SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

Research for speech-language pathology

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• SLPOther2019Delayed M50/M100 evoked response component latency in minimally verbal/nonverbal children who have autism spectrum disorder.Molecular autismChildren with autism who have few or no words showed delayed brain responses to simple tones compared to typically developing peers. The delay was linked to poorer communication skills, suggesting these neural measures could help track language ability.
• SLPOther2019Pupillometry as an Objective Measure of Sustained Attention in Young and Older Listeners.Trends in hearingPupil size tracked listening effort during tone-stream tasks in young and older adults. In older adults, pupil changes were smaller and slower, and did not line up with individual performance.
• SLPOther2019A Set of Time-and-Frequency-Localized Short-Duration Speech-Like Stimuli for Assessing Hearing-Aid Performance via Cortical Auditory-Evoked Potentials.Trends in hearingNew short synthetic sounds that mimic speech frequencies produced detectable cortical responses in two adults and were mostly preserved by four hearing aids. They are not yet tested for checking hearing-aid fitting in patients.
• SLPCase-Control2019Visual attention to faces in children with autism spectrum disorder: are there sex differences?Molecular autismBoys with autism looked less at faces than boys without autism in both play scenes. Girls with autism looked less than girls without autism only when children interacted, and more than boys with autism when they played side by side.
• SLPOther2019Swept-Tone Stimulus-Frequency Otoacoustic Emissions in Human Newborns.Trends in hearingSwept-tone SFOAEs were recorded in 83% of newborn ears. The emission pattern looked adult-like. Poor probe fit likely caused many absent responses.
• SLPCohort2019Impact of on-site clinical genetics consultations on diagnostic rate in children and young adults with autism spectrum disorder.Molecular autismOn-site genetics visits found previously undiagnosed genetic conditions in 71 of 502 children and young adults with autism. Gene sequencing added diagnoses in 33 of 141 patients without a harmful chromosome change.
• OTSLPSurvey2019Neuropsychiatric phenotypes and a distinct constellation of ASD features in 3q29 deletion syndrome: results from the 3q29 registry.Molecular autismHigh autism symptom scores were common in 3q29 deletion, including people without an autism diagnosis. Females had a 34-fold increased autism risk. Repetitive behaviours were most severe, while interest in social interaction was less impaired.
• SLPOther2020Language Performance in Preschool-Aged Boys with Nonsyndromic Autism Spectrum Disorder or Fragile X Syndrome.Journal of autism and developmental disordersBoys with fragile X syndrome showed stronger language than boys with nonsyndromic autism on some measures after age, nonverbal IQ and autism severity were accounted for. Boys with autism more often had language below their nonverbal ability.
• SLPCohort2019Behavioral characteristics of autism spectrum disorder in very preterm birth children.Molecular autismOverall observed autism severity was similar between preterm children with autism and term children with autism. Parent-reported social interaction showed a different pattern. Preterm children had worse nonverbal social behaviors, but better peer relationships and socioemotional reciprocity.
• SLPOther2019Priming sentence comprehension in aphasia: Effects of lexically independent and specific structural priming.AphasiologyAfter reading a sentence with a particular structure, people with aphasia and healthy older adults were more likely to choose that structure for a later ambiguous sentence. Repeating the verb did not add extra help.
• SLPOther2019Hearing in Adults: A Digital Reprint of the Main Report From the MRC National Study of Hearing.Trends in hearingA 1980s UK hearing survey of 48,313 adults is now available as a searchable digital reprint. Age was the strongest factor linked with hearing loss; noise, social class and sex had smaller links.
• SLPOther2019Consumer-Grade Headphones for Children: Limited Effectiveness of "Level Limiters" When Used With Portable or Home Media Players.Trends in hearingChildren's headphones sold as volume limited could produce sound above 85 dB(A) with laptops or CD players. Only one Bluetooth pairing showed a true limiter. Parents should not assume these labels make listening safe.
• SLPOther2019Complex Acoustic Environments: Review, Framework, and Subjective Model.Trends in hearingListeners rated everyday acoustic scenes mainly by how comfortable or noisy they felt and by how varied the sounds were. Background speech made some people report more effort and distraction, and this did not track with hearing loss.
