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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• PTOTSLPQualitative2025Involvement of Fathers and Siblings in Home Rehabilitation Programmes of Children With Neuro-Developmental Delay: Insights From Rehabilitation Professionals in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.Child: care, health and developmentRehabilitation professionals in Zimbabwe identified fathers as providing essential emotional and financial support, while siblings offer companionship and play-based assistance. Cultural norms and work schedules were key barriers. These findings describe professional observations, not tested interventions.
• SLPCohort2025Household Income, Maternal Allostatic Load During Pregnancy, and Offspring With Autism Spectrum Disorders.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchChildren of mothers with lower household income during pregnancy had higher odds of an ASD diagnosis by age 4. This association persisted even after accounting for maternal autistic traits. Maternal physiological stress markers did not explain the link.
• SLPOther2025Development of an Online Training Course for Government Employees to Support Families With a Child With Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDParents of children with profound disabilities prioritized training for government employees over parent-focused interventions. They preferred solutions that adapt the environment and require no extra time from them, leading to the development of an online course for Dutch social support caseworkers.
• SLPSurvey2025An Exploratory Comparison of Attitudes toward Stuttering and Cluttering of Chinese Practicing Speech and Language Therapists and SLT Students.Folia phoniatrica et logopaedica : official organ of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP)Chinese practicing speech therapists held more positive attitudes toward stuttering and cluttering than students in training. However, both groups showed more negative attitudes than global averages, particularly regarding causes and appropriate referral pathways.
• SLPQualitative2025Experiences and perspectives of UK speech and language therapists on telehealth assessment with people living with post-stroke aphasia.International journal of language & communication disordersTherapists said online assessment worked best when they prepared the person and family, chose tasks that fit attention and communication needs, and kept face-to-face options. They worried severe aphasia, poor internet, and missed cues could make assessment less reliable.
• SLPOther2025Viscosity study of maternal and formula milks according to the assessment proposed by the International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative Model: a comparison with Rheological Assessment.CoDASAdding barium or thickener to infant milk changes its viscosity unpredictably, often making it thicker than intended. Clinicians must measure the final mixture's flow with the IDDSI syringe test rather than relying on label categories or standard recipes.
• SLPOther2025Relationship Between Auditory Distraction and Emotional Dimensionality for Non-Speech Sounds.Ear and hearingAny brief irrelevant sound made responses about 200 ms slower. Pleasant, unpleasant, or exciting sounds also lowered word recognition by about 3 percentage points in quiet, a change the authors say is not clinically meaningful.
• SLPQualitative2025Aphasia partnership training: What outcomes do people with aphasia, family members and speech and language therapists expect?International journal of language & communication disordersPeople with aphasia and families prioritise better conversation and less frustration over improved speech or doing more activities. Therapists should focus goals on communication strategies and emotional well-being, noting that families value relationship changes more than patients do.
• SLPQualitative2025The Role of Specialised Medical ID Expertise in Care Consultations for People With Intellectual Disabilities: Experiences of Caregivers and Patients.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDCaregivers and patients valued ID physicians who listened to the patient first, explained steps beforehand, and included caregivers as partners. They also appreciated doctors who coordinated care across services and advocated for the patient's needs outside the consultation.
• SLPSystematic Review2025Remote microphone systems in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders: a scoping review.CoDASAcross eight small studies, children and adolescents with autism who used remote microphone systems showed improved speech perception in noisy classrooms. Other benefits like reduced stress and better social interaction were noted but require more research to confirm.
• SLPOther2025Repairing Misperceptions of Words Early in a Sentence is More Effortful Than Repairing Later Words, Especially for Listeners With Cochlear Implants.Trends in hearingHearing a missing word early in a sentence costs more effort than hearing one late, especially for cochlear implant users. Their pupils stayed dilated longer while repairing early mistakes, even when they guessed the word correctly. Not all listening errors are equally expensive.
• SLPOther2025Living Successfully With Chronic Aphasia: Outcomes and Program Improvement After 5 Years of Operations.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationTen people with aphasia who attended a community program for five years reported higher quality-of-life scores than at baseline. The biggest gains happened in the first year, and those improvements held steady over the remaining four years rather than continuing to climb.
• SLPSurvey2025Knowledge, perception, and satisfaction of postpartum women about newborn hearing screening in two private Brazilian maternity hospitals.CoDASFour out of ten mothers in private Brazilian hospitals had no prior knowledge of newborn hearing screening, despite nearly all rating the test as very important and being satisfied with it. First-time mothers were five times more likely to lack this knowledge.
