SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

Research for speech-language pathology

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• SLPCohort2018Patterns of Decline in Naming and Semantic Knowledge in Primary Progressive Aphasia.AphasiologyPeople with nonfluent/agrammatic PPA lost naming fastest overall, but those starting with high scores declined slower. Speech-language rehabilitation was associated with slower action-naming and semantic decline, not proof it works.
• SLPCase-Control2018Event-related potential (ERP) correlates of face processing in verbal children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and their first-degree relatives: a family study.Molecular autismBrain responses to faces did not reliably separate verbal children with autism from controls or their unaffected siblings. Differences appeared only with certain EEG setups, so this does not change assessment or therapy.
• SLPOther2018Current Focusing to Reduce Channel Interaction for Distant Electrodes in Cochlear Implant Programs.Trends in hearingCochlear implant programs that focused only electrodes with suspected channel interaction did not improve speech perception over the monopolar control program. Focusing the wrong electrodes, those near the modiolus, made hearing worse. Selection matters.
• SLPOther2019Comparing the effects of clinician and caregiver-administered lexical retrieval training for progressive anomia.Neuropsychological rehabilitationTwo people with progressive word-finding difficulty trained with a clinician then a caregiver showed similar gains in naming trained items. Neither group showed significant improvement on untrained words, and standard naming tests remained stable despite functional changes.
• SLPCase-Control2019Detection of text-based social cues in adults with traumatic brain injury.Neuropsychological rehabilitationAdults with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury were less accurate than healthy adults at detecting subtle liking cues in simple written sentences. Their ratings were lower for all but one written sentence and context combination.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2018Determinants of Sickness Absence and Return to Work Among Employees with Common Mental Disorders: A Scoping Review.Journal of occupational rehabilitationWorkers with anxiety or depression stay off work longer when they have high job demands, low control, and poor supervisor support. Treating symptoms alone does not guarantee a return to work. Workplace accommodations and managing expectations are essential for reintegration.
• SLPOther2018Sustainability of an early detection program for autism spectrum disorder over the course of 8 years.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceThe early detection program's effect on referral before age 3 was not sustained after support ended; children with ASD were more likely to be referred early only while the program was active.
• SLPOther2018Correspondence of the Boston Assessment of Traumatic Brain Injury-Lifetime and the VA Comprehensive TBI Evaluation.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationThe VA clinical TBI evaluation agreed with the research interview for only 73 of 104 Veterans. It missed 18 injuries found by the research interview and called 13 Veterans injured when the research interview did not diagnose them.
• OTSLPPilot2019Examining sensory ability, feature matching and assessment-based adaptation for a brain-computer interface using the steady-state visually evoked potential.Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technologyEye movement control shaped performance on a flicker-based brain-computer interface: participants with better eye control exceeded chance, while participants with severe eye movement impairment performed poorly. Direction-specific results suggest adapting the screen layout to each person's visual field.
• SLPOther2019Construct validity of the Eating Assessment Tool (EAT-10).Disability and rehabilitationThe EAT-10 mostly reflects one swallowing-symptom pattern and patients use its 0-4 ratings as expected, but two items did not behave as expected and scores correlate only weakly with aspiration and diet findings. Use it for patient-reported symptoms, not to replace swallow testing.
• OTSLPOther2019Factor Analysis of the Childhood Autism Rating Scale in a Sample of Two Year Olds with an Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersIn 282 toddlers with autism diagnoses, CARS items grouped into three domains: social communication, repetitive behaviors and sensory sensitivities, and emotional reactivity. Total scores alone may hide uneven symptom profiles.
• SLPCase Report2018New Swallowing Method to Improve Pharyngeal Passage of a Bolus by Creating Negative Pressure in the Esophagus-Vacuum Swallowing.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationA man with severe swallowing problems after a stroke found that forcefully contracting abdominal muscles while elevating shoulders helped swallow. Tests showed bolus sucked into esophagus by negative pressure despite weak pharynx. His oral intake improved, but a case report cannot show it works.
• PTOTSLPCohort2018Risk Factors for Self-injurious Behavior in an Inpatient Psychiatric Sample of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Naturalistic Observation Study.Journal of autism and developmental disordersIn 302 psychiatric inpatients with autism, 67.5% had self-injury at home, but only 24.8% showed daily self-injury in the hospital. Lower cognitive ability and high parent-rated self-injury predicted hospital risk. Most children with home self-injury did not display it in the hospital.
• PTOTSLPCohort2018Cluster Analysis of Vulnerable Groups in Acute Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationIn acute traumatic brain injury rehab, 148 patients formed four vulnerability clusters. Clusters differed in length of stay and functional independence gains, and elderly medically complex patients were the oldest cluster.
• PTOTSLPCohort2018Work Disability Trajectories Among Individuals with a Sick-Leave Spell Due to Depressive Episode ≥ 21 Days: A Prospective Cohort Study with 13-Month Follow Up.Journal of occupational rehabilitationMost people on sick leave for depression returned to work within four to nine months. Those who stayed absent were more often unemployed, had prior sick leave, or used more healthcare. Trajectories varied widely, so early risk factors help predict who might need longer support.
• SLPCase-Control2019Impaired Recognition of Basic Emotions from Facial Expressions in Young People with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Assessing the Importance of Expression Intensity.Journal of autism and developmental disordersYoung people with autism were less accurate than controls at recognising emotions from faces, but this difference disappeared once verbal and non-verbal reasoning abilities were accounted for. Low-intensity expressions were too ambiguous for both groups to identify reliably.
• SLPCase-Control2019Associations between parental broader autism phenotype and child autism spectrum disorder phenotype in the Study to Explore Early Development.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAt least one parent with broader autism phenotype was linked to children with confirmed autism being in a mild language and motor delay class with anxiety, depression, attention and sleep problems. This does not show that therapy works.
• SLPSurvey2019Race influences parent report of concerns about symptoms of autism spectrum disorder.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceBlack parents of toddlers diagnosed with ASD reported fewer ASD-specific concerns than White parents, especially social and repetitive behavior concerns, even though Black children had more severe social symptoms. Speech concerns were common in both groups.
• OTSLPCase-Control2019Brief Report: The ADOS Calibrated Severity Score Best Measures Autism Diagnostic Symptom Severity in Pre-School Children.Journal of autism and developmental disordersIn preschool children with autism, the ADOS calibrated severity score was less tied to expressive language abilities, adaptive behavior, and background factors than the ADOS total score or clinician ratings.
• SLPOther2018Emotion awareness and cognitive behavioural therapy in young people with autism spectrum disorder.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceYoung people with autism scored lower than matched controls on telling, describing, and analysing emotions. In the autism groups, overall scores did not differ between CBT and no CBT, but the CBT group scored lower on telling emotions apart and higher on attending to others.
• OTSLPPilot2018Social Participation and Navigation (SPAN): Description and usability of app-based coaching intervention for adolescents with TBI.Developmental neurorehabilitationFour adolescents with brain injury used an app, a website, and weekly coaching for four weeks. Feedback was positive and two achieved social participation goals. Measured social and behavior scores did not show a clear change.
• SLPSurvey2018Hooked on a feeling: Repetitive cognition and internalizing symptomatology in relation to autism spectrum symptomatology.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceIn adults with varying autism traits, repetitive thinking predicted depression and rejection sensitivity. This suggests that internalizing symptoms may stem from a general tendency to dwell on thoughts, rather than just social difficulties. Clinicians should assess for perseverative cognitive styles when evaluating mood in this population.
• OTSLPOther2018Problem Behaviors in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Association with Verbal Ability and Adapting/Coping Skills.Journal of autism and developmental disordersIn 346 psychiatric inpatients with autism, minimally verbal people did not have more problem behaviors than verbal people. Verbal people had more aggression and oppositional behavior. Lower coping skills were associated with more problem behaviors.
• OTSLPCase-Control2018Predictors of Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitalization for Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersMood disorders, sleep problems, and higher social communication severity were associated with psychiatric hospitalization in children and adolescents with ASD. Higher adaptive functioning and married caregiver status were associated with lower likelihood.
• SLPOther2018Talking About Death or Suicide: Prevalence and Clinical Correlates in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Psychiatric Inpatient Setting.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAmong 107 inpatient youth with autism who could use sentences, parents reported 17 talked often and 7 very often about death or suicide. Anxiety and mood disorders, not age or IQ, were associated with more frequent reports.
