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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• SLPPilot2018Understanding Performance and Verbal-Communication of Children with ASD in a Collaborative Virtual Environment.Journal of autism and developmental disordersA 60-minute collaborative virtual puzzle session was feasible for children with and without autism: all completed it and reported high enjoyment. Some performance and communication measures improved pre-to-post. The authors did not test it as treatment.
• SLPOther2018Assessing the efficacy of asynchronous telehealth-based hearing screening and diagnostic services using automated audiometry in a rural South African school.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsAutomated telehealth hearing screening in a rural school missed 8 ears with hearing loss, yielding 65.2% sensitivity. While specificity was perfect, the high false-negative rate means this screening method alone may miss children with mild or low-frequency loss.
• OTSLPCase-Control2018Convergent thinking and traumatic brain injury: an investigation of performance on the remote associate test.Brain injuryPeople with moderate-to-severe TBI were 2.45 times less likely to solve remote associate problems than healthy people. In the TBI group, poor problem-solving tracked with verbal memory and processing speed, but not executive function tests.
• SLPOther2018Towards the preferred stimulus parameters for distortion product otoacoustic emissions in adults: A preliminary study.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsIn normal-hearing adults, DPOAE levels were higher with 65/55 or 65/65 dB SPL stimulus levels and with frequency ratios of 1.18 to 1.22. No settings clearly gave more repeatable results, and 8003 Hz was less repeatable.
• SLPOther2018Face Identity Recognition and the Social Difficulties Component of the Autism-Like Phenotype: Evidence for Phenotypic and Genetic Links.Journal of autism and developmental disordersWeaker face memory tracked more parent-reported social interaction difficulties in adolescent twins, and the link held when car memory was considered. The association appeared genetic, but this was not a clinical autism diagnosis.
• SLPCase-Control2018Plasma anandamide concentrations are lower in children with autism spectrum disorder.Molecular autismChildren with autism had lower plasma anandamide levels than controls. This was a blood biomarker difference, not a tested treatment, and medication use differed between groups.
• SLPSurvey2018Imaginary Companions in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersParents reported imaginary companions in 16.2% of children with autism and 45.2% of typically developing children. When present in autism, companions were often a toy or stuffed animal, started later, and served social or comfort roles.
• SLPPilot2018A pilot study to determine the feasibility of a cluster randomised controlled trial of an intervention to change peer attitudes towards children who stutter.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsThe classroom stuttering programme did not show a clear overall change in peer attitudes at 1 or 6 months. One verbal interaction subscale showed a positive shift at 6 months. The pilot suggests a future trial may be feasible, not proof the programme works.
• SLPOther2018A comparison between video otoscopy and standard tympanometry findings in adults living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in South Africa.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsVideo otoscopy and standard tympanometry often disagreed about middle ear problems in adults living with HIV. Video otoscopy found problems in 11% of ears and tympanometry in 8%, but agreement was poor.
• SLPCohort2018Behavioral Effects of Chronic Gray and White Matter Stroke Lesions in a Functionally Defined Connectome for Naming.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairNaming ability after chronic left hemisphere stroke depends on the integrity of specific white matter tracts, not just the gray matter regions activated in healthy people. Damage to these connections predicts poor word retrieval, while gray matter lesion volume alone does not.
• SLPOther2018Language and culture in speech-language and hearing professions in South Africa: The dangers of a single story.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsThis article argues that South African speech and hearing services are dominated by English and Afrikaans speakers, leaving the majority of black African language speakers without care in their first language. It calls for curriculum reform and culturally responsive practice, but reports no patient outcomes or intervention results.
• SLPOther2018Long-Term Training-Induced Gains of an Auditory Skill in School-Age Children As Compared With Adults.Trends in hearingAfter a single session of hearing small pitch differences, 22 of 40 children performed like adults and stayed that way over nine sessions. The other 18 remained worse but improved 6 to 8 months later, as did untrained children.
• SLPCohort2018The geometric preference subtype in ASD: identifying a consistent, early-emerging phenomenon through eye tracking.Molecular autismToddlers with ASD looked more at geometric patterns than at social scenes. Those who strongly preferred patterns had more severe autism scores and lower receptive language. Eye tracking identified 18% of toddlers with ASD in this sample.