• PTOTSLPPilot2025Comparison Between a State-of-the-Art Mechanical 3D Scoliosis Correction Protocol and the Schroth Exercise on Spinal Flexibility of Patients With Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationOne session of mechanical 3D correction increased body height but did not beat Schroth exercises for spinal flexibility. Both groups improved forward bending and rotation after treatment. Lateral bending improved only with the machine. The height gain likely reflects spinal unloading while lying down, not permanent correction.
• SLPCohort2025Thermographic analysis of the periorbital region in mouth and nasal breathing children.CoDASNo difference in temperature around the eyes was found between mouth-breathing and nasal-breathing children. Ocular edema was associated with higher temperatures in mouth-breathing children, but this was a secondary finding.
• PTOTSLPCase Report2025Multidisciplinary and home-based management in neonatal unilateral foot drop: a case report.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesA newborn with isolated foot drop from nerve compression recovered fully in five months. Parents performed daily home-based passive movement and tactile stimulation, guided by clinicians. No orthosis, medication, or electrotherapy was used. This single case cannot prove the treatment worked.
• SLPRCT2025Immediate effects of photobiomodulation on maximum tongue pressure: a randomized clinical study.CoDASInfrared laser applied to the tongue did not increase maximum tongue pressure immediately after treatment in healthy adults. Neither 4 J nor 7 J doses changed pressure compared to baseline. There is no evidence that photobiomodulation acutely improves tongue strength.
• PTOTSLPOther2025Association Between Physical, Social, and Attitudinal Environments and Quality of Life in Adolescents With Cerebral Palsy: Insights From the SPARCLE Cross-Sectional Study.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationSupportive attitudes from teachers, therapists, and classmates were linked to better school quality of life. However, physical accessibility and home support showed no significant link to quality of life once pain, impairment, and parenting stress were considered.
• OTSLPCohort2025Feeding difficulties in typical children, sociodemographic factors, and family perception.CoDASChildren aged 2 to 3 years, those born preterm, and those sensitive to noise, smell, or touch had significantly higher odds of feeding difficulties. Screen use during meals was common but not linked to these difficulties. Parents often allowed screens despite believing them harmful, finding they helped children eat.
• SLPPilot2025Comparing the Effects of Sensory Tricks on Voice Symptoms in Patients With Laryngeal Dystonia and Essential Vocal Tremor.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHRSensory tricks like vibrotactile stimulation and delayed auditory feedback did not improve voice symptoms in laryngeal dystonia. Instead, listeners rated the voice quality as worse under these conditions. This contradicts the hypothesis that sensory tricks act as a beneficial diagnostic marker.
• OTSLPCohort2025What Is Distinctive About Autism Arising Following Severe Institutional Deprivation? A Direct Comparison With a Community Sample of Early Diagnosed Autistic People.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchPeople with autism arising from severe early deprivation show fewer social reciprocity issues but more odd language use than those with community autism. Their repetitive behaviours and co-occurring emotional problems match community autism levels. Clinicians should treat deprivation-related autism as standard autism.
• SLPCohort2025Estimating Pressed and Breathy Phonation From Cepstral and Spectral Measures.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationIn healthy voices, pressed phonation raises CPP and lowers H1-H2, while breathy phonation does the opposite. Higher CPP is not always better: it can signal hazardous pressed voice. H1-H2 discriminated pressed from typical voice across tasks, especially in women, though men showed less consistent vowel results.
• PTOTSLPPilot2025Visuomotor Integration Assessment Using Immersive Virtual Reality for Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Pilot Study.Child: care, health and developmentIn 12 children with cerebral palsy, immersive VR did not correlate with standard paper-and-pencil visuomotor scores. Children were less accurate in VR than on a touchscreen. Adding visual distractions consistently worsened eye tracking, while hand accuracy sometimes improved.
• SLPOther2025Understanding the Process of Integration in Binaural Cochlear Implant Configurations.Ear and hearingCochlear implant users struggle to combine sound information from both ears before recognizing speech, unlike normal-hearing listeners. They rely on one ear or process sounds separately, which limits their ability to benefit from binaural hearing in complex listening situations.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2025Caregiver-identified strengths in children attending their first neurodevelopmental assessment: Findings from the Sydney child development research registry and development of a child strengths checklist.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceCaregivers of children attending neurodevelopmental assessments identified an average of 2.8 strengths, ranging from cognitive and social skills to hobbies and character. Autistic children's caregivers more often cited cognitive strengths, while non-autistic caregivers more often cited social strengths.
