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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• SLPPilot2019Autism at a glance: A pilot study optimizing thin-slice observations.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceShort 2-minute play videos rated by five people produced stable scores linked to autism severity and language. The method was not ready to identify autism on its own.
• SLPCohort2019Autism spectrum disorder symptoms from ages 2 to 19 years: Implications for diagnosing adolescents and young adults.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchCaregiver-reported social-communication symptoms often decreased from age 2 to 19, especially when phrase speech emerged. Minimally verbal participants improved less, and facial expression problems persisted. Caregiver interview scores may miss adult ASD symptoms.
• SLPOther2019Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder Can Use Language to Update Their Expectations About the World.Journal of autism and developmental disordersToddlers with autism looked longer when an animal moved contrary to what they had just heard, like typical toddlers. In a simple eye-tracking task, spoken cues could update expectations about a hidden scene.
• SLPQualitative2019Neurodivergent intersubjectivity: Distinctive features of how autistic people create shared understanding.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAutistic adults playing video games together often shifted topics and assumed shared cultural references. These moves could fragment conversation, but also build humour and rapport quickly. Apparent miscoordination may be a different way of relating.
• SLPCohort2018Oral microbiome activity in children with autism spectrum disorder.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchSaliva microbial activity differed between children with autism and typical or developmentally delayed children. Some patterns tracked communication and gut problems, not ADHD or daily living. This is an association, not a test of treatment.
• PTSLPRCT2018Prenatal nutrition, stimulation, and exposure to punishment are associated with early child motor, cognitive, language, and socioemotional development in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.Child: care, health and developmentHigh caregiver stimulation was associated with higher reported cognitive/language scores, verbal and physical punishment with lower reported socioemotional scores, and prenatal vitamin A with lower reported motor scores in 198 Tanzanian children.
• SLPCohort2018The autism spectrum phenotype in ADNP syndrome.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchIn ADNP syndrome, all eleven participants had intellectual disability, but only seven met autism criteria. Social communication severity tracked verbal IQ, and repetitive sensory-motor behavior stood out.
• SLPCase Report2019Phonemic fluency improved after inhibitory transcranial magnetic stimulation in a case of chronic aphasia.International journal of rehabilitation research. Internationale Zeitschrift fur Rehabilitationsforschung. Revue internationale de recherches de readaptationA woman with chronic aphasia improved phonemic fluency by 10 words two months after inhibitory rTMS over right Broca's homologue. Naming, semantic fluency, and Stroop did not improve. This single case cannot show the treatment works.
• SLPCase-Control2019Brief Report: Maternal Opioid Prescription from Preconception Through Pregnancy and the Odds of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Autism Features in Children.Journal of autism and developmental disordersMothers with an opioid prescription before conception in this study were more likely to have a child with autism or autism features than mothers without one. Prescriptions during pregnancy did not show a clear association.
• OTSLPCohort2019Longitudinal assessment of stability of sensory features in children with autism spectrum disorder or other developmental disabilities.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchSome sensory problems eased over time, but children with more severe problems at the first visit usually stayed relatively worse. More occupational, speech-language, or total therapy hours were linked to worse later sensory problems, not better.
• SLPSystematic Review2019Telehealth as a Model for Providing Behaviour Analytic Interventions to Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAcross 28 studies, telehealth training for parents and staff delivering behaviour analytic interventions to children with autism showed improvements in many studies, but quality was weak and the review did not call it evidence-based practice.
• SLPOther2018Effects of Aging on Vocal Fundamental Frequency and Vowel Formants in Men and Women.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationHealthy women’s pitch and some vowel formants differed between young and middle-aged or older groups. Men showed few differences, and higher formants were stable. Aging alone did not produce a consistent acoustic pattern.
• SLPNarrative Review2018Chemoradiation-induced hearing loss remains a major concern for head and neck cancer patients.International journal of audiologyHigh-dose cisplatin chemoradiation for head and neck cancer often causes hearing loss and tinnitus. Weekly low-dose cisplatin with intensity-modulated radiation therapy may be less damaging, but studies are small. Audiograms before and after treatment should be offered.
