SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

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• SLPCohort2017Anxiety and Attentional Bias to Threat in Children at Increased Familial Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersSiblings of children with autism who themselves did not meet autism criteria were slower to orient to threatening pictures than positive pictures, and this pattern tracked parent-reported anxiety. Siblings who did meet autism criteria had higher anxiety but no such threat pattern.
• OTSLPSurvey2017Barriers to healthcare: Instrument development and comparison between autistic adults and adults with and without other disabilities.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic adults reported more healthcare barriers than adults with other disabilities or no disability. Anxiety, difficulty processing information quickly, cost, sensory discomfort in facilities, and trouble communicating with providers were especially common.
• SLPOther2017Examining the reinforcing value of stimuli within social and non-social contexts in children with and without high-functioning autism.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceBoys with high-functioning autism chose social activities with their mothers just as often as solitary ones, and worked just as hard to earn them. They did not show the reduced preference for social interaction seen in some other studies. The social context was familiar and individualized.
• SLPPilot2017Towards a Treatment for Intolerance of Uncertainty in Young People with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Development of the Coping with Uncertainty in Everyday Situations (CUES©) Programme.Journal of autism and developmental disordersParents rated this eight-week group programme as highly useful and satisfactory. While child anxiety measures showed only modest changes, parents reported significant improvements in their own stress and confidence. The study confirms feasibility and acceptability, not clinical efficacy.
• SLPCase-Control2018What's the story? A computational analysis of narrative competence in autism.Autism : the international journal of research and practicePeople with autism told stories from emotional pictures that were less like the typical group's stories, used fewer complex sentences, and gave fewer reasons for characters' feelings, but still included basic story elements.
• OTSLPCase-Control2018Relationship between physiological and parent-observed auditory over-responsiveness in children with typical development and those with autism spectrum disorders.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceChildren with autism blinked more strongly to sounds of 95 dB or lower and took longer to blink. These body responses were related to parent reports of sensory difficulties, but the study was small and did not test treatment.
• OTSLPOther2017Diverse Profiles of Anxiety Related Disorders in Fragile X, Cornelia de Lange and Rubinstein-Taybi Syndromes.Journal of autism and developmental disordersParents reported anxiety profiles differed by syndrome: Cornelia de Lange had the broadest symptoms, especially separation and generalized anxiety; fragile X and Rubinstein-Taybi showed more selective patterns. Assess anxiety in intellectual disability with the syndrome in mind.
• SLPOther2017How Anxious Do You Think I Am? Relationship Between State and Trait Anxiety in Children With and Without ASD During Social Tasks.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAdolescents with autism were rated by parents and themselves as more anxious on some questionnaires, but their body responses to a stressful social task were not higher than peers. Parent-reported anxiety was linked to lower body responses during stress.
• PTOTSLPCohort2017Clinical and metabolic correlates of cerebral calcifications in Sturge-Weber syndrome.Developmental medicine and child neurologyBrain calcification volume in Sturge-Weber syndrome increased over time and correlated with lower IQ scores. Larger calcification was also linked to younger age at seizure onset, suggesting it may serve as an imaging marker for cognitive outcome in young children.
• SLPSurvey2018Positive and negative social exchanges experienced by fathers and mothers of children with autism.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceParents of children with autism reported spouse as both the biggest source of support and friction. Negative emotional exchanges were associated with depressive symptoms; positive exchanges were not, except lower spouse support was tied to higher symptoms in mothers.
• PTOTSLPCohort2018Functional Status Is Associated With 30-Day Potentially Preventable Hospital Readmissions After Inpatient Rehabilitation Among Aged Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationPatients with greater independence in self-care, mobility, and cognition at discharge had lower odds of 30-day potentially preventable readmission. Those in the highest functional quartiles had 30% to 36% lower adjusted odds than those in the lowest quartiles.
• OTSLPSurvey2018Autism Goes to College: Understanding the Needs of a Student Population on the Rise.Journal of autism and developmental disordersParents of 16-25-year-olds with autism reported more social and independent living problems than parents of those with ADHD. They asked for speech/language, social, and living-support services.