• PTOTSLPCohort2025Cognitive and Adaptive Functioning of CTNNB1 Syndrome Patients: A Comparison With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Cerebral Palsy.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRChildren with CTNNB1 syndrome performed worse than those with autism on non-verbal reasoning and daily living skills, but showed no significant group difference on overall adaptive functioning or verbal comprehension. Their profile is distinct, with relative verbal strengths and non-verbal deficits.
• SLPOther2025Development and evaluation of the Digit Triplet Test in Swahili language.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsThe Swahili Digit Triplet Test yields a speech recognition threshold of −8.9 dB SNR in normal-hearing adults. It is not yet validated for people with hearing loss, so clinicians should not use it to diagnose hearing impairment.
• OTSLPQualitative2025Incorporating Psychoeducational Care in the Autism Diagnosis Pathway: Experiences, Views, and Recommendations of UK Autistic Adults and Autism Professionals.Autism in adulthoodAutistic adults and autism service staff recommended that diagnostic services provide a debrief appointment, a group psychoeducation programme, curated information, and a report explaining the diagnosis and strengths. They also wanted disclosure advice, neutral language, and experts by experience.
• SLPSurvey2025Health and Health Care Access of Autistic Transgender and Nonbinary People in Canada: A Cross-Sectional Study.Autism in adulthoodAutistic transgender and nonbinary people in Canada report worse health, more unmet needs, and frequent misgendering than allistic peers. Many hide their autism during gender-affirming care assessments to avoid denial. Clinicians must treat these identities as separate and valid.
• SLPOther2025Self-perception and clinical presentation of eating and swallowing difficulties within elderly care.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsMany residents reported swallowing concerns, especially extra effort for pills and food sticking in the throat, but most clinical swallow scores showed no established aspiration or dysphagia risk. Ask about self-reported symptoms and do not dismiss them as normal ageing.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2025Characterizing Concerns and Stressors During Subacute Spinal Cord Injury: A Thematic Analysis of Psychotherapy Session Notes.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationPeople with recent spinal cord injury and mild depression most frequently reported pain, loss of independence, poor sleep, and feeling like a burden to family. Concerns also included work return, recovery speed, and insurance barriers. These themes emerged from therapy session notes.
• SLPCohort2025Comparing factors influencing wellbeing in young adults with aphasia and young adults with developmental language disorder.International journal of language & communication disordersYoung adults with aphasia or developmental language disorder reported wellbeing similar to their typical peers. For those with aphasia, wellbeing linked to emotional distress and health. For those with developmental language disorder, it also linked to language skills and self-esteem.
• PTOTSLPCohort2025Comparative Analysis of Phenotypic and Genotypic Differences Between Individuals Affected by Regressive and Non-Regressive Autism: A Cross-Sectional Study.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchChildren with autism who lost skills showed lower IQ and daily living abilities than those who did not. Mental health scores were identical. Clinicians should anticipate greater cognitive and adaptive support needs for patients with a history of skill loss.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2025Use of Technology in the Rehabilitation Setting: Therapy Observations, Mixed Methods Analysis, and Data Visualization.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationRehabilitation technology is widely available but often unused. Therapists favored familiar, electrically powered devices for balance and gait training. Setup times were typically short. Multitasking during treatment was common. Novel technologies like exoskeletons were rarely used, suggesting a gap between available tools and clinical workflow.
• SLPCase-Control2025Prenatal Maternal Alcohol Exposure During the First Trimester of Pregnancy in Relation to Early Learning Ability, Behavioral Problems, and Autistic Traits in Preschool Children With or Without Autism Spectrum Disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchFirst-trimester alcohol exposure of 3+ drinks per week linked to more externalizing behaviors in children with and without autism. Lower exposure (1-2 drinks) associated with early learning delays and social communication deficits only in children with autism.
• SLPPilot2025Effect of hearing training on hearing and speech skills in children with speech sound disorders.CoDASSix sessions of computerized auditory training improved how children with speech sound disorders hear speech in noise. Parents saw no change in daily listening, and the training alone did not fix speech errors; it only helped when combined with regular speech therapy.
• SLPOther2025Social validation of post-treatment outcomes of adults who stutter who participated in CARE Model treatment: replication and extension.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesCommunication competence of 10 adults who stutter was rated higher after CARE Model treatment by ordinary people who watched videos. Stuttering severity ratings did not change.