• SLPOther2018Mixed-methods research: A tutorial for speech-language therapists and audiologists in South Africa.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsNo patient outcomes are reported. This tutorial explains mixed-methods research for speech-language therapists and audiologists in South Africa.
• SLPSystematic Review2018Parenting style impacts cognitive and behavioural outcomes of former preterm infants: A systematic review.Child: care, health and developmentIn former preterm infants, parenting style was associated with child development, but studies were mostly low quality. Responsivity was linked to better cognition and behavior; warmth to better behavior; rejection to worse behavior; autonomy support to better language but not behavior.
• SLPQualitative2018Caregivers' reading practices to promote literacy in a South African children's home: Experiences and perceptions.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsTen caregivers in a South African children’s home read to children in the evening. Many saw three times weekly as beneficial. They used bedtime stories, cottage libraries, pictures, and older children helping. They wanted home-language books.
• OTSLPOther2018Quantitative evaluation of handwriting: factors that affect pen operating skills.Journal of physical therapy scienceTracing accuracy depends on pen pressure variability, not just force or speed. Pressing harder increased wrist angles and reduced accuracy, while writing faster also reduced accuracy. For therapists, measuring how much pen pressure fluctuates may be more useful than total force when assessing handwriting control.
• SLPMeta-Analysis2018Association between maternal antidepressant use during pregnancy and autism spectrum disorder: an updated meta-analysis.Molecular autismPooled cohort results found no significant association between maternal antidepressant use during pregnancy and autism spectrum disorder. Case-control results looked positive, but after adjusting for possible publication bias they were not significant.
• SLPCohort2018Evaluation of Auditory Functioning and Rehabilitation Using Patient-Reported Outcome Measures.Trends in hearingA hearing questionnaire profiled six listening problems; patient-chosen goals were mostly rated highly. Use both together for counselling, but this observational study does not prove hearing aids work.
• SLPPilot2018The internal and external consistency of a speech reception threshold test for isiZulu speakers with normal hearing sensitivity.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsThe new isiZulu speech reception threshold test showed substantial agreement between its two halves and across repeated testing. Scores remained stable within clinically acceptable limits, supporting further development for use with first-language isiZulu speakers.
• PTOTSLPCohort2018Should I stay or should I go? A prospective investigation examining individual factors impacting employment status among individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS).Work (Reading, Mass.)Among employed people with multiple sclerosis, those considering leaving work had higher physical fatigue, lower self-efficacy, and relied more on behavioral disengagement than humor. This pattern appeared early in the disease course, suggesting psychosocial factors drive job decisions before physical disability peaks.
• SLPOther2018On the Cost of Introducing Speech-Like Properties to a Stimulus for Auditory Steady-State Response Measurements.Trends in hearingAdding speech-like features to an ASSR stimulus kept detection rates similar but reduced response magnitude by about 4 dB and increased detection time by a factor of 1.5, less than 1 minute extra.
• PTOTSLPCohort2018Difference in independent mobility improvement from admission to discharge between subacute stroke patients using knee-ankle-foot and those using ankle-foot orthoses.Journal of physical therapy sciencePatients prescribed knee-ankle-foot orthoses had smaller mobility improvements than those prescribed ankle-foot orthoses, but they also started with more severe impairments. The orthosis type alone did not cause the difference; initial severity and age were strong predictors of recovery.
• SLPMeta-Analysis2018Click-evoked auditory brainstem responses and autism spectrum disorder: A meta-analytic review.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchChildren with autism showed longer auditory brainstem response latencies than typically developing peers. The effect varied widely depending on age, hearing status, and testing speed. These results suggest ABRs are not yet a reliable standalone biomarker for diagnosis.
• SLPCohort2018The relation between phonological and lexical development in French-speaking children.Clinical linguistics & phoneticsFrench-speaking children with smaller vocabularies at age 2.5 rely heavily on words with many sound neighbours and simpler phonetic structures. They also have poorer non-word repetition and fewer consonants in their speech. These phonological factors explain 76% of the variance in vocabulary size.