• SLPOther2018Selecting an acoustic correlate for automated measurement of American English rhotic production in children.International journal of speech-language pathologyIn children receiving /r/ therapy, trained clinician accuracy ratings were best matched by the normalised gap between the second and third voice resonance frequencies, when age and sex were considered.
• SLPCase-Control2019Task Dependency When Evaluating Association Between Facial Emotion Recognition and Facial Emotion Expression in Children with ASD.Journal of autism and developmental disordersChildren with ASD recognized emotions less accurately and made more atypical facial expressions than peers. For children with ASD, recognition ability related to expression for named emotions, but not for human faces or scenes.
• OTSLPOther2019Social-cue perception and mentalizing ability following traumatic brain injury: A human-robot interaction study.Brain injuryAdults with TBI used a robot's brief gaze toward an object to guess what it was thinking. They needed fewer questions when the robot looked at the target. This suggests they can read simple social cues in quiet, controlled settings.
• OTSLPSurvey2019University Students with Autism: The Social and Academic Experiences of University in the UK.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutistic university students in the UK reported more social and academic difficulties than non-autistic peers, including thoughts of withdrawal. Many still described academic strengths and wanted friendships. These are self-reported experiences, not evidence that any support works.
• SLPRCT2019Vocal function exercises for normal voice: The effects of varying dosage.International journal of speech-language pathologyHigh-dose vocal exercises improved voice stamina more than traditional or low doses, but half the participants quit. Low doses failed to produce significant change. Traditional dosing offered the best balance of improvement and adherence.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2019What factors affect clinical decision-making about access to stroke rehabilitation? A systematic review.Clinical rehabilitationClinicians deciding stroke rehabilitation access weighed age, dementia, pre and poststroke function, social support, motivation, expected discharge, bed shortages, and their own knowledge or gut instinct. No service reported using formal criteria.
• SLPCohort2019Resistance to temptation in toddlers at genetic risk for autism spectrum disorder.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceToddlers later diagnosed with autism showed less ability to resist touching a forbidden toy. At 28 months none of them resisted, while about 40% of other toddlers did; at 34 months 20% resisted, versus 73% low-risk and 64% high-risk-no-diagnosis toddlers.
• SLPOther2018Perceptual Differences between Novice and Professional Music Theater Singers.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationProfessional music theater singers produced belt, mix, and legit sounds that casting directors identified more accurately than those from novice singers. Raters relied on brassy or fluty tone quality rather than brightness or darkness to distinguish the styles.
• SLPCohort2018Core vocabulary in the narratives of bilingual children with and without language impairment.International journal of speech-language pathologyBilingual children with language impairment used fewer common story words than peers, and in kindergarten they said those words less often. The difference between groups was larger by first grade.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2018Electrostimulation of the posterior tibial nerve in individuals with overactive bladder: a literature review.Journal of physical therapy scienceTibial nerve stimulation shows promise for overactive bladder, but the evidence is weak. Most trials had poor methodological quality, small samples, and inconsistent designs. Clinicians should view it as a potential option, not a proven standard.
• SLPSystematic Review2018Parameters and Scales Used to Assess and Report Findings From Stroboscopy: A Systematic Review.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationVoice research rarely uses stroboscopy as a treatment outcome measure. When it does, 62 studies used 141 different terms and up to 24 different scales for the same features. This lack of standardization makes results impossible to compare across studies.
• SLPOther2018Behavioral predictors of improved speech output in minimally verbal children with autism.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchMinimally verbal children with autism who could imitate more speech sounds at baseline showed more improvement in speech after 25 therapy sessions. Singing plus drum-tapping improved more than speech repetition therapy.
