• SLPOther2024A Variable-Stimulus Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emission Screening Method to Match Cochlear Place-Specific Properties.Ear and hearingChanging the test tones for each frequency improves hearing screening. The standard settings were optimal at only two frequencies. A new protocol using variable tones and levels showed better accuracy across the hearing range, especially at high frequencies, in this preliminary study.
• OTSLPCase Report2024A Case Study of Suspected Childhood Apraxia of Sign.Perspectives of the ASHA special interest groupsA 4-year-old deaf signer showed inconsistent handshape, location, and movement errors, sign distortions, groping, and self-manipulation of hands. This single case may indicate apraxia of sign, but does not prove diagnosis or treatment response.
• SLPOther2024Associations Between Noise Exposure Level, Noise Kurtosis, and Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions in Young Workers With Normal Hearing.Ear and hearingYoung workers with normal hearing had weaker cochlear echo responses when workplace noise was louder and more impulsive, especially at 3 to 5 kHz. This was seen despite normal hearing thresholds.
• PTOTSLPOther2024Position- and Sex-Related Differences in Sagittal and Frontal Plane Concentric Isokinetic Hip Muscle Peak Torques and Agonist-Antagonist Ratios.International journal of sports physical therapyHip extensor and abductor peak torques were greater when tested lying down compared to standing. Flexion-extension ratios were higher in standing. Test results from different positions should not be compared directly or against normative data from the other position.
• SLPOther2024Personality Traits and Self-Reported Vocal Fatigue and Other Voice Measures Among Teachers.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationIn 73 teachers, higher vocal fatigue scores linked to lower extraversion and agreeableness. Longer breath-holding during testing linked to lower conscientiousness and openness. These are cross-sectional associations; voice measures cannot diagnose personality, and personality may simply change how symptoms are reported.
• SLPOther2024Changes in Auditory Performance Following a Virtual Reality Music Concert.Ear and hearingThirty-one young adults with normal hearing experienced a 90-minute VR music concert through a headset. They showed slight temporary threshold shifts of 1 to 3 dB at 4, 8, and 12.5 kHz, but no change in hearing in noise or otoacoustic emissions.
• SLPOther2024Activity ordering task: conceptualization and development of a novel context-based working memory task with a metacognitive facet.CoDASA new animated working-memory task for Indian adults was rated relevant by experts and clear by ten adults. It took 20-30 minutes, performance was related to established ordering tasks, and it asked people to judge their own expected performance.
• SLPSurvey2025Prevalence and Management of Oral Intake Restrictions in Critically Ill Patients: Insights from a Multicenter Point Prevalence Study.DysphagiaMost eligible ICU patients could not eat safely, yet half were never screened for swallowing problems. Nurses did most checks and treatments, with no dedicated speech therapists in any unit. Post-stroke patients were screened far less often than others.
• SLPCohort2025Reports of Echolalia and Related Behaviors in Autism From Parents, Teachers, and Clinicians: Evidence From the Simon Simplex Collection.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchParents reported echolalia in 96% of autistic youth, far higher than the 75% seen by teachers or 87% by clinicians. Repetitive speech is extremely common. It decreases with age and higher verbal ability but stays frequent in older children with limited speech.
• PTOTSLPCohort2025Impact of Social Disadvantage on Medical and Functional Severity in Children With Cerebral Palsy.Child: care, health and developmentChildren with cerebral palsy in poorer neighbourhoods or with marginalized race or Hispanic ethnicity were more likely to have greater motor difficulties. Minority race was linked to more severe language impairment. When income and ethnicity were considered together, race still linked to gross motor impairment.
• SLPCohort2025Demographic Correlates of Autism: How Do Associations Compare Between Diagnosis and a Quantitative Trait Measure?Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchBlack children had lower odds of receiving an autism diagnosis than White children, but their parent-reported autism traits were similar. Higher maternal education linked to lower trait scores. This suggests diagnostic disparities exist even when symptoms are present, so low diagnosis rates in marginalized groups may reflect access barriers rather than lower need.
• SLPOther2025Head and Neck Cancer Survivors' Assessment of Mealtimes: Translation and Validation : Assessment and Rehabilitation of Dysphagia in Head and Neck Cancer Patients.DysphagiaThe Dutch HNSAM can assess dysphagia impact in head and neck cancer survivors, but its environmental factors subscale is unreliable. Use the main scores cautiously; avoid detailed environmental-factor scoring.
• SLPSystematic Review2025Advances in Infant Cry Paralinguistic Classification-Methods, Implementation, and Applications: Systematic Review.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesMost infant cry classification studies used machine learning and reported high model performance, but only a few were deployed in real settings. For therapists, this is early technical work, not a validated clinical assessment.
• SLPOther2025Reliability and validity of the Mini-Eating and Drinking Ability Classification System (Mini-EDACS) among Dutch preschoolers with cerebral palsy.Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicineThe Dutch Mini-EDACS reliably classifies eating and drinking abilities in children with cerebral palsy aged 18–36 months. Speech therapists agreed almost perfectly with each other, but rated children as having more severe difficulties than parents did, who were more optimistic.
• SLPCohort2025A Retrospective Review of Clinical Characteristics and Risk Factors of Dysphagia in Patients with Dermatomyositis.DysphagiaSpeech therapists confirmed swallowing problems in 28 of 149 patients with dermatomyositis, and 6 of them had silent aspiration. Older age, shorter disease duration, cancer and use of prednisolone or IVIg were associated with dysphagia.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2025Parental Experiences of Quality of Life When Caring for Their Children With Intellectual Disability: A Meta-Aggregation Systematic Review.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDParents of children with moderate to profound intellectual disabilities described caregiving as relentless, causing isolation, financial strain, and health decline. Mothers bore the heaviest burden, often sacrificing careers and self-care. Support networks and respite were critical for quality of life.
• SLPSurvey2024Vocal Effort in Clinical Settings of North and South American Countries: Characterization From Argentinian, Chilean, Colombian, and the United States Clinician's Reports.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationVoice clinicians across four countries report vocal effort in over 60% of their caseloads, but prevalence varies significantly by location and experience. Most patients struggle to define the symptom. Using specific self-report measures like the Vocal Fatigue Index was associated with higher identification rates.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2024Maximizing the "Functional" in the Functional External Memory Aid Tool for Patient-Centered Treatment Planning in Mild Cognitive Impairment.American journal of speech-language pathologyWhen completing the FEMAT, most participants with mild cognitive impairment described how they would use memory strategies rather than physically using the provided aids. The tool elicits valuable personal health and technology data, but a verbal description does not prove the patient can successfully use the aid in real life.
• SLPCase-Control2024Vocal Fold Dissipated Power in Females with Hyperfunctional Voice Disorders.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationFemales with phonotraumatic vocal hyperfunction had higher vocal fold dissipated power than matched controls; females with non-phonotraumatic hyperfunction did not. Calibrating the neck sensor for each person kept this difference detectable; generic sound-level estimates erased it.
• PTOTSLPCase Series2024Task-Driven Neurophysiological qEEG Baseline Performance Capabilities in Healthy, Uninjured Division-I College Athletes.International journal of sports physical therapyHealthy Division-I athletes showed sex-based differences in brain activity during single-leg movements. Females had higher cognitive workload and more symmetrical brain activity, while males performed better on step-down tasks. These baselines are descriptive and do not prove qEEG predicts injury or readiness.