• SLPQualitative2020"I would have told you about being forgetful, but I forgot": the experience of cognitive changes and communicative participation after head and neck cancer.Disability and rehabilitationFive survivors of head and neck cancer outside the nasopharynx described memory lapses, attention problems, slowed processing and word finding as unexpected after treatment. They said these changes strained work, social eating and conversation, and felt providers had not warned or helped them.
• SLPOther2020Attention in individuals with aphasia: Performance on the Conners' Continuous Performance Test - 2nd edition.Neuropsychological rehabilitationAbout half of 114 adults with chronic aphasia missed target letters on a computer attention test, and 65.8% showed a profile consistent with neurological impairment. Attention was worse with more severe aphasia and did not differ by fluent versus non-fluent type.
• SLPOther2020Typicality-based semantic treatment for anomia results in multiple levels of generalisation.Neuropsychological rehabilitationSemantic feature work on unusual category examples helped people with aphasia name trained items. Untrained typical items improved more than untrained atypical items. Improvement was uneven, and transfer to broader language tasks was limited.
• PTOTSLPRCT2020Frontal lesions predict response to prism adaptation treatment in spatial neglect: A randomised controlled study.Neuropsychological rehabilitationPrism adaptation improved daily functional neglect only in stroke patients with frontal lesions. Those without frontal lesions saw no benefit over standard care. Paper-and-pencil tests missed this difference entirely. Use functional observation to guide treatment selection.
• SLPOther2019Long-Term maintenance of anomia treatment effects in primary progressive aphasia.Neuropsychological rehabilitationNaming treatments improved initially misnamed words at one month, and slowed decline of already named words; some orthographic gains persisted to 15 months in primary progressive aphasia.
• SLPRCT2019Does Theory of Mind Training Enhance Empathy in Autism?Journal of autism and developmental disordersChildren with autism who completed eight weeks of Theory of Mind training showed a small but significant improvement in how they reacted to an adult’s emotions during unscripted interactions. The control group showed no change. This suggests gains can transfer to real-life social moments.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2019Self-management of a musculoskeletal condition for people from harder to reach groups: a qualitative patient interview study.Disability and rehabilitationPatients with musculoskeletal conditions reported that clinicians focused on medication and cure, leaving them feeling hopeless about self-management. They relied on family, neighbours, and community networks for practical support and understanding, rather than finding clear guidance in rushed clinical consultations.
• SLPRCT2020Mock Juror Perceptions of Child Witnesses on the Autism Spectrum: The Impact of Providing Diagnostic Labels and Information About Autism.Journal of autism and developmental disordersFor one autistic child witness, mock jurors rated him more credible when told he had autism and given autism information. For the other, the diagnosis and information did not appear to affect credibility ratings.
• SLPOther2020Construct Validity of the Autism Impact Measure (AIM).Journal of autism and developmental disordersThe AIM parent questionnaire for children with ASD grouped into five symptom areas: repetitive behavior, atypical behavior, communication, social reciprocity, and peer interaction. Scores matched related autism measures, so it can help clinicians track specific symptom targets.
• SLPCohort2020Longitudinal Epidemiological Study of Autism Subgroups Using Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC) Score.Journal of autism and developmental disordersParent-reported autism severity scores fell over two years in 2272 children. No treatment was tested. Scores fell most in younger children and those with more severe initial scores; sex made no difference.
• OTSLPOther2020Evaluation of a Transition to University Programme for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutistic students reported fewer worries about university after a three-day summer school and rated it helpful and enjoyable. The programme included many components, so it cannot show which part helped.
• SLPCohort2020Long term effects of early childhood traumatic brain injury on narrative discourse gist and psychosocial functioning.Disability and rehabilitationYears after severe early childhood TBI, children produced less story language and missed the gist. Lower gist scores were linked with poorer social competence and everyday functioning.
• SLPOther2020Exploring the Role of Empathy in Understanding the Social-Cognitive Profile for Individuals Referred for Autism Spectrum Disorders Assessment in Adulthood.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAdults referred for ASD assessment did not differ on emotion recognition or social inference tests. Those with confirmed diagnoses reported more autistic traits and lower self-reported empathy. Self-report traits, not task scores, separated the groups.
