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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• SLPPilot2025Evaluation of a Totally Implantable Cochlear Implant in Adults With Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Feasibility Study.Ear and hearingTen adults with severe hearing loss used a totally implantable cochlear implant that worked without an external processor. Both invisible and standard modes significantly improved speech understanding compared to hearing aids, though the invisible mode performed slightly worse in quiet. Two devices failed due to microphone issues.
• SLPSystematic Review2025Involving Carers in Therapy for Adults With Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review of Client, Carer and Therapist Perspectives.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDCarer involvement in therapy for adults with intellectual disabilities is a double-edged sword. It helps clients practise skills between sessions and reduces anxiety, but can also stop them speaking openly. Clinicians should offer the client a choice about who attends and ensure carers are trained and consistent.
• SLPOther2025Deciphering the Language in Our DNA and Leveraging the Discoveries Toward Improved Outcomes: Introduction to the Forum.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHRThis forum introduces how genetic research in speech and language can inform clinical practice. It highlights precision medicine approaches like early intervention and targeted therapies, while emphasizing that behavior is influenced by many factors beyond genetics alone.
• SLPOther2025The impact of camouflaging autistic traits on psychological and physiological stress: a co-twin control study.Molecular autismAmong autistic and non-autistic twins, masking autistic traits was linked to higher long-term hair cortisol between individuals and to more stress symptoms in adults. Within twin pairs, differences did not persist, so shared family background may explain it.
• SLPCohort2025Transdiagnostic similarities and distinctions in brain networks associated with autistic social impairments: a prospective cohort study.Molecular autismBrain scans of children with Noonan syndrome and autism predicted social impairment severity. A model built on autism data worked for Noonan syndrome. This suggests shared brain network patterns, but it is a research finding, not a clinical test.
• SLPOther2025Airflow Features Obtained From Voluntary Throat Clearing Compared to Voluntary Cough and Induced Reflexive Cough in a Healthy Population.International journal of language & communication disordersVoluntary throat clearing produces significantly lower peak expiratory flow rates than voluntary or induced reflexive coughs in healthy adults. The aerodynamic profile differs markedly, with throat clearing showing lower multiple-peak flow rates rather than the high single-peak flow seen in coughing.
• SLPOther2025Auditory skills and neural encoding in children with speech sound disorder.CoDASChildren with phonological speech disorder had more altered binaural integration on dichotic digit testing than typical peers. Temporal resolution and parent-reported auditory behavior did not differ, and brain response test results were unclear.
• SLPOther2025Disentangling bilingualism and developmental language disorder in the acquisition of Spanish articles and clitics: Quantitative and qualitative contributions.Journal of child languageWhen assessing Spanish-speaking children, look at clitics rather than articles. Children with developmental language disorder omitted clitics far more often than typically developing peers, regardless of whether they were bilingual or monolingual.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2025Uncovering Core Qualities of Digital Interventions for Health Promotion: Perspectives From People With Intellectual Disabilities, Relatives, and Professionals.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDParticipants with intellectual disabilities said digital health tools should focus on social connection and confidence, not just information. They wanted apps that help them meet friends and succeed at manageable tasks, but emphasized that these tools cannot work without supportive staff and reliable internet access.
• SLPNarrative Review2025Developmental Language Disorder as a Multidimensional Neurodevelopmental Spectrum: Implications for Diagnosis.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHRNo original clinical finding is reported. This is a review and conceptual proposal about developmental language disorder diagnosis, so there is nothing here to change practice.
• SLPOther2025Effects of Gamification on Performance and Subjective Listening Effort on a Spatial Release From Masking Task.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHRA gamified listening test improved performance scores but made patients feel they were doing worse. It increased mental demand and frustration because users lost the game races, even though their actual hearing accuracy was better than on the standard test.
• PTOTSLPCohort2026Clinical Determinants of Functional Independence at Discharge in Patients With Spinal Cord Dysfunction Due to Metastatic Spinal Tumors.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationIn patients with spinal metastases, only 23 of 153 achieved functional independence at discharge. Rapid tumor growth, severe motor impairment, high inflammation, and persistent pain predicted dependence. Neurologic level and spinal instability did not. Early prognostic assessment should guide goals from intensive training to supportive care.
• PTOTSLPNarrative Review2026Transcranial stimulation as a possible therapeutic proposal in long COVID.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencestDCS combined with structured rehabilitation or cognitive training reduced fatigue and improved cognition in post-COVID patients, while tDCS alone showed limited or inconsistent effects. Most studies were small, heterogeneous, and relied on concurrent therapies, so the specific contribution of stimulation cannot be isolated.
