SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

Research for speech-language pathology

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• OTSLPCohort2018Adaptive Behaviour and Cognitive Skills: Stability and Change from 7 Months to 7 Years in Siblings at High Familial Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersHigh-risk siblings scored lower than low-risk siblings on cognitive and adaptive tests from infancy to age 7. Among high-risk children, those later diagnosed with ASD showed worsening daily living and social skills over time.
• PTOTSLPCohort2018Improvement During Inpatient Rehabilitation Among Older Adults With Guillain-Barré Syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson Disease, and Stroke.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationOlder adults with Guillain-Barré, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson disease, or stroke all improved in self-care, mobility, and cognition during inpatient rehabilitation. Patients with Guillain-Barré showed the largest gains, followed by stroke, while those with multiple sclerosis and Parkinson disease made more modest but still meaningful progress.
• SLPCohort2018Brief Report: Sex Differences in Parental Concerns for Toddlers with Autism Risk.Journal of autism and developmental disordersSex did not predict age or number of autism concerns in 669 toddlers screened at risk for autism. Parents still reported autism-related concerns more often for boys than girls. Restricted behaviors were also more often reported for boys.
• SLPCohort2019Naturalistic language sampling to characterize the language abilities of 3-year-olds with autism spectrum disorder.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceOnly 3.7% of 3-year-olds with autism used no words in parent play, but 34% used fewer than 20 words. In autism, more word use and initiations were linked to better social scores.
• PTOTSLPOther2019Understanding Health-Related Quality of Life of Caregivers of Civilians and Service Members/Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury: Establishing the Reliability and Validity of PROMIS Social Health Measures.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationPROMIS social health measures provide reliable, rapid scores for caregivers of people with TBI. They accurately distinguish caregivers of those with low functional ability, who report significantly worse social health than the general population, enabling targeted support.
• SLPOther2018Lack of Privileged Access to Awareness for Rewarding Social Scenes in Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersTypical adults recognised rewarding social scenes faster than non-social ones, even when hidden from conscious awareness. Adults with autism showed no such advantage. This suggests social information does not automatically draw attention in autism, potentially affecting early social learning.
• SLPCohort2018Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) in Relation to Longitudinal Cortical Thickness Changes in Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersIn autism, higher parent-reported social communication scores were associated with differences in brain thickness in frontal and temporal regions. In 65 people followed over time, average scores decreased from 103 to 98, and those whose scores decreased had thicker frontal and thinner occipital cortex.
• SLPCohort2018Sleep and Challenging Behaviors in the Context of Intensive Behavioral Intervention for Children with Autism.Journal of autism and developmental disordersChildren with autism who slept less on average showed more challenging behavior and repetitive behavior during intensive behavioral therapy. Night-to-night sleep changes mostly did not predict next-day behavior, except more night waking preceded self-injury.
• SLPOther2018Circumscribed Interests and Attention in Autism: The Role of Biological Sex.Journal of autism and developmental disordersBoys and girls with autism looked at pictures in sex-typical ways in this eye-tracking task: boys favored male images, girls favored female images. The sex-typical pattern appeared in both groups. The authors suggest using sex-matched interests in assessment and therapy, not only male-typical toys.
• SLPSurvey2018Parental First Concerns and Timing of Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis.Journal of autism and developmental disordersCaregivers of children diagnosed with autism before age 3 more often noticed poor eye contact, delayed pointing, and lack of response to their name. Concerns about not initiating social interactions were linked to later diagnoses. These non-verbal signs may help clinicians identify children needing earlier evaluation.
• OTSLPMeta-Analysis2018The Association Between Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Psychological Distress in Their Parents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of autism and developmental disordersParents of children with autism report higher stress and mental health problems when their child has more emotional and behavioral difficulties. This link holds even after accounting for the child's autism severity, though it is weaker when a different person rates the child's behavior.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2018The development and testing of a module on child functioning for identifying children with disabilities on surveys. III: Field testing.Disability and health journalCaregiver reports on the Child Functioning Module can flag children with functional difficulties. Stricter severity thresholds, especially for behaviour and daily anxiety or depression, give more consistent estimates and fewer false positives than counting any difficulty.
• SLPPilot2019Detection of Swallow Kinematic Events From Acoustic High-Resolution Cervical Auscultation Signals in Patients With Stroke.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationIn 35 stroke patients, several neck microphone features peaked within 0.1 seconds of key swallow X-ray events in at least 60% of swallows. The study found timing links, not proof that the device diagnoses aspiration.
• SLPCohort2018Longitudinal growth of receptive language in children with cerebral palsy between 18 months and 54 months of age.Developmental medicine and child neurologyFor children with cerebral palsy, language comprehension scores at 24 and 30 months strongly separated later growth paths. Children who could not speak at 48 to 54 months had severe delays and little progress.
• SLPCohort2018Sex chromosome trisomies are not associated with atypical lateralization for language.Developmental medicine and child neurologyChildren with sex chromosome trisomies showed typical left-sided language brain activity, just like peers. The condition did not cause atypical brain lateralization or handedness differences. Language difficulties in these children are not explained by reversed or bilateral brain organization.
• SLPSurvey2018The Estimated Prevalence of Autism in School-Aged Children Living in Rural Nepal Using a Population-Based Screening Tool.Journal of autism and developmental disordersIn rural Nepal, 14 of 4098 school-aged children screened positive for autistic traits using a translated parent questionnaire. Thirteen of the 14 also screened positive for disability. This was a screen, not a diagnosis.
• SLPCase-Control2018An Exploratory Study of Mild Cognitive Impairment of Retired Professional Contact Sport Athletes.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationRetired contact sport athletes did not have significantly more mild cognitive impairment than non-contact athletes: 38% versus 14%. Lower estimated IQ, vascular risks, and depression may explain cognitive complaints.
• PTOTSLPPilot2018Effectiveness of a SCERTS Model-Based Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Hong Kong: A Pilot Study.Journal of autism and developmental disordersChildren with autism in Hong Kong improved on communication, emotion and motor scores after a SCERTS-based programme delivered within usual centre care, but with no control group, maturation or other components cannot be separated.
• SLPOther2018Reading Comprehension in Children With and Without ASD: The Role of Word Reading, Oral Language, and Working Memory.Journal of autism and developmental disordersWorking memory did not predict reading comprehension after age, word reading, vocabulary and autism diagnosis were considered. Vocabulary was the best predictor, and children with autism had poorer comprehension despite matched language.
• SLPCohort2019Mothers of children with autism spectrum disorders: Play behaviors with infant siblings and social responsiveness.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceMothers raising infants at risk for autism showed no clear difference in play behaviors or questionnaire scores from other mothers. Their positive affect and combined looks, sounds, and smiles were linked to infants' social behaviors.
• OTSLPOther2019An exploration of communication within active support for adults with high and low support needs.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDIn group homes, good staff communication was linked to better support quality and engagement for adults with high support needs, but the pattern was weaker for adults with lower support needs. Staff reported using AAC more often than observers saw.
• SLPOther2019Comprehension of Legal Language by Adults With and Without Traumatic Brain Injury.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationAdults with TBI made more errors and took longer to respond to plea-colloquy legal language than comparison adults, even in a supportive self-paced test. Tested wording changes did not show improvement.
• PTOTSLPCase Series2018Feasibility of Aerobic Exercise in the Subacute Phase of Recovery From Traumatic Brain Injury: A Case Series.Journal of neurologic physical therapy : JNPTFive patients with moderate-to-severe brain injury tolerated adding aerobic exercise to their rehabilitation. They attended sessions consistently, but most failed to reach the target heart rate zone, and self-reported effort did not match heart rate data.
• SLPCohort2018Maternal Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy and the Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Offspring: A Retrospective Analysis of the Millennium Cohort Study.Journal of autism and developmental disordersMothers’ reported light, moderate or heavy alcohol use during pregnancy did not show a clear association with autism diagnosis in children at age 11. Heavy use had only six cases, so it cannot rule out risk.
• SLPOther2018Measuring Individual Differences in Cognitive, Affective, and Spontaneous Theory of Mind Among School-Aged Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersIn 60 school-aged children with autism, reasoning about minds split into cognitive and emotional factors, not a separate spontaneous factor. Better reasoning about emotions was linked to milder social symptoms, not broader social functioning.
• OTSLPCohort2018Relationship Between Advanced Maternal Age and Timing of First Developmental Evaluation in Children with Autism.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPHaving an older mother did not independently predict earlier developmental evaluation or faster diagnosis once family background was taken into account. The apparent link was explained by socioeconomic and demographic factors.
• SLPQualitative2018Autism Diagnosis in the United Kingdom: Perspectives of Autistic Adults, Parents and Professionals.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutistic adults and parents described the diagnostic process as lacking clear information, emotional support, and accessible assessment environments. They reported feeling abandoned after diagnosis, with no follow-up plan or signposting to long-term support services.
• SLPOther2018Differences of Symptom Distribution Across Adult Age in High Functioning Individuals on the Autism Spectrum Using Subscales of the Autism Spectrum Quotient.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAdult patients' AQ scores did not differ across age groups for social, communication, and repetitive-behaviour domains. A non-focus imagination subscale differed, with older adults higher; spouse reports closely matched patient reports.
• OTSLPSurvey2018"Life is Much More Difficult to Manage During Periods": Autistic Experiences of Menstruation.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutistic respondents described menstruation as worsening sensory overload, executive dysfunction, and emotional regulation, leading to increased distress and meltdowns. They requested accessible, step-by-step education on cycle variability and practical coping strategies, noting that standard explanations often fail to address these specific exacerbations.
• SLPOther2019Perceptions of self and other: Social judgments and gaze patterns to videos of adolescents with and without autism spectrum disorder.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAdolescents with and without autism judged peers with autism less positively than peers without autism from brief videos and looked less at the faces of peers with autism, even when the rater also had autism.
• SLPOther2019Brief Report: Cross-Modal Capture: Preliminary Evidence of Inefficient Filtering in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersWhen children ignored sounds, groups did not differ overall, but children with autism were slowed more by mismatched sounds at some delays. They were not slower when asked to judge sound-picture matches. Small study, so preliminary.
• OTSLPOther2019Depression Characterization and Race Among Stroke Survivors Receiving Inpatient Rehabilitation.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationDepression was documented in 35% of white, 22% of African American, and 16.7% of other race/ethnicity stroke inpatient rehabilitation patients. New onset rates were 21.6%, 14.5%, and 16.7%.
• OTSLPOther2019Subtyping the Autism Spectrum Disorder: Comparison of Children with High Functioning Autism and Asperger Syndrome.Journal of autism and developmental disordersChildren previously labelled Asperger syndrome or high-functioning autism looked similar in core autism features, but the Asperger group had higher IQ, more pedantic speech, and fewer language and school difficulties. The old labels did not map cleanly onto DSM-5 severity levels.
• SLPOther2019Brief Report: Differences in Multisensory Integration Covary with Sensory Responsiveness in Children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersChildren with autism and typical peers who were less accurate at matching heard and seen speech also showed more unusual sensory behavior, like seeming not to notice or seeking extra input; no causal link was shown.
• SLPRCT2019The impact of implementation support on the use of a social engagement intervention for children with autism in public schools.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceRemaking Recess training, with or without implementation support, did not differ in staff use of the intervention. Children in both groups spent more time engaging with peers on the playground.
• SLPPilot2019Measuring emotional support in family networks: Adapting the Family Network Method for individuals with a mild intellectual disability.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDSimplified questions, cards and boxes were added to help people with mild intellectual disability describe family emotional support. Pilots showed multiple support types were too complex, and moderate intellectual disability remained challenging.
• SLPOther2018Understanding Friendship Sex Heterophily and Relational Characteristics to Optimize the Selection of Peer Models for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersFor boys with autism, having more friends was linked to higher social connection in class; having female friends was linked to lower connection. Girls did not show this pattern.
• PTOTSLPPilot2018The difficulty of studying race-ethnic stroke rehabilitation disparities in a community.Topics in stroke rehabilitationCommunity stroke rehabilitation data collection across physical, occupational and speech therapy venues was feasible to set up, but only 13 of 63 partners used the forms and 20 of 48 patients contributed data. This pilot cannot yet answer disparity questions.
• PTOTSLPCohort2018Course of Social Participation in the First 2 Years After Stroke and Its Associations With Demographic and Stroke-Related Factors.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairSocial participation did not simply improve after stroke. People increased work and household hours over two years while social and leisure activity decreased, and restrictions eased mostly in the first year. Older, lower-educated, and ADL-dependent patients showed worse courses.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2019Austerity and families with disabled children: a European survey.Developmental medicine and child neurologyAcross Europe, families with disabled children and professionals reported services were worse than 3 years ago and needs were less well met than 10 years ago. Families in countries with spending cuts reported harder access to welfare support.
• SLPOther2019Vagal Tone as a Putative Mechanism for Pragmatic Competence: An Investigation of Carriers of the FMR1 Premutation.Journal of autism and developmental disordersHigher resting vagal nerve activity was linked to better pragmatic conversation skills in both FMR1 premutation carriers and controls. Carriers had more pragmatic violations and lower activity, but this study cannot show cause.
• OTSLPCohort2019Physical health in children with neurodevelopmental disorders.Journal of autism and developmental disordersChildren who screened positive for autism, ADHD or learning disorders had more physical problems than children who did not screen positive. Epilepsy, migraine, asthma, gut symptoms and daytime wetting were common, and having several disorders together was linked to more problems.
• SLPOther2019The Relation Between Vocal Pitch and Vocal Emotion Recognition Abilities in People with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Typical Development.Journal of autism and developmental disordersBetter vocal pitch discrimination was linked to better vocal emotion recognition in typical adults, but not in adults with autism, and the link did not differ significantly between groups. Adults with autism recognized emotions and discriminated vocal pitch worse.
• SLPMeta-Analysis2019Benchmarks of Significant Change After Aphasia Rehabilitation.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationAphasia therapy studies showed gains on the WAB-AQ, CETI and BNT, but gains did not differ by dose frequency or treatment type. Between-group naming gains were not clear.
• SLPOther2018Reliability of parent report measures of behaviour in children with Down syndrome.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRFor children with Down syndrome, broad behaviour scores were more consistent than individual scores, especially somatic and some anxiety-related scores. Clinicians should not rely on one score alone to judge emotional symptoms.
• SLPQualitative2019Making the future together: Shaping autism research through meaningful participation.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic people and allies said autism research should be shaped by autistic people from the start, not only as participants. Five themes emerged: respect, authenticity, challenging assumptions, infrastructure, and empathy.
• OTSLPCohort2018Sensory features as predictors of adaptive behaviors: A comparative longitudinal study of children with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities.Research in developmental disabilitiesEarly parent-reported muted responses and exaggerated responses were linked to lower daily living and overall adaptive skills years later in both autism and other developmental disability groups. Parent-reported sensory seeking was linked to lower adaptive skills in autism but higher in other disabilities.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2018Physical Therapy Management of Congenital Muscular Torticollis: A 2018 Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline From the APTA Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy.Pediatric physical therapy : the official publication of the Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy AssociationStart physical therapy within the first month of life for infants with congenital muscular torticollis. This guideline emphasizes that early intervention leads to faster resolution and reduces the need for surgery, while recommending a comprehensive approach that includes parent education and environmental adaptations.
• SLPOther2018Mobile technology use and skills among individuals with fragile X syndrome: implications for healthcare decision making.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRParents of individuals with fragile X syndrome reported high device ownership and frequent online health information seeking. In-person assessments showed six adults could use basic tablet functions with prompting, but advanced navigation and typing proved difficult. Engagement was moderate for assessment tasks and high for familiar free-play apps.
• PTOTSLPCase-Control2018Comparison of maternal beliefs about causes of autism spectrum disorder and association with utilization of services and treatments.Child: care, health and developmentMothers’ causal beliefs were linked to service use. Believing environmental, vaccine, or medication causes was linked to more complementary and alternative medicine, and not knowing a cause was linked to more conventional medication. Ask families what they believe.