• SLPPilot2020Brief Report: Learning Language Through Overhearing in Children with ASD.Journal of autism and developmental disordersIn a lab, 13 children with ASD chose the new object more often than random when the examiner spoke directly to them and when the examiner spoke to an assistant. This does not prove overhearing helps language learning.
• SLPCase-Control2019Validation of the Arabic version of the Social Communication Questionnaire.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceIn 412 Arabic-speaking children, the Arabic Social Communication Questionnaire separated autism cases from controls well. At a score of 15, it correctly flagged 0.796 of children with autism and correctly passed 0.966 of typically developing children.
• SLPCase-Control2020Brief Report: "Um" Fillers Distinguish Children With and Without ASD.Journal of autism and developmental disordersChildren with ASD used fewer 'um' pauses than typically developing peers, while 'uh' use did not differ. Using fewer than two 'um' per 100 fluent words was associated with ASD, but it is not a standalone diagnostic test.
• OTSLPOther2020Creating a digital memory notebook application for individuals with mild cognitive impairment to support everyday functioning.Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technologyPeople with memory impairment and caregivers completed adding and navigating tasks faster across four iPad usability tests and rated the app more favourably. The result is better usability, not proof it improves daily memory.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2020Perceptions of the impact of chorea on health-related quality of life in Huntington disease (HD): A qualitative analysis of individuals across the HD spectrum, family members, and clinicians.Neuropsychological rehabilitationPeople with Huntington disease and their families describe chorea as a source of stigma, isolation, and lost independence, not just physical movement. Clinicians must address the social and safety impacts of chorea, rather than assuming motor symptoms are the primary concern.
• SLPOther2020Brief Report: Testing the Psychometric Properties of the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS) and the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) in Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersIn boys with ASD, common parent and child anxiety questionnaires separated those with an anxiety diagnosis from those without, but published cut-offs did not work well. Do not use the usual cut-offs.
• SLPOther2020Speaking the Same Language? A Preliminary Investigation, Comparing the Language and Communication Skills of Females and Males with High-Functioning Autism.Journal of autism and developmental disordersGirls with high-functioning autism performed better than boys on some complex language tasks, but below typically developing girls on figurative language and inference. Simple vocabulary and sentence tasks did not separate the groups.
• SLPQualitative2020Blindness and Autism: Parents' Perspectives on Diagnostic Challenges, Support Needs and Support Provision.Journal of autism and developmental disordersParents of blind children with autism described strong music and hearing abilities, but also said the children were very sensitive to noise. They reported delayed diagnosis, isolation and fragmented support, and wanted coordinated services from staff who knew both conditions.
• OTSLPQualitative2020Supporting Minimally Verbal Autistic Girls with Intellectual Disabilities Through Puberty: Perspectives of Parents and Educators.Journal of autism and developmental disordersParents and educators described varied puberty needs in minimally verbal autistic girls with intellectual disabilities. Menstrual care was prioritised for dignity and independence, taught in small individualised steps over long periods. These are perspectives, not tested outcomes.
• PTOTSLPCohort2019Risk Markers for Not Returning to Work Among Patients with Acquired Brain Injury: A Population-Based Register Study.Journal of occupational rehabilitationOne year after brain injury, women, people born outside Sweden, lower education, aphasia, long hospital stays, mobility or self-care problems, pain, anxiety/depression, and lower satisfaction with rehabilitation process or planning were at higher risk of not returning to work.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2019Rehabilitation Practices in Patients With Moderate and Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationMost ICU clinicians caring for moderate and severe TBI supported starting rehabilitation, but timing varied. They usually waited for extubation, normal intracranial pressure and hemodynamic stability, and cited staff and resource limits as barriers.
• SLPOther2020Visual Disengagement: Genetic Architecture and Relation to Autistic Traits in the General Population.Journal of autism and developmental disordersMoving gaze away from a central target was not associated with parent-reported autistic traits. The Overlap condition did not show its own genetic contribution, so this task did not support visual disengagement as a marker for social communication traits.