• OTSLPCase Series2018Feasibility of a cognitive strategy training intervention for people with Parkinson's disease.Disability and rehabilitationSeven people with Parkinson's and subjective cognitive decline found a home-based strategy training intervention feasible and satisfying. They reported clinically important improvements in self-identified functional problems, but this case series cannot prove the treatment works.
• SLPOther2017Stranger Fear and Early Risk for Social Anxiety in Preschoolers with Fragile X Syndrome Contrasted to Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersBoys with fragile X or idiopathic autism looked more away than typical boys among 101 preschoolers; boys with fragile X with high autism symptoms and idiopathic autism looked less at a stranger. Only idiopathic autism showed more facial fear. Escape did not separate groups.
• OTSLPSystematic Review2018Systematic review of clinical guidance documents for autism spectrum disorder diagnostic assessment in select regions.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceGuidance for diagnosing autism in young children varied widely. Most documents backed team assessment, but the review found little evidence it is more accurate than one clinician, and guideline quality was low for applicability and rigor.
• SLPPilot2018Therapeutic alliance in youth with autism spectrum disorder receiving cognitive-behavioral treatment for anxiety.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceTherapists rated the working relationship as significantly stronger for children with autism who responded to CBT compared to those who did not. However, because alliance was measured only after treatment ended, it is impossible to know if good rapport caused the improvement or was simply a result of it.
• SLPCase-Control2018Understanding self-reported difficulties in decision-making by people with autism spectrum disorders.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAdults with autism took longer to make decisions and gathered more information before choosing. However, their final choices were more logical and advantageous than those of neurotypical controls. The delay reflects careful analysis, not impaired decision-making ability.
• SLPCase-Control2018Initially intact neural responses to pain in autism are diminished during sustained pain.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAdults with autism had normal early brain responses to painful heat, then weaker activity in brain pain networks as heat continued, while their pain ratings matched controls. This small fMRI study does not show treatment effects.
• PTOTSLPCohort2018Early development in Rett syndrome - the benefits and difficulties of a birth cohort approach.Developmental neurorehabilitationIn this large birth cohort, girls later diagnosed with Rett syndrome showed few developmental differences from the general population at 6 months. By 18 months, all six had clear gross motor delays, such as inability to walk without support, while speech and social milestones lagged similarly to many typical peers.
• PTOTSLPOther2018Changes in thickness of the transversus abdominis during the abdominal drawing-in manoeuvre and expiratory muscle training in elderly people.Journal of physical therapy scienceExpiratory muscle training thickened the deep abdominal muscle more than the standard drawing-in maneuver in elderly people. Both exercises increased thickness compared to rest, but expiratory training produced a greater effect. This suggests breathing against resistance may be an easier way to target deep abdominal muscles in older adults.
• OTSLPCohort2017Mental health outcomes of developmental coordination disorder in late adolescence.Developmental medicine and child neurologyYoung people with DCD were more likely to report peer problems in late adolescence. The link to overall mental health difficulty and depressive symptoms was not clear once social communication difficulties were taken into account.
• SLPOther2017Neural Correlates of Sensory Hyporesponsiveness in Toddlers at High Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersHigh-risk toddlers who often ignored sounds, their name or pain had stronger left frontal brain signals and more synchronized activity. A blunted reaction was seen with early brain differences.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2017Co-constructing engagement in stroke rehabilitation: a qualitative study exploring how practitioner engagement can influence patient engagement.Clinical rehabilitationPatients with communication disabilities perceived practitioner engagement through personalisation and persistence. Disengagement, often driven by practitioner powerlessness or stigma, led to reduced service access and patient isolation. Engagement was co-constructed, with practitioner attitudes directly influencing patient participation.
• SLPOther2017Prevalence of autism spectrum disorder and autistic symptoms in a school-based cohort of children in Kolkata, India.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchIn Kolkata, 0.23% of school children met criteria for broader autism spectrum. This is likely a lower bound, as children outside the school system were missed. Parents over-reported symptoms compared to teachers, highlighting the need for multi-informant screening.
