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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• SLPNarrative Review2025Professional staffing in Speech-Language Pathology: challenges and perspectives within the SUS context.CoDASA proposed staffing equation for speech therapists in Brazil's SUS public health system would calculate need from population demand and professional supply, but no real-world testing is reported.
• PTOTSLPCohort2025Developmental Profiles of Young Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children and Their Associated Predictors.Child: care, health and developmentDeaf and hard of hearing children show higher rates of developmental delay than the general population, with 35% scoring below cut-off in communication. Prematurity, low birthweight, and medical comorbidities predict delays across all domains, regardless of hearing loss severity.
• SLPOther2025Evaluation of Speaker-Conditioned Target Speaker Extraction Algorithms for Hearing-Impaired Listeners.Trends in hearingOne speaker-extraction algorithm consistently improved hearing-impaired listeners' speech recognition and reduced listening effort across noise levels, while a second algorithm offered no benefit. These gains were identical with and without hearing aid amplification, suggesting the algorithm does the work.
• SLPOther2025Evolution of Word Production Errors after Typicality-Based Semantic Naming Treatment in Individuals with Aphasia.AphasiologyPeople with aphasia improved on trained words and untrained related words, but only responders showed the expected benefit from training unusual items. Non-responders improved differently, suggesting baseline language skills determine which treatment strategy works.
• PTOTSLPCohort2025Obstetric Care and Pregnancy Health in Autistic Individuals and Those with Other Developmental Disabilities in an Integrated Healthcare Setting in California.Autism in adulthoodAutistic and developmentally disabled patients in an integrated system had higher rates of therapeutic abortion, severe vomiting, preterm birth, and perinatal depression than general population peers. They also used emergency departments more often and had lower odds of live birth.
• SLPRCT2025Psychometric properties of the German Stroke and Aphasia Quality of Life Scale 39 generic version.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicineThe German SAQOL-39g is a reliable and valid tool for measuring quality of life in people with chronic post-stroke aphasia. It performs similarly to the English version and is suitable for use in both clinical practice and research trials.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2025Father Involvement in the Lives of Their Children With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in the UK.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDFathers of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities described performing extensive direct care, including personal care into adulthood. They reported feeling excluded from professional meetings and struggling with mental health while trying to balance work and caregiving. Services often centered on mothers, leaving fathers as secondary participants.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2025Assessment Methods of Sport-Induced Neuromuscular Fatigue: A Scoping Review.International journal of sports physical therapyVertical jumps measured on force platforms are the most common way to test leg fatigue in sport. This review maps how researchers assess fatigue but does not test if these methods predict injury or guide treatment.
• SLPOther2025The Time Course of the Pupillary Response to Auditory Emotions in Pseudospeech, Music, and Vocalizations.Trends in hearingEmotional pseudospeech and music produced larger pupil dilation than neutral sounds. In vocalizations, sadness produced the largest sustained response, but fear and anger did not differ from neutral.
• SLPSystematic Review2025Speech and language therapy assessment based on applied behavior analysis: a scoping review.CoDASOnly two ABA-based language assessment tools, VB-MAPP and ABLLS-R, are currently validated for speech therapy. Neither is validated for Brazilian Portuguese. Training is essential for accurate use, but clinicians should note that cultural adaptation is missing.
• SLPCase Report2025Phonetic-acoustic and ultrasonographic characteristics of speech after lingual frenectomy: a case report.CoDASAfter lingual frenectomy, the child's tongue moved more freely and acoustic and ultrasound measures changed, but the tap sound distortion remained. This cannot show the surgery improves speech.
• SLPNarrative Review2025An Introduction to Machine Learning for Speech-Language Pathologists: Concepts, Terminology, and Emerging Applications.Perspectives of the ASHA special interest groupsThis primer explains machine learning concepts for speech-language pathologists, reviewing how algorithms predict aphasia severity and therapy response. It highlights that while models can outperform clinicians in specific classification tasks, they remain research tools that require careful interpretation and cannot yet replace clinical judgment.
• SLPSystematic Review2025The Phenomenon of Pain in Adults With Intellectual Disability: A Qualitative Systematic Review.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDAdults with intellectual disability, parents and nurses described pain as often hidden, hard to recognise and inconsistently assessed. They pointed to direct questions, trusted relationships and individual verbal and non-verbal cues.