• SLPOther2020Early-Literacy Intervention Conducted by Caregivers of Children with Language Impairment: Implementation Patterns Using Survival Analysis.Journal of autism and developmental disordersOnly 70 of 128 caregivers completed the 15-week home reading program. Most dropouts happened at the start; among reward, feedback, modeling, and encouragement, reward was associated with staying.
• SLPCohort2020Gesture Development, Caregiver Responsiveness, and Language and Diagnostic Outcomes in Infants at High and Low Risk for Autism.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAt 12 months, high-risk infants without autism gestured more than those later diagnosed with autism. At 18 months, low-risk infants gestured more than both high-risk groups. Higher 12-month gesture use predicted better receptive language and lower chance of autism diagnosis. Caregiver response rates were similar.
• SLPSystematic Review2020Systematic Review: Distribution of Age and Intervention Modalities in Therapeutic Clinical Trials for Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAdults with autism were far less likely than children to be in therapeutic trials: 184 of 218 studies had mean ages under 18, and 92% of participants were under 18. Adult trials more often tested medication than behavior.
• SLPCohort2020Incremental Utility of 24-Month Autism Spectrum Disorder Screening After Negative 18-Month Screening.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAfter a negative 18-month autism screen, 0.4% of toddlers who were rescreened at 24 months screened positive, and 10 were diagnosed with autism; 80% of those evaluated had a developmental condition that warranted intervention.
• SLPMeta-Analysis2020The Effects of Early Intervention on Social Communication Outcomes for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Meta-analysis.Journal of autism and developmental disordersEarly interventions for children with autism under 8 improved social communication compared with control groups. Gains were smaller when measured with unfamiliar partners, settings, or materials.
• PTOTSLPCohort2020Functional Outcome Trajectories Following Inpatient Rehabilitation for TBI in the United States: A NIDILRR TBIMS and CDC Interagency Collaboration.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationOn average, survivors of complicated mild to severe TBI improved between 1 and 2 years after injury, then declined by 5 years, though many kept improvements. Age, insurance, discharge function and rehabilitation stay shaped different long-term disability and supervision paths.
• SLPOther2020Decisional Capacity for Informed Consent in Males and Females with Fragile X Syndrome.Journal of autism and developmental disordersMany adolescents and adults with fragile X syndrome understood concrete trial details but struggled with placebo, randomization and research versus treatment. Females scored higher than males, and repetition or multiple-choice prompts helped some answer correctly.
• OTSLPSurvey2020Elopement Patterns and Caregiver Strategies.Journal of autism and developmental disorders96% of respondents had used elopement prevention strategies, and 94% found at least one good or very good, but 68% rated overall burden high or very high. Parent-reported medication effects for elopement were poor on average and had frequent side effects.
• OTSLPCohort2019Mortality in individuals with autism spectrum disorder: Predictors over a 20-year period.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceIn adults and adolescents with autism, poorer health, lower daily living independence, and greater early social reciprocity impairment predicted higher mortality risk over 20 years. Deaths were premature, but this is an association, not proof treatment changes survival.
• OTSLPCohort2019Traumatic Microbleeds in the Hippocampus and Corpus Callosum Predict Duration of Posttraumatic Amnesia.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationCorpus callosum microbleeds correlated with post-traumatic amnesia duration, while hippocampal microbleeds only trended. A model using microbleeds, GCS, and age did not account for all variation, so this is not yet a clinical predictor.
• OTSLPOther2019Rey Tangled Line Test: A measure of processing speed in TBI.Rehabilitation psychologyIn 100 people with TBI, Rey Tangled Line Test time related to processing speed and motor scores, not accuracy. Test scores did not differ by injury severity.
• OTSLPOther2020Clinical Validation of the Autism Behavior Inventory: Caregiver-Rated Assessment of Core and Associated Symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersCaregiver ratings on the Autism Behavior Inventory were stable over 3 to 5 days and matched other parent-reported autism, anxiety, behavior and burden measures. Short-term changes tracked reported improvement, but no treatment effect was tested.