• PTOTSLPOther2019The Gestalt of functioning in autism spectrum disorder: Results of the international conference to develop final consensus International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health core sets.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceExperts chose a list of autism functioning areas to assess: daily tasks, participation, environment and supports across ages. This is a framework, not evidence that a treatment works.
• OTSLPQualitative2019Educator perspectives on the postsecondary transition difficulties of students with autism.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceEducators said students with autism relied on parents for choices and supports after high school. They also identified casual conversation, problem solving, and schedule management as key transition difficulties.
• SLPCohort2019Autism spectrum disorder screening with the CBCL/1½-5: Findings for young children at high risk for autism spectrum disorder.Autism : the international journal of research and practice24-month-olds diagnosed with ASD had higher CBCL Withdrawn and DSM-PDP scores than those not diagnosed. A score of 60 or higher identified 10 of 13, but three diagnosed children scored 50 to 51, so a normal score did not rule out ASD.
• SLPRCT2019An exploratory longitudinal study of social and language outcomes in children with autism in bilingual home environments.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceChildren with autism in bilingual homes showed language and social gains comparable to matched children in monolingual homes. Bilingual exposure did not predict worse outcomes; one gesture measure favoured bilingual homes, but differences were small and not consistent.
• SLPRCT2019Examining the Effectiveness of Naturalistic Social Skills Training in Developing Social Skills and Theory of Mind in Preschoolers with ASD.Journal of autism and developmental disordersPlay Time/Social Time helped preschoolers with ASD start and keep peer interactions, and both it and I Can Problem Solve reduced difficult social situations. Neither clearly improved understanding others' minds.
• SLPPilot2018Coaching parents to assess and treat self-injurious behaviour via telehealth.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRWith live video coaching, parents of two boys with self-injury implemented functional assessment and taught a communication response. Each boy's self-injury decreased while switch or picture card requests increased. This shows a possible home method, not proof it works.
• SLPOther2018Lagging skills contribute to challenging behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorder without intellectual disability.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceIn 182 children with autism spectrum disorder without intellectual disability, challenging behaviors were associated with higher depression, poorer inhibition, and rigidity. Communication was not associated. This does not prove cause or treatment.
• PTOTSLPCohort2018Participation in Daily Life: Influence on Quality of Life in Ambulatory Children with Cerebral Palsy.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitationHigher overall participation linked to better psychosocial and total quality of life in children with cerebral palsy. However, simply doing activities more often correlated with lower quality of life scores. Satisfaction with participation did not predict quality of life.
• SLPOther2018Verbal Ability and Psychiatric Symptoms in Clinically Referred Inpatient and Outpatient Youth with ASD.Journal of autism and developmental disordersVerbal youth with ASD showed more depressive, generalized anxiety, and oppositional symptoms than minimally verbal youth; minimally verbal youth showed more hyperactive/impulsive ADHD symptoms. These are associations from one time point, not evidence that language ability causes symptoms.
• SLPOther2018Characterizing psychiatric comorbidity in children with autism spectrum disorder receiving publicly funded mental health services.Autism : the international journal of research and practice92% of children with autism in public mental health care had another psychiatric diagnosis, averaging 2.80 other psychiatric diagnoses. ADHD, oppositional defiant disorder, anxiety, and mood problems often overlapped.
• PTSLPNarrative Review2018Delirium Screening and Management in Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationAdmission 3D-CAM screening in an inpatient rehab facility found delirium in 41 of 399 first admissions. Patients with brain disorders screened positive more often than orthopedic patients, and those with delirium were transferred back to acute hospitals more often.
• OTSLPQualitative2018The importance of context in early autism intervention: A qualitative South African study.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceSouth African caregivers of young children said early autism intervention should consider family language, culture, home setting, cost, and stigma. They preferred in-home therapy, language-matched providers, and speech or occupational therapists over local community workers.
• SLPOther2018Utilizing two-tiered screening for early detection of autism spectrum disorder.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceA second clinician-administered play screen after a positive parent questionnaire reduced false alarms with published scoring, but missed more children. In 109 toddlers, a revised seven-item version caught more children while still reducing false alarms.