• OTSLPOther2025Explore the Overall Benefit Index and its correlation with item difficulty among dysphagia-related syndromes in the ICF framework.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicineComputer modeling of 150 patients identified participation in ceremonies and hobbies as having the highest potential to improve overall function, despite being difficult to address. This suggests targeting meaningful social goals may yield greater functional gains than easier, lower-impact tasks.
• SLPCohort2025Swallowing ability, nutritional status, and functioning in adults with advanced cancer excluding head, neck, and upper gastrointestinal tract: a cross-sectional study in an outpatient palliative care setting.CoDASIn adults with advanced cancer outside the head, neck and upper digestive tract, mild swallowing changes went with worse daily function and poorer nutrition. Most still ate and drank by mouth.
• SLPQualitative2025Using Supporters to Increase Participation in Qualitative Research Interviews by People With Intellectual Disabilities.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDSupporters helped older adults with intellectual disabilities participate in interviews by simplifying questions, providing context, and affirming their responses. Engagement varied widely, with some supporters speaking little and others co-creating answers, but no single strategy ensured equal participation.
• SLPOther2025Perception of Recorded Music With Hearing Aids: Compression Differentially Affects Musical Scene Analysis and Musical Sound Quality.Trends in hearingSlow compression hearing aids were preferred for music quality and speech clarity, but fast compression helped listeners separate instruments in complex music. Only four participants preferred the same setting for all tasks, so no single compression mode fits everyone.
• SLPOther2025Listening Effort for Soft Speech in Quiet.Trends in hearingSoft speech in quiet was rated as requiring no effort only at 40 dB SPL on average. In normal-hearing adults, it was understandable at around 22 dB SPL but still felt effortful.
• SLPCohort2025Home Literacy Practices and Oral Language Development of Young Immigrant Dual Language Learners: Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of child languageDual language learners scored below monolingual peers in both English and their home language before and during the pandemic. Despite school closures, proficiency improved in both languages for Mexican American and Chinese American children.
• SLPCase Report2025Clinical and instrumental evaluation of non-nutritive sucking in newborns before and after frenotomy: a case report.CoDASIn six newborns with tongue-tie, frenotomy led to immediate improvements in non-nutritive sucking. Clinical scores rose and instrumental measures showed stronger, more frequent suction. This small case series suggests potential benefit but cannot prove efficacy or predict breastfeeding success.
• OTSLPSurvey2025The Relationship Between Personal Wellbeing, Choice and NDIS Individualised Planning and Support for People With Intellectual Disabilities.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDPeople with intellectual disability reported high everyday choice but little control over key life decisions like budgeting, staff, or leaving a program. Wellbeing was linked to health, not to NDIS funding. Group home residents had less choice than those living independently.
• SLPOther2025Access to Health Care: Implementation and Outcomes of a Hospital-Based Anaesthesia Protocol for People With Intellectual Disability.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDTen adults with moderate to profound intellectual disability accessed blood tests, dental checks, vaccinations, imaging and exams through a hospital sedation and anaesthesia service, and abnormal blood results were identified.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2025A scoping review and thematic analysis on coping strategies used by people with aphasia.AphasiologyPeople with aphasia most commonly rely on cognitive strategies like acceptance and self-efficacy, but these work alongside social support and community access. Therapists should assess and target these internal attitudes and external resources together rather than focusing on language impairment alone.
• SLPCohort2025Feeding and Swallowing Disorder in Adults With Intellectual Disabilities: Associated Factors.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDIn one residential intellectual disability service, 54% were classified with feeding and swallowing disorder. Increasing mealtime support needs, coughing, cramming food, and severe-profound intellectual disability were associated with FSD.
• SLPCohort2025The Use of the Anxiety, Depression and Mood Scale (ADAMS) as a Screening Instrument for Depression and Mental Health Diagnoses in a Down Syndrome Specialty Clinic.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDThe standard ADAMS screening cutoffs missed many mental health symptoms in adults with Down syndrome, showing low sensitivity. Lowering the threshold by two points on each subscale improved detection rates to acceptable levels. Clinicians should consider adjusted cutoffs to avoid overlooking depression and anxiety in this group.