• OTSLPOther2017Validating the social responsiveness scale for adults with autism.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchIn adults with autism, a parent-completed 65-item questionnaire separated social communication difficulties from repetitive behavior difficulties. Social scores linked to daily living and social skills, and repetitive behavior scores linked to behavior problems, including 18 months later.
• OTSLPCohort2017Sex differences in parent-reported executive functioning and adaptive behavior in children and young adults with autism spectrum disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchFemales with autism spectrum disorder were rated by parents as having more everyday executive function problems and worse daily living skills than males, even though IQ, autism symptoms, and ADHD symptoms were similar.
• SLPCohort2017Developmental Changes in Empathic Concern and Self-Understanding in Toddlers at Genetic Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersToddlers later diagnosed with autism showed less concern for a crying baby and a hurt adult than low-risk toddlers. High-risk toddlers without autism caught up with low-risk toddlers by 34 months on empathy and self-understanding.
• OTSLPCohort2017Empathic responding in preschool-aged children with familial risk for autism.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchPreschoolers with autism showed less visible distress when an adult pretended to hurt herself, but helped clean up just as much as other children. Parents of high-risk siblings without autism rated them as more empathic than parents of low-risk children.
• SLPOther2017The Accuracy of the ADOS-2 in Identifying Autism among Adults with Complex Psychiatric Conditions.Journal of autism and developmental disordersADOS-2 flagged all six adults with autism, but 21 of 69 adults without autism also scored in the autism range. All those adults had psychosis, so social communication scores alone should not drive adult autism diagnosis.
• SLPOther2017Physiological Arousal and Emotion Regulation Strategies in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.Journal of autism and developmental disordersChildren with ASD and typically developing children showed similar heart rate increases during frustration and recovery. During the same task, children with ASD used fewer goal-directed coping strategies and more venting and avoidance.
• SLPSurvey2017Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Romantic Relationships in Adolescents and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersMost autistic adolescents and adults identified with their assigned gender at birth, but sexual orientation was more varied than in general population peers. 50% had a relationship, compared with 70% of controls; most relationships were satisfying.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2017Refining the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory-Patient-Reported Outcome (PEDI-PRO) item candidates: interpretation of a self-reported outcome measure of functional performance by young people with neurodevelopmental disabilities.Developmental medicine and child neurologyYoung people with disabilities understood 86% of self-report items as intended and matched their ratings to spoken descriptions. They interpreted tasks literally, so unfamiliar wording or specific methods caused confusion. The measure works, but items need familiar contexts to avoid misinterpretation.
• OTSLPCohort2018Parent Support of Preschool Peer Relationships in Younger Siblings of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersPreschool siblings with autism had fewer playmates than at-risk siblings without autism and low-risk peers, and lower-quality home play. Parents reported more help needed during play and fewer community activities. At-risk siblings without autism matched low-risk peers in playmates and play quality.
• PTSLPSystematic Review2018An integrative review of multicomponent weight management interventions for adults with intellectual disabilities.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDOnly five studies described two tailored multicomponent weight programmes for adults with intellectual disabilities. Evidence is too limited for firm practice changes, and communication and support barriers were repeatedly reported.
• SLPCohort2017Interactive Effects of Prenatal Antidepressant Exposure and Likely Gene Disrupting Mutations on the Severity of Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersIn children already diagnosed with autism, prenatal antidepressant exposure alone was not linked to severity. Prenatal antidepressant exposure and a likely gene-disrupting mutation were linked to overall severity only together, but only nine children had both.
• SLPSurvey2017Social Media Use, Friendship Quality, and the Moderating Role of Anxiety in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersIn adolescents with autism, social media use they found useful was linked to better friendship quality, but only when anxiety was low. High anxiety weakened the link. No association appeared in adolescents without autism.
• SLPOther2017Parenting a Child with ASD: Comparison of Parenting Style Between ASD, Anxiety, and Typical Development.Journal of autism and developmental disordersParents of children with anxiety reported more acceptance and firm control than parents of children with ASD or typical development. Parents of children with ASD reported more depressive symptoms than parents of children with anxiety.