• SLPCohort2026Psychiatric Emergency Visits of Autistic Adults With or Without Documented Borderline Personality Disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAutistic adults with documented borderline personality disorder had more psychiatric emergency visits and were far more likely to present with suicidality. However, they were no more likely to be admitted, restrained, or discharged with a plan than those without this diagnosis.
• OTSLPSurvey2026Exploring Alexithymia, Uncertainty, Anxious Arousal, and Social Anxiety as Mediators of the Relationship Between Sensory Processing Differences and Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors in Autistic Adults.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchIn autistic adults, sensory differences link to repetitive motor behaviors through anxious arousal and to insistence on sameness through intolerance of uncertainty. Social anxiety was not a mediator. Clinicians should assess these specific anxiety facets rather than assuming general social anxiety drives repetitive behaviors.
• SLPQualitative2026Experiences of loneliness among older deaf adults who use sign language.Journal of deaf studies and deaf educationOlder deaf sign language users described loneliness as being ignored even within their own community and excluded by hearing people. They struggled to find signs for loneliness, often expressing it through facial cues. Digital tools helped access information but failed to replace the nuance of face-to-face signing.
• SLPSystematic Review2026Experiences who are d/Deaf and queer individuals: a systematic review and meta-synthesis.Journal of deaf studies and deaf educationd/Deaf queer people described double exclusion from hearing and Deaf worlds, plus pride from sign language and Deaf queer community. Many masked an identity to survive. These are lived experiences, not evidence that any treatment works.
• PTOTSLPCohort2025Utilization of Neurology and Allied Health Services by People With Parkinson's Disease in Israel: A Retrospective Observational Study.Journal of neurologic physical therapy : JNPTPeople with Parkinson's in Israel rarely used therapy services. Only about one in five used physical therapy, and speech therapy use was under 4%. Women and Arab patients were less likely to access care. Physical therapy use in early disease linked to more hospitalizations, possibly reflecting sicker patients.
• SLPOther2025Fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: comparison with older people with dysphagia and relationship with time since diagnosis.CoDASIn dysphagic patients, those with ALS had more thin-liquid leakage, residue, penetration and aspiration than older dysphagic adults without neurological disease. Diagnosis for more than 3 years was linked to response starting in the pyriform sinuses, moderate residues and need for an alternative feeding route.
• OTSLPCohort2025Exclusion and Truancy of Autistic Adolescents in a UK Population Representative Sample.Child: care, health and developmentIn this UK sample, 25% of autistic 14-year-olds had been excluded from school and 15% reported truanting. Higher externalising behaviour scores were strongly linked to both exclusion and truancy, while other factors showed weaker or unexpected associations.
• SLPCohort2025Dysphonia coping strategies, vocal handicap and anxiety/depression symptoms in pre and post-thyroidectomy patients.CoDASTwenty thyroidectomy patients reported mild vocal handicap and used emotion-focused coping more than problem-focused, but the scores did not change significantly across preoperative, one-week, and three-month visits. Anxiety and depression were lower at one week, then rose slightly by three months.
• OTSLPRCT2025Effects of Metformin on children with Fragile X Syndrome: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.Molecular autismMetformin did not significantly improve overall behavior compared to placebo, which was the main goal. However, it did significantly reduce hyperactivity and improve sleep problems in boys with Fragile X Syndrome. Safety was similar to placebo, with no serious side effects reported over six months.
• SLPSystematic Review2025A Scoping Review on Conversational Memory and Characteristics of Conversations in Alzheimer's Disease.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHRThis review found no studies examining how people with Alzheimer's remember natural conversations. Existing research shows patients retain some conversation content but struggle with source memory. Clinicians should not assume patients forget everything said, but must verify understanding of specific instructions.
• SLPOther2025The Behaviour Support Plan Content Appraisal Tool (BSP-CAT): A New Tool for Assessing and Improving the Quality of Behavioural Support Plans.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDThe new Behaviour Support Plan Content Appraisal Tool shows moderate to good consistency when experienced staff score the same plan twice or when two staff score it together. It is not yet validated, so use it only for supervision or self-audit by trained practitioners.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2026Non-epileptic paroxysmal events in Rett syndrome: A systematic review of case-based and observational evidence.Developmental medicine and child neurologyMany paroxysmal events in Rett syndrome are non-epileptic. Misclassification is frequent. Clinicians should use video EEG or detailed phenomenological descriptions to distinguish these from seizures, avoiding inappropriate antiepileptic treatment.
• OTSLPQualitative2026The voice within: an online ethnography on the experiences of Deaf students in a public high school in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of deaf studies and deaf educationDeaf students in the Philippines relied on visual communication and peer support to navigate online classes, but faced isolation and learning barriers when teachers prioritized hearing students' pacing and lacked accessible materials like captions.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2026Building Your Best Day: Disseminating the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth via an Interactive Website.Child: care, health and developmentYouth reported better understanding of the 24-hour movement guidelines after using the website, but parents did not. Both groups liked the guidelines but felt they were hard to follow daily due to time constraints. The site helped clarify goals but did not change intention to adopt.
• SLPQualitative2025Speech-Language Pathologists' Perspectives on Barriers to Recognizing Depression in People with Aphasia: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis.AphasiologySLPs struggle to spot depression in aphasia because withdrawal can be comprehension failure or emotional distress. Current tests are too language-heavy. Family members often speak for patients, hiding true feelings. SLPs adapt tools on their own due to a lack of validated options.
• SLPOther2025An Evaluation of the Temporal Integrator Processing Strategy for Cochlear Implants in Comparison to the Clinical Strategy and in Multi-Talker Noise.Ear and hearingCochlear implant recipients heard speech in noise just as well with a new strategy that removes half the electrical pulses. The main result was no improvement over standard settings, but the method cut estimated power use by up to 42%, which could extend battery life.
• PTOTSLPOther2025UBE3A stabilization of β-catenin preserves synaptic proteins essential for motor and cognitive functions in Angelman Syndrome.Molecular autismIn mice modeling Angelman syndrome, a lithium diet improved motor coordination and memory by stabilizing beta-catenin. However, lithium worsened memory in healthy control mice. This is preclinical evidence for a new drug target, not a treatment recommendation for humans.
• SLPSystematic Review2025Orofacial and cervical myofunctional intervention programs for adults undergoing orthognathic surgery: a scoping reviewEstablishment of a new rehabilitation program using masticatory training food for jaw deformity patients.CoDASFive small Brazilian studies suggest that orofacial myofunctional therapy after orthognathic surgery improves breathing, chewing, swallowing, and speech. The evidence is limited by tiny samples, varying protocols, and a lack of standardized assessment tools.
• SLPOther2025Interplay Between Pulse Phase Duration and Inter-Phase Gap in the Assessment of Neural Health With Electrically Evoked Compound Action Potentials.Ear and hearingIn guinea pigs, lengthening the pulse duration boosted nerve responses but weakened the link between inter-phase gap effects and spiral ganglion cell survival. Short pulse durations yielded the strongest correlations with neural health.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2026Meta-synthesis of qualitative studies on home-based exercise rehabilitation experiences among stroke patients: a continuity of care perspective.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesStroke survivors described home exercise as failing when discharge guidance stopped and succeeding when nurses, family, or peers provided ongoing feedback. Clinicians should treat the first weeks post-discharge as a high-risk gap requiring active follow-up, not just education.
• PTOTSLPPilot2026Body-weight supported treadmill or total body recumbent stepper for mobility-adapted cardiopulmonary exercise testing in multiple sclerosis patients with varying disability.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesPeople with multiple sclerosis achieved similar peak oxygen uptake on both a recumbent stepper and a supported treadmill, but more met criteria for a maximal test on the stepper. Half could not finish the treadmill due to leg symptoms. The stepper may be more reliable for assessing fitness in those with mobility disability.
• SLPOther2026Graded Sensitivity to Vowel Mispronunciations in Newly Learned Words.Language and speechAdults hearing new words judged small vowel errors as mispronunciations but large vowel errors in well-learned words as entirely new words. This suggests listeners flexibly accommodate minor speech variations but reject larger deviations when they know the target word well.
• PTOTSLPOther2026Swallowing and QoL Outcomes, Patient Experience and Treatment Related Priorities in Recurrent Oropharyngeal Cancer (rOPC)- a Mixed Method Study.DysphagiaSwallowing function deteriorated over six months despite patient-reported scores appearing stable. Patients prioritised survival over function, but shifted focus to quality of life when cure became unlikely. Treatment decisions must account for this dynamic, ensuring patients understand the functional trade-offs before choosing curative paths.
• SLPSurvey2026Associations between child characteristics and parent response to emotion differ in young children with and without an autism diagnosis.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceParents of young autistic children reported slightly more supportive and less non-supportive responses to child negative emotions. Parents of undiagnosed children with more autism traits reported the most non-supportive and distress responses, so families may need emotional support without assuming diagnosis causes better parenting.
• PTOTSLPCohort2026Comparing people with persisting post-concussion symptoms from an emergency department-based research sample with patients in a clinical rehabilitation sample: an explorative, retrospective analysis.Journal of rehabilitation medicinePatients referred to rehab for post-concussion symptoms had worse function and lower return-to-work than those tracked from emergency departments. Emergency-based studies do not represent the severity of patients seeking specialist care. Assess functional participation, not just symptom counts.
• PTOTSLPOther2026Antipsychotic Use Among Intellectually Disabled Individuals With Rare Genetic Variants That Confer Risk for Schizophrenia.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRIn 11 patients with rare genetic variants and psychosis, most responded to standard atypical antipsychotics. Side effects were frequent, with extrapyramidal symptoms affecting five individuals. This small chart review offers preliminary safety data but cannot confirm efficacy or guide dosing.
• SLPQualitative2026Patient Perceptions on a Wearable Sensor Technology for Swallowing: A Qualitative Study with Patients with Parkinson's Disease.DysphagiaPatients with Parkinson's found a new swallowing sensor comfortable but disliked the sticky adhesive and worrying about looking different in public. They asked for skin-tone colors, easier application, and automatic data sharing with therapists.
• SLPOther2026Self-Supervised App-Based Speech Training for Children With Speech Sound Disorder-A Single-Case Experimental Design Study.International journal of language & communication disordersFour Swedish children with speech sound disorder showed no clear improvement in targeted sounds after three weeks of home app training. Small trained-word gains occurred in some children, but the app's star feedback did not match clinicians' ratings.
• SLPQualitative2025Eating Well When Living With an Intellectual Disability-Exploring the Carer: Client Relationship in Residential Settings.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDCarers described a constant tension between duty of care and respecting autonomy. They relied on advice and bargaining rather than restriction because they felt unable to forbid unhealthy food. They valued direct access to dietitians and speech therapists to fill gaps in their limited mandatory nutrition training.
• SLPSurvey2025Vocal and auditory symptoms and self-perception of voice and hearing in voice actors.CoDASMost voice actors reported hearing issues, but few screened positive for voice disorders. Throat clearing was the only symptom linked to both hearing loss and voice disorder risk. Energy drink use correlated with vocal strain and poor hearing perception.
• SLPOther2025Speaking in Public Coping Scale (ECOFAP): validity evidence based on internal structure.CoDASA new self-assessment scale helps adults identify how they cope with public speaking anxiety. It groups strategies into two clear categories: challenge behaviors, like practicing or seeking support, and threat behaviors, like avoiding exposure or making excuses.
• SLPQualitative2026Self-Experienced Difficulties in Communicative Participation in Children With Speech, Language and Communication Needs-A Concept Elicitation Study.International journal of language & communication disordersChildren identified 44 specific barriers to communication, including partner characteristics, noisy locations, and the pace of conversation. Younger children and those with language disorders struggled to reflect on these experiences. These concepts serve as conversation starters for goal setting, not tested interventions.
• PTOTSLPOther2026Physiological changes of cortisol and oxytocin following manual therapy: a scoping review.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesEvidence on whether manual therapy changes stress or bonding hormones is inconsistent. Thrust manipulation often increased cortisol, while massage more often decreased it. Oxytocin data is scarce and mixed, so these hormonal shifts should not be presented to patients as a proven mechanism of pain relief.
• PTOTSLPCase Report2026Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for post-partum bell's palsy associate with anti-phospholipid syndrome: a case report, literature review, and mechanistic insights.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesOne postpartum woman with antiphospholipid syndrome and steroid-resistant Bell's palsy recovered fully after 12 hyperbaric oxygen sessions. Her facial function score rose from 33% to 100%. No other treatments were added during this period.
• OTSLPCohort2026Interventional treatment of post tracheostomy tracheal stenosis in neurological rehabilitation: results of a single-center registry.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesInterventional treatment for post-tracheostomy tracheal stenosis enabled 77.3% of neurological patients to be decannulated. Most required only one session, and no procedure-associated complications occurred. Cryoablation was the primary method used, though prednisolone alone helped some patients.
• SLPSurvey2026Pediatrician reported experiences of transitioning adolescents with disabilities.Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicinePediatricians report starting transition planning at age 17.4, three years later than recommended. Only one in five provide all four key transition services, with most citing a lack of dedicated staff and adult providers willing to accept patients with disabilities as major barriers.
• OTSLPSurvey2026Understanding autistic identity contingencies: The chain mediation effect of autism acceptance and loneliness in ableist microaggressions and social camouflage.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic adults in Japan who experienced more ableist microaggressions reported more camouflaging. Lower external acceptance and higher loneliness were associated with assimilation.