• PTOTSLPOther2025Functional Cognition-Patient Reported Outcomes Short Forms and Keyform Ability Maps.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationShort forms of the FC-PRO for attention, memory, speed, and emotion maintain high correlation with the full versions. Keyform maps visualize a patient's specific functional challenges, offering therapists concrete items for collaborative goal setting and treatment planning.
• SLPPilot2025Beyond Test Scores: Using Drawings and Language Samples to Characterize Multilingual Children's Language Profiles.Seminars in speech and languageAdding drawings and child self-reports to language testing helped reveal communication experiences that test scores alone missed. Children with language disorders reported more negative feelings about talking, especially in the school language, even when their language test scores did not differ between languages.
• SLPOther2025Rationale and Development of a Remote Counseling Program for Hyperacusis.American journal of audiologyThis paper describes the rationale and development of a remote counseling program for hyperacusis, detailing its components such as videos, quizzes, and discussion forums. It reports no clinical trial results, patient outcomes, or efficacy data, so there is nothing here to change your practice on.
• SLPOther2025Setting a research agenda for speech therapy and audiology practice in South Africa.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsThis paper argues that South African speech therapy and audiology need a research agenda focused on local languages and rural access, rather than relying on models from high-income countries. It proposes priorities like telehealth and multilingual tools but reports no clinical results.
• OTSLPCohort2025Quality of life in caregivers of toddlers with autism features.Research in developmental disabilitiesFor caregivers of toddlers with autism features, parenting stress is the strongest predictor of poor quality of life, even before a diagnosis is confirmed. Higher income and better perceived family-centered care also predict higher quality of life, but family-centered care did not buffer the impact of stress.
• SLPOther2025Open-Source Manually Annotated Vocal Tract Database for Automatic Segmentation from 3D MRI Using Deep Learning: Benchmarking 2D and 3D Convolutional and Transformer Networks.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationAn open-source database of 53 manually annotated vocal tract MRI volumes from 10 French speakers provides a benchmark for automatic segmentation. The best 3D U-Net models reached 0.896 on a 0-to-1 overlap scale, and transfer learning reached that with 20 volumes instead of 45.
• OTSLPCase Report2025Demographics, Clinical Characteristics, and Outcomes of a Post-Coronavirus-19 Sample After Cognitive Rehabilitation: A Case Series.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationThirteen patients with persistent post-COVID cognitive symptoms received individualized multidisciplinary rehabilitation. Median changes across disability, mood, life satisfaction, and neurobehavioral symptom scores were minimal. Results were heterogeneous, with some patients improving and others worsening on the same measures.
• PTOTSLPCase-Control2025Biomechanical analysis of patients with mild Parkinson's disease during indoor cycling training.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationPeople with early-stage Parkinson's disease cycled significantly slower and applied force to the handlebars and saddle in the same direction. This coupled strategy reduced lateral swaying, suggesting it acts as a compensatory mechanism to maintain stability despite postural instability.
• SLPOther2025Autism Digital Phenotyping in Preschool- and School-Age Children.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchOn a tablet app, autistic children aged 3 to 8 looked less at social parts of movies, moved their heads more, and faced the screen less than neurotypical children, while the bubble-popping game did not separate groups.
• SLPCohort2025Trajectories of autism symptom severity for boys and girls across childhood.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAcross childhood, autistic girls decreased in total autism severity and repetitive behaviors, while boys stayed stable. Some specific social behaviors improved for both, but boys also worsened in rapport and shared enjoyment.
• SLPPilot2025A preliminary psychometric evaluation of the activity ordering task with a metacognitive facet (AOT-M).CoDASA new task asking adults to order daily activities measured working memory well in younger and middle-aged groups but showed a performance plateau in older adults. It predicts self-awareness of memory errors better than it measures raw memory capacity, so use it as a screening aid, not a definitive score.
• SLPOther2025Impact of imitation abilities on social communication in autistic children: evidence from an Early Start Denver Model intervention study.Molecular autismImprovements in imitation skills strongly predicted gains in social communication. ESDM improved imitation more than conventional therapy but showed no significant advantage for social communication overall. Older children benefited more from imitation gains than younger ones.
• SLPCohort2025Epidemiology of Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementia Among Medicare and Medicaid Enrolled Autistic Adults, 2011-2019.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchDementia was common in autistic adults aged 30 and older covered by Medicaid or Medicare, rising from 2.09% in 2011 to 8.11% in 2019. Mean age at first dementia claim was 59.3 years.