• OTSLPCase-Control2019Concordance between physiological arousal and emotion expression during fear in young children with autism spectrum disorders.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceNo clear group difference was found in the link between arousal and expression during fear in young children with autism and typical children. Both groups showed similar heart rate and visible fear responses. Low visible fear does not prove low internal arousal.
• SLPCohort2019Longitudinal associations across vocabulary modalities in children with autism and typical development.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceEarly spoken words predicted later understood words more strongly in children with autism. The reverse link did not show a group difference in this study. Caregiver follow-in talk during higher-order joint engagement was linked to this pathway in autism.
• SLPCase-Control2019Computer vision analysis captures atypical attention in toddlers with autism.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceThe tablet task did not find a difference in whether toddlers oriented to name at least once. It did find toddlers with autism were slower and less consistent when they did orient, but it is not ready for clinic use.
• SLPOther2018Typical vs. atypical: Combining auditory Gestalt perception and acoustic analysis of early vocalisations in Rett syndrome.Research in developmental disabilitiesExperts inconsistently rated early vocalisations from one infant with Rett syndrome. Only 9 were unanimously atypical, but over half had at least one listener flagging them. Timbre was the most common perceived deviation, matching acoustic spectral analysis.
• SLPSystematic Review2018Response to name and its value for the early detection of developmental disorders: Insights from autism spectrum disorder, Rett syndrome, and fragile X syndrome. A perspectives paper.Research in developmental disabilitiesInfants later diagnosed with developmental disorders often respond less to their name, especially after 9 months. This paper says a poor name response is not proof of autism or any single disorder, but should alert clinicians to assess other early social signs.
• SLPCase-Control2018Autistic Traits in Treatment-Seeking Transgender Adults.Journal of autism and developmental disordersTransgender adults seeking gender care and cisgender adults had similar possible autism screening rates: 36.3% versus 33.2%. Among people assigned female at birth, transgender adults had 45% versus 30%.
• PTOTSLPCase Report2019Intrathecal baclofen in metachromatic leukodystrophy.Developmental medicine and child neurologyTen non-walking children with metachromatic leukodystrophy received intrathecal baclofen. Doses increased steadily over six months as the disease progressed. Families reported clear improvements in comfort and daily care, though no standardized outcome measures were used.
• SLPQualitative2019Implementing systems-based innovations to improve access to early screening, diagnosis, and treatment services for children with autism spectrum disorder: An Autism Spectrum Disorder Pediatric, Early Detection, Engagement, and Services network study.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceInvestigators of autism service projects said existing community relationships, site champions, and central technical support helped early screening, diagnosis, and treatment. They faced barriers in slow systems, family engagement, provider time, and clinic culture.
• SLPOther2018Autism Spectrum Symptomatology in Children with Williams Syndrome Who Have Phrase Speech or Fluent Language.Journal of autism and developmental disordersChildren with Williams syndrome who speak in phrases or fluently still showed autism-spectrum behaviours on a standardised autism observation, but most did not. Some social quirks may reflect Williams syndrome rather than a second autism diagnosis.
• PTOTSLPOther2018State-Level Trends in the Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) from 2000 to 2012: A Reanalysis of Findings from the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Network.Journal of autism and developmental disordersASD prevalence varied widely by state from 2000 to 2012. State differences grew over time, with 2012 estimates ranging from 6.9 to 24.6 cases per 1000 8-year-olds. A national average can hide large state differences.
• SLPCohort2018Trajectories of cognitive development in toddlers with language delays.Research in developmental disabilitiesToddlers with early language delays who stayed on a delayed verbal trajectory were most likely to be diagnosed with autism. Those who caught up in language often had typical nonverbal skills. This helps distinguish who needs further autism evaluation.
• PTOTSLPOther2018Quality of life and psychological well-being in the early stages of multiple sclerosis (MS): Importance of adopting a biopsychosocial model.Disability and health journalIn newly diagnosed MS, anxiety and locus of control predicted 40% of quality of life variance, outweighing disease symptoms. Clinicians should assess coping and perceived control early, not just physical disability.