• SLPRCT2025Effects of myotherapy combined with photobiomodulation on the lips: a randomized clinical trial.CoDASCombining home lip exercises with laser therapy did not improve lip strength in healthy adults. Adherence to the exercises was very low, averaging 57.9% of the prescribed amount, so the study cannot tell us if the treatments work when performed as directed.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2025An Ongoing Process: The Implementation of an Intervention for People With Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities Over Time.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDProfessionals supporting people with profound disabilities kept using the programme's broad goals and vision years after training. But they often skipped the specific short-term goals and cross-team collaboration the method requires. This gap between big-picture agreement and daily precision is where the intervention drifts.
• SLPCohort2025Picture Description and Functional Communication Rating Correlates in Variants of Primary Progressive Aphasia.AphasiologyIn semantic variant PPA, care partner ratings of daily communication tracked how much information patients gave in picture description more closely than confrontation naming scores. For logopenic and nonfluent variants, neither measure tracked functional ratings well.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2025Exploring Early Childhood Development Interventions for Building Human Capital in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review.Child: care, health and developmentNutrition-focused interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa consistently reported growth benefits, but multidimensional programs showed mixed results. Early learning and responsive caregiving interventions were scarce, leaving gaps in evidence for developmental outcomes beyond physical growth.
• SLPCase-Control2025Accuracy of a 2-minute eye-tracking assessment to differentiate young children with and without autism.Molecular autismA 2-minute eye-tracking test correctly identified 79 of 96 autistic children and 70 of 100 non-autistic controls. It missed 17 autistic children and falsely flagged 30 controls. The test supports screening but cannot replace clinical diagnosis.
• SLPOther2024Errorless and errorful learning in people with aphasia across novel-object pairing and word retrieval tasks.AphasiologyPeople with aphasia learned new visual pairs better with errorful training than errorless training. However, neither method improved word retrieval practice differently. Stronger memory skills correlated with better visual learning, but results varied widely between individuals.
• SLPQualitative2025A spouse's perspective on communication breakdowns and supportive strategies for semantic variant primary progressive aphasia.AphasiologyLosing back-and-forth conversation and emotional closeness was hardest for the spouse. She reported using a personalized word notebook, photo album, and pointing or walking to help understanding. She wanted speech therapy to include her and adapt as symptoms changed.
• OTSLPQualitative2025"Everyone Uses Different Skills and Resources to Live Independently": A Brief Report on Autistic Young Adults' Perspectives on Independence and Daily Living Skills.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutistic young adults described independence as making their own choices with desired supports, not doing everything alone. They identified barriers like inaccessible transportation and executive functioning challenges. Clinicians should align support plans with the patient's specific goals rather than normative standards.
• SLPSystematic Review2025A Systematic Scoping Review of Measures Used to Evaluate Treatment-Induced Changes in Depression, Anxiety, and Chronic Stress in People with Post-Stroke Aphasia.AphasiologyMost mental health measures used in aphasia research have unproven reliability and validity. Proxy scales like the SADQ are common but often lack self-report confirmation. Use combined measures, such as proxy plus visual or adapted self-report, to reduce bias when assessing depression, anxiety or stress.
• PTOTSLPOther2025What do people search online about sciatica? What answers do they get from Dr. Google? A mixed analysis of Italian web-based data.Archives of physiotherapyTop Italian web pages on sciatica are hard to read and rarely cite science. They push rest and drugs while missing key guidelines like exercise and avoiding routine imaging. Clinicians must actively correct these online misconceptions during patient education.
• SLPCase-Control2025A transdiagnostic study of theory of mind in children and youth with neurodevelopmental conditions.Molecular autismAcross 555 children and youth, a moving-shapes task did not show group differences in making social stories. Autistic participants gave less relevant descriptions, but intelligence and social communication predicted performance better than diagnosis.
• SLPOther2025Using a Vortex Whistle System to Estimate Phonatory Airflow via the Phonation Quotient.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationA low-cost 3-D printed vortex whistle system estimates phonatory airflow as accurately as expensive clinical equipment in healthy adults. It correlates strongly with standard pneumotach measures, offering speech-language pathologists a viable way to add objective airflow data to voice assessments without high costs.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2025Scoping Review on the Use of Navigation Services to Improve Accessibility of Programming for People With Intellectual Disabilities.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDFamilies described navigation support as making access to services ten times easier by handling fragmented systems. Navigators reduced wait times and improved provider collaboration. Benefits were greatest for those facing language barriers or poverty, though navigator burnout and unclear roles remain common challenges.