• SLPOther2018Self-Adjusted Amplification Parameters Produce Large Between-Subject Variability and Preserve Speech Intelligibility.Trends in hearingHearing aid users self-adjusted their devices to settings vastly different from clinical prescriptions, yet their speech understanding remained stable. This suggests clinicians should not assume standard gain targets are the only acceptable option for comfort or clarity.
• SLPOther2018Signal-to-Noise-Ratio-Aware Dynamic Range Compression in Hearing Aids.Trends in hearingA hearing-aid algorithm that compresses speech quickly and noise slowly kept speech compression similar to fast compression and left the output speech more separated from noise than fast compression did in simulated tests. No people were tested.
• SLPNarrative Review2018A Review of the Possible Perceptual and Physiological Effects of Wind Turbine Noise.Trends in hearingWind turbine low-frequency noise may reach the inner ear's outer hair cells at levels far below those needed for conscious hearing. However, laboratory studies have not proven that this causes physical symptoms or health issues in people living near turbines.
• SLPOther2018Longitudinal Imaging of Reading and Naming Recovery after Stroke.AphasiologyBrain activation patterns for reading and naming changed differently over a year in five stroke survivors, regardless of whether their language skills improved or declined. A shift in brain activity did not reliably predict recovery. Individual outcomes varied widely, with some patients declining in reading skills.
• SLPNarrative Review2018More Shared Responsibility for "More Appropriate Communication".Perspectives of the ASHA special interest groupsOnly 7 of 100 articles made "more appropriate communication" a shared responsibility. 61 placed it on more powerful partners, such as clinicians or organizations. 32 placed it on less powerful partners, often children with developmental disabilities.
• SLPOther2018The emotion dysregulation inventory: Psychometric properties and item response theory calibration in an autism spectrum disorder sample.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchA caregiver report called the Emotion Dysregulation Inventory captures observable emotion dysregulation in youth with ASD across verbal abilities. The reactivity short form uses seven items, and dysphoria uses six. Scores were stable over four weeks and lower at inpatient discharge.
• PTOTSLPCohort2018Relationship between the use of lower extremity orthoses and the developmental quotient of The Kyoto Scale of Psychological Development in children with Down syndrome.Journal of physical therapy scienceChildren with Down syndrome who used lower limb orthoses had significantly lower Postural-Motor developmental scores than those who did not. The study found an association, not that orthoses caused motor delays.
• SLPCohort2018Predicting reading ability in teenagers who are deaf or hard of hearing: A longitudinal analysis of language and reading.Research in developmental disabilitiesFor teenagers with permanent hearing loss, language in middle childhood predicted reading comprehension but not word reading accuracy, even after earlier reading scores.
• PTSLPSystematic Review2018Diagnostic Criteria for Somatosensory Tinnitus: A Delphi Process and Face-to-Face Meeting to Establish Consensus.Trends in hearingExperts agreed that tinnitus can change with head, neck, jaw, eye movements, somatic maneuvers, or trigger-point pressure. They also included simultaneous pain onset or worsening, trauma history, posture effects, variable pitch/loudness/location, and unexplained unilateral tinnitus. These are expert recommendations, not tested interventions.
• SLPOther2018Operationalizing atypical gaze in toddlers with autism spectrum disorders: a cohesion-based approach.Molecular autismToddlers with autism looked less like typical toddlers on a research gaze measure during face-to-face speech and sandwich making, but not moving toys. Within autism, gaze clustered most on toys and sandwich making and least on speech.
• SLPOther2018A Tipping Point in Listening Effort: Effects of Linguistic Complexity and Age-Related Hearing Loss on Sentence Comprehension.Trends in hearingOlder adults with mild-to-moderate hearing loss understood complex sentences less accurately, especially when the doer and action were far apart. Their pupil size showed more effort, but effort stopped increasing at the hardest sentences.
• SLPOther2018Hearing Aids Benefit Recognition of Words in Emotional Speech but Not Emotion Identification.Trends in hearingHearing aids did not improve older users' identification of emotions in speech. They did improve recognition of words spoken with emotion.