• SLPOther2018The role of segmental and durational cues in the processing of reduced words.Language and speechDutch listeners with no reported hearing loss understood reduced words in spontaneous speech better when they heard consonants that followed a missing first vowel. Giving them the word's duration instead made recognition worse.
• SLPNarrative Review2018Monitoring neonates for ototoxicity.International journal of audiologyNo original methods or results are reported. The paper discusses monitoring newborns in intensive care for medication-related hearing loss and recommends high-frequency testing, but there is no study finding to act on.
• SLPOther2019Estimation of Source-Filter Interaction Regions Based on Electroglottography.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationElectroglottography reliably detects vocal fold vibration changes caused by source-filter interaction, identifying 89% of regions in ascending glides for men and 84.8% for women. This matches the accuracy of fundamental frequency tracking, offering an alternative method to pinpoint these acoustic interactions.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2019Effect of continuous intrathecal baclofen therapy in children: a systematic review.Developmental medicine and child neurologyMost evidence is low quality. Spasticity and dystonia likely improve, but functional gains are small. Complications are common. Goals must be defined carefully for each child.
• SLPOther2019Compensation Strategies in Voice Production With Glottal Insufficiency.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationA computer model shows that glottal insufficiency restricts pitch and intensity ranges because sustaining a normal breath group requires excessive respiratory effort. Compensation strategies like deeper inspiration or muscle tension reduce noise but increase the risk of vocal fatigue.
• SLPNarrative Review2018Applying U.S. national guidelines for ototoxicity monitoring in adult patients: perspectives on patient populations, service gaps, barriers and solutions.International journal of audiologyAdult patients at risk of drug-induced hearing loss often miss monitoring because referrals, scheduling, and staffing are inconsistent. In a small trial, chair-side self-screening completed baseline and pre-dose monitoring for all patients randomized to that arm; the reported trial data are about test completion.
• SLPQualitative2018Ototoxicity monitoring through the eyes of the treating physician: Perspectives from pulmonology and medical oncology.International journal of audiologyPhysicians who referred patients receiving ototoxic drugs for hearing checks described inconsistent monitoring. They relied on patient reports and audiologist interpretation, wanted simple flags for changes affecting speech, but had no agreed thresholds.
• SLPRCT2018The impact of robotic intervention on joint attention in children with autism spectrum disorders.Molecular autismChildren with autism showed more joint attention when prompted by a small robot with moving eyes than by a person in a brief lab task. After the robot session, some also improved with a person. This was a brief session, not therapy.
• SLPOther2018Home Hearing Test: Within-Subjects Threshold Variability.Ear and hearingThe same ear gave similar hearing thresholds when the Home Hearing Test was repeated, and the repeated scores were not found to differ, including on home computers. This shows measurement consistency, not a treatment benefit.
• SLPOther2018Token Frequency Effects in Homophone Production: An Elicitation Study.Language and speechChildren and adults both say less common homophone words, like 'flour', longer than common ones, like 'flower'. They do not change pitch or vowel clarity to tell them apart. This length difference is the only acoustic cue speakers use to distinguish these meanings.
• SLPOther2018Information Structure Preferences in Focus-Sensitive Ellipsis: How Defaults Persist.Language and speechListeners still expect the last element in a sentence to be the focus, even when a speaker puts a clear contrastive accent on an earlier element. This default can make non-final contrasts sound less natural.
• PTOTSLPNarrative Review2019Paretic propulsion as a measure of walking performance and functional motor recovery post-stroke: A review.Gait & postureWalking speed alone can hide persistent weakness in the affected leg. Measuring how much of the forward push comes from the paretic side reveals true recovery. Therapies targeting this propulsion, not just speed, may better restore function.
• SLPOther2019The Perception of Breathiness in the Voices of Pediatric Speakers.Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice FoundationSix listeners matched breathiness consistently in synthesized child vowels, and their judgments tracked the breathiness changes made to the voices. For these child samples, breathiness perception did not depend strongly on pitch height, unlike adult voices.