• SLPCase-Control2017Audition-specific temporal processing deficits associated with language function in children with autism spectrum disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchChildren with autism needed longer silent gaps to hear them than typically developing peers, but saw visual gaps just as well. This auditory deficit correlated with weaker phonological memory and receptive language, suggesting rapid sound processing issues may underpin communication difficulties.
• SLPOther2018Perspective-taking is two-sided: Misunderstandings between people with Asperger's syndrome and their family members.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceOverall, the two groups did not misjudge each other’s ratings much, but both sides felt misunderstood. People with Asperger's often expected family members to rate them lower, while family members sometimes overestimated their perspective-taking difficulties.
• OTSLPOther2018The combined impact of social support and perceived stress on quality of life in adults with autism spectrum disorder and without intellectual disability.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceSocial support did not weaken the link between stress and lower quality of life in adults with autism without intellectual disability. Higher stress and lower support each tracked with lower quality of life, so both may need separate attention.
• PTOTSLPCohort2018Aging effects on leg joint variability during walking with balance perturbations.Gait & postureOlder adults did not scale their hip, knee, and ankle joint adjustments to increasing visual perturbations, unlike younger adults. They showed disproportionately large variability even at the smallest disturbance, suggesting a saturated or misgraded balance response.
• SLPOther2017Speaker-Versus Listener-Oriented Disfluency: A Re-examination of Arguments and Assumptions from Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAdults with high-functioning autism produced more speech repairs, or restarts and corrections, than controls in a sentence-repetition task. Repetitions did not differ significantly, and filled pauses were too rare to analyse. This does not show that their speech is less helpful to listeners.
• SLPCohort2017The influence of parental concern on the utility of autism diagnostic instruments.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchADOS cutoffs identified autism consistently. ADI-R cutoffs missed 43% of toddlers diagnosed with autism when parents had not raised concern. A low ADI-R score should not rule out autism without direct observation and attention to parental concern.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2017How to Implement Robots in Interventions for Children with Autism? A Co-creation Study Involving People with Autism, Parents and Professionals.Journal of autism and developmental disordersProfessionals and stakeholders said robot KASPAR for children with autism should be matched to each child's plan, short, gradual, and embedded in practice. They described operation, voice, movement, setting, and training needs, not tested effects.
• PTOTSLPRCT2018Effect of mirror use on lower extremity muscle strength of patients with chronic stroke.Journal of physical therapy scienceLower-limb strengthening increased knee muscle strength in all three groups of chronic stroke patients. Adding a mirror to the exercise did not produce significantly greater strength gains than exercising without one.
• PTOTSLPCohort2018Relationship Between Gonadal Function and Cardiometabolic Risk in Young Men With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitationYoung men with chronic spinal cord injury and low testosterone had higher body fat, worse cholesterol, and more insulin resistance than those with normal levels. This links hormone deficiency to cardiometabolic risk, but does not prove low testosterone causes it.
• SLPCohort2018Gaze to faces across interactive contexts in infants at heightened risk for autism.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceGaze to an examiner during structured testing was associated with gaze to a parent during play at 9 and 12 months, not at 6 months. Infants with later ASD did not show the higher parent-play gaze seen in non-ASD siblings.
• SLPCohort2017Turning 1 Year of Age in a Low Socioeconomic Environment: A Portrait of Disadvantage.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPHealthy 1-year-old girls from low-income families scored lower on cognitive and language tests than higher-income peers, but most scores stayed average. This does not prove poverty caused delay.
• SLPCase-Control2017The Broader Autism Phenotype in Mothers is Associated with Increased Discordance Between Maternal-Reported and Clinician-Observed Instruments that Measure Child Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersMothers whose spouses or others rated them as having broader autism traits were more likely to report their child met autism screen or interview criteria when clinician observation did not. This was not true for every clinician comparison.
• SLPCase-Control2017Vicarious Effort-Based Decision-Making in Autism Spectrum Disorders.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAdolescents with autism made more effort choices for others than controls, but ignored reward size. They did not differ from controls when working for themselves. This suggests a specific issue with valuing rewards for other people.