• PTOTSLPCase Series2018Delineation of the genetic and clinical spectrum of Phelan-McDermid syndrome caused by SHANK3 point mutations.Molecular autismIn 17 people with SHANK3 gene changes, language was severely delayed, and 11 of them lost speech, movement, or behavioral abilities later in childhood or adolescence. This describes a rare condition, not a tested treatment.
• SLPOther2018Implicit learning seems to come naturally for children with autism, but not for children with specific language impairment: Evidence from behavioral and ERP data.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchChildren with autism learned hidden sequences as quickly as typical children. Children with specific language impairment responded as quickly, but brain responses suggested effortful, controlled learning instead.
• SLPSurvey2018Epidemiology and Impact of Health Care Provider-Diagnosed Anxiety and Depression Among US Children.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPDiagnosed anxiety in US children rose significantly from 2007 to 2012, but depression did not. Many children with these diagnoses still lack a medical home or care coordination. This suggests a need to screen for anxiety in children with other conditions and improve care navigation.
• SLPOther2018Can you spot a liar? Deception, mindreading, and the case of autism spectrum disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAdults with ASD were less accurate at spotting lies, even when speakers gave clear cues. In adults without an ASD diagnosis, more autistic traits were linked to poorer lie detection, but mindreading tests did not explain this.
• PTOTSLPPilot2018Impact of sleep on executive functioning in school-age children with Down syndrome.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRParents reporting restless sleep in children with Down syndrome also reported more trouble with impulse control, shifting, and working memory. Teachers noted impulse issues too. However, sleep problems did not predict actual performance on cognitive tests.
• SLPPilot2018Reading in Children With Fragile X Syndrome: Phonological Awareness and Feasibility of Intervention.American journal on intellectual and developmental disabilitiesPhonological awareness was associated with word reading in adolescent males with FXS. In a small uncontrolled feasibility study, all used a web-based reading program, but gains were mixed and cannot show effectiveness.
• SLPOther2018Transient-Evoked Otoacoustic Emissions Reflect Audiometric Patterns of Age-Related Hearing Loss.Trends in hearingOAE tests in older adults matched audiogram patterns: metabolic hearing loss showed low responses across frequencies, sensory hearing loss showed steep high-frequency declines. This is a measurement pattern, not a treatment effect.
• SLPOther2018Vibro-Tactile Enhancement of Speech Intelligibility in Multi-talker Noise for Simulated Cochlear Implant Listening.Trends in hearingFingertip vibration carrying speech envelope and voicing cues improved keyword scores in simulated cochlear implant speech in multi-talker noise, especially after three days of brief training. It was tested in eight normal-hearing listeners, not actual cochlear implant users.
• SLPSystematic Review2018The Pupil Dilation Response to Auditory Stimuli: Current State of Knowledge.Trends in hearingPupil dilation grows when sound is louder, speech is harder to understand, language is more complex, or material is harder to remember. It can shrink when the task becomes too difficult, so it is not a simple effort score.
• SLPOther2018Effect of Hearing Aid Directionality and Remote Microphone on Speech Intelligibility in Complex Listening Situations.Trends in hearingDirectional hearing aid microphones plus remote microphone were better than omnidirectional microphones plus remote microphone for lab speech understanding in complex tests in 15 experienced hearing aid users, especially when switching between near and far talkers. Performance was also better after remote microphone use.
• SLPCohort2018Language development in deaf or hard-of-hearing children with additional disabilities: type matters!Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRFrom 3 to 5 years, overall average language scores were steady, but children with autism, cerebral palsy, or developmental delay had score drops while children with other disabilities improved. Oral-only early communication was linked to better vocabulary.
• SLPCohort2018White matter properties associated with pre-reading skills in 6-year-old children born preterm and at term.Developmental medicine and child neurologyWhite matter tract measures of a left language pathway tracked phonological awareness in both preterm and term 6-year-olds. A right brain tract linked to language tracked language scores only in term children. Preterm children had lower language scores.
• SLPNarrative Review2018Best Practices and Advice for Using Pupillometry to Measure Listening Effort: An Introduction for Those Who Want to Get Started.Trends in hearingNo clinical finding to act on. This is a methods guidance review, not an original study.