• SLPCase Series2018Effect of orbicularis oris muscle training on muscle strength and lip closure function in patients with stroke and swallowing disorder.Journal of physical therapy scienceIn 10 stroke patients, orbicularis oris training added to traditional rehabilitation (sensory stimulation and muscle strengthening) was associated with increased lip strength and better lip closure. Because both were given, the training's separate effect cannot be known.
• SLPPilot2018Double Blind Study Investigating the Effect of Different Voice Prostheses on Ease of Swallowing and Residue Post Laryngectomy.DysphagiaNeither patients nor experts consistently identified one best voice prosthesis for swallowing. Experts did find less residue with the Blom Singer Classic Indwelling on thin liquids and the Provox Vega on soft foods, but patient ratings showed no difference between devices.
• PTSLPOther2018Trends in documented co-occurring conditions in children with autism spectrum disorder, 2002-2010.Research in developmental disabilitiesDocumented co-occurring conditions in children with ASD rose from 2002 to 2010, especially language disorder and motor developmental disability, while intellectual disability decreased. The authors say this may reflect more conditions being documented or diagnosed.
• SLPOther2018Using Thresholds in Noise to Identify Hidden Hearing Loss in Humans.Ear and hearingA statistical model predicted hearing difficulties in noise using standard tests and brainstem responses, but this was a small exploratory study. No clinical diagnostic tool is available yet, and current interventions for this condition do not exist.
• SLPSystematic Review2018Clinical trials, ototoxicity grading scales and the audiologist's role in therapeutic decision making.International journal of audiologyNo new patient outcomes are reported. The article describes ototoxicity grading scales and the audiologist's role, but there is no finding to act on.
• SLPOther2018Oropharyngeal swallowing function in patients with presbyphagia.Journal of physical therapy scienceOlder adults with age-related swallowing difficulty had swallowing study score values of pharyngeal wall coating 5.2 ± 3.44 and aspiration 3.60 ± 3.04. The study only described scores, not treatment effects.
• SLPCohort2018Longitudinal Development of Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions in Infants With Normal Hearing.Ear and hearingDPOAE levels in normal-hearing infants change most in the first four months, then stay stable through 15 months. Use age-specific norms, especially before 5 months.
• OTSLPCase Series2018Assessment of Covert Consciousness in the Intensive Care Unit: Clinical and Ethical Considerations.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationIn ICU cases of severe TBI, fMRI detected covert consciousness in a patient whose family withdrew care before results were known, while a patient with no fMRI or EEG response later recovered independence. Use fMRI and EEG alongside bedside assessment, not alone.
• SLPOther2018Developmental Effects in Masking Release for Speech-in-Speech Perception Due to a Target/Masker Sex Mismatch.Ear and hearingInfants did not detect speech more easily when target and background talkers differed in sex. School-age children and adults did gain a benefit, but children still needed more favorable listening conditions than adults.
• SLPOther2018Tinnitus and Auditory Perception After a History of Noise Exposure: Relationship to Auditory Brainstem Response Measures.Ear and hearingIn young adults with normal hearing, a lower early auditory brainstem response wave was associated with reported tinnitus. It was not associated with speech perception in quiet or noise, or loudness discomfort. This is an association, not a diagnostic test.
• SLPOther2018Children's Recognition of Emotional Prosody in Spectrally Degraded Speech Is Predicted by Their Age and Cognitive Status.Ear and hearingIncreasing simulated cochlear implant speech channels from 8 to 16 did not show a stable benefit in normal-hearing children. Age and nonverbal intelligence predicted emotion recognition more than vocabulary or parent-rated executive function.
• SLPOther2019Do Beliefs About Whether Others Can See Modulate Social Seeking in Autism?Journal of autism and developmental disordersTypical adults chose to watch videos of people who could see them more often than those who could not. Autistic adults showed no such preference. This suggests reduced social motivation in autism is not due to avoiding eye shapes, but to not finding the belief that someone can see rewarding.