• SLPNarrative Review2024Structural Priming in Aphasia: A State-of-the-Art Review and Future Directions.AphasiologyReviewed studies show people with aphasia can unconsciously repeat sentence structures after hearing or producing them, and these effects can persist and accumulate. This suggests a possible treatment route, but it is not proven.
• SLPOther2024Eye Movements of Persons with Aphasia During Connected-Text Reading.AphasiologyDuring text reading, people with aphasia looked back for longer and stopped more often than controls, but their first pass through words took less time. Aphasia subtypes did not differ.
• SLPOther2025Reduced Eye Blinking During Sentence Listening Reflects Increased Cognitive Load in Challenging Auditory Conditions.Trends in hearingPeople blink less while listening to sentences. This suppression increases when speech is harder to hear in noise. The effect holds in dark, medium, and bright light. Blink rate, not the suppression itself, correlated with poorer speech recognition.
• SLPCohort2025Association of Tinnitus With Speech Recognition and Executive Functions in Older Adults.Trends in hearingOlder adults with tinnitus struggled more than controls to understand speech in noise and fragmented speech, and showed poorer executive function. Basic hearing and simple auditory processing were normal. This suggests the difficulty is central, not just peripheral.
• SLPCase-Control2025Tonal Tinnitus Does Not Interfere with Tone Detection at the Tinnitus Pitch-Matched Frequency.Trends in hearingTonal tinnitus did not interfere with detecting soft tones at the tinnitus-matched frequency. Detection slopes, false alarms, and response times matched controls, so patients can likely distinguish tinnitus from external sounds.
• SLPRCT2025Rapid Brain Adaptation to Hearing Amplification: A Randomized Crossover Trial of Personal Sound Amplification Products.Trends in hearingAfter three hours of use, older adults wearing high-end personal sound amplification devices reported less listening effort and showed a brain pattern linked to less effort in the hardest noise. This was a short lab test, not hearing aid evidence.
• SLPOther2025Associations Between Audiovisual Integration and Reading Comprehension in Autistic and Non-autistic School-Aged Children.Journal of autism and developmental disordersChildren who combined sight and sound information more readily had better reading comprehension. This was linked to their decoding and language comprehension, and it was the same in autistic and non-autistic school-age children.
• PTOTSLPOther2025An Evaluation of International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury (ISNCSCI) Performance Within the Canadian SCI Network.Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitationMost spinal cord injury exams in this Canadian registry were done within a week, but nearly half were incomplete. Missing sensory and rectal tests led to significantly higher classification errors compared to full exams, risking inaccurate diagnosis and prognosis.
• PTOTSLPCohort2025Relationship Between Visual Functions and Independence in ADLs and IADLs Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults.The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy AssociationContrast sensitivity predicted independence in dressing, toileting, bathing, laundry, shopping, cooking, and medication management. Near vision predicted independence in eating and most other IADLs. Distance vision predicted independence only in shopping and money management. Screen contrast sensitivity, not just acuity.
• PTOTSLPOther2025Perceptions of Barriers, Facilitators, and Outcomes of Aerobic Exercise in Community Fitness Facilities by Adults With Intellectual Disability.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDMost adults with intellectual disability in gyms reported skill and physical barriers to treadmill walking and bike pedalling, but all identified facilitators. Perceived benefits correlated with better performance, yet perceived facilitators unexpectedly linked to more sitting and worse post-training results.
• OTSLPQualitative2025'It's Really Who They Are and What They Want': Staff Perspectives on Supporting Autonomy for Autistic Adults With Intellectual Disabilities.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDStaff at an autism transition program said autonomy support depends on knowing each person deeply, creating a safe environment, and teaching skills like self-advocacy and recognizing internal body signals. They noted that low pay and high turnover make it hard to build the relationships needed for this work.
• OTSLPCase Series2025Exploring Self-Reported Quality of Life in Developmental Language Disorder.Perspectives of the ASHA special interest groupsFive young people with DLD reported good general life satisfaction but specific barriers in school and health services. Those with higher nonverbal ability or better language skills sometimes reported poorer well-being, possibly due to masking challenges in unsupportive environments.