SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

Research for speech-language pathology

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• SLPOther2019Self-Reported Quality of Life Outcomes in Aphasia Using Life Participation Approach Values: 1-Year Outcomes.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationAfter 11 weeks at an aphasia center, 41 clients reported better quality of life, and 40 caregivers reported less strain. Changes persisted across repeated sessions, but everyone received the same services, so proof it caused change is limited.
• SLPSurvey2019Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologists' Use of Mobile Health Technology: Qualitative Questionnaire Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesMost pediatric SLPs use mobile apps in practice, but usually during half or less of their clinical time. They cite cost, limited evidence, and screen-time concerns, and want apps that help clinicians collect data and educate parents.
• SLPOther2019The reliability and validity of the social responsiveness scale to measure autism symptomology in Vietnamese children.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchIn Vietnamese children, the translated SRS separated children with and without ASD well when caregivers were interviewed. A raw score cutoff of 62 worked better than the US cutoff of 70.
• SLPCase-Control2019Infection and Fever in Pregnancy and Autism Spectrum Disorders: Findings from the Study to Explore Early Development.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchOverall maternal infection in pregnancy was not linked to higher autism risk. A link appeared for fever with infection in the second trimester, but it weakened when medication treatment was considered. This is an observational risk study, not treatment guidance.
• SLPCohort2019Trajectories of poverty and economic hardship among American families supporting a child with a neurodisability.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRAfter accounting for family background, having a child with a neurodisability was no longer linked to poverty patterns, but hardship remained higher. These families were more likely to be poor and in economic hardship before birth and for 20 years after.
• PTOTSLPCohort2019Social Network Mapping and Functional Recovery Within 6 Months of Ischemic Stroke.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairStroke survivors’ social networks shrank by an average of 1.25 people over six months. However, having a larger network at baseline predicted better physical function at three and six months, independent of stroke severity, age, or depression.
• SLPQualitative2019"Reasonable adjustments" under the UK's Equality Act 2010: An enquiry into the care and treatment to patients with intellectual disabilities in acute hospital settings.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDDoctors in two acute hospitals said communication and non-conforming behaviour made care challenging. They relied heavily on caregivers. Only half recalled working with a liaison nurse, and just over half reported seeing patient passports.
• SLPCohort2019Early language exposure supports later language skills in infants with and without autism.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAcross infants, including those later diagnosed with autism, hearing more adult words and having more back-and-forth talk at 9 and 15 months was associated with better language skills at 24 months.
• SLPCohort2020Longitudinal Development of Receptive Vocabulary in Children with Cerebral Palsy and Anarthria: Use of the MacArthur-Bates CDI.Developmental neurorehabilitationParent-reported receptive vocabulary grew slowly in non-speaking children with cerebral palsy, but growth varied widely. Some children gained as much as 150 words per year, while others showed little or no increase. Vocabulary at four years was strongly linked to later growth.
• SLPSystematic Review2019Time perception and autistic spectrum condition: A systematic review.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchBasic time perception studies in autism were inconsistent, but all studies of remembering to act at a set time found poorer performance. The paper says this may be tied to executive function, not a pure clock problem.
• SLPCohort2019Conversational Language Is a Predictor of Vocational Independence and Friendships in Adults with ASD.Journal of autism and developmental disordersMore different words in adult conversations predicted vocational independence and friendships five years later, after accounting for IQ and childhood language. Topic maintenance, measured by elaborate replies, predicted friendships but not vocational independence.
• SLPOther2019The language network in autism: Atypical functional connectivity with default mode and visual regions.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchChildren with autism showed stronger links at rest within an extended language network and with visual and posterior cingulate regions. Left-right balance in the language network did not differ from typical peers.
• SLPCohort2019Temporal and Geographical Variability of Prevalence and Incidence of Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnoses in Children in Catalonia, Spain.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchIn Catalonia, autism diagnoses in children rose threefold between 2009 and 2017. Prevalence reached 1.23% in 2017, with boys diagnosed 4.5 times more often than girls. The median age at diagnosis was 8 years, indicating significant delays in identifying cases.
• PTOTSLPCohort2020Volunteering and its association with participation and life satisfaction following traumatic brain injury.Brain injuryVolunteering after brain injury is linked to better life satisfaction, more community engagement, and more social contact. It is not linked to productivity like work or school hours. People who volunteer tend to have less severe impairments and drive independently.
• SLPCohort2020Anxiety in 3- to 7-year-old children with autism spectrum disorder seeking treatment for disruptive behavior.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceAnxiety symptoms were common in 177 children with autism spectrum disorder aged 3 to 7 seeking help for disruptive behavior. Parents most often noted social withdrawal, sleep onset fear, and avoidance; language-based worries were rare. The study did not test treatment.
• SLPRCT2020Promoting social attention in 3-year-olds with ASD through gaze-contingent eye tracking.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchBrief eye-tracking training helped toddlers with autism keep looking at faces during videos, while untrained peers lost interest. This suggests the tool can sustain attention to social cues in a lab setting, but it does not yet prove benefits for real-world interaction.
• PTOTSLPCohort2020Chronic Pain Characteristics and Gait in Older Adults: The MOBILIZE Boston Study II.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationOlder adults with multisite pain walked slower and with more variability than those with no pain, regardless of whether they were performing a concurrent mental task. Pain distribution, not the addition of a cognitive challenge, drove the gait deficits.
• SLPPilot2020Beta-adrenergic antagonism alters functional connectivity during associative processing in a preliminary study of individuals with and without autism.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceNo confirmed effect was found. Propranolol did not reliably improve word production, and brain connectivity changes were preliminary and not confirmed.
• SLPQualitative2019Parental Attitudes and Beliefs Surrounding Play Among Predominantly Low-income Urban Families: A Qualitative Study.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPParents of young children said play mattered for bonding, but many believed educational toys or media, not their own interaction, taught language and school readiness. Time, work, fatigue and lack of ideas blocked play; they wanted reminders and routine-friendly suggestions.
• SLPCase-Control2019Altered Neural Connectivity in Females, But Not Males with Autism: Preliminary Evidence for the Female Protective Effect from a Quality-Controlled Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchBrain wiring measures showed lower white matter integrity in girls with autism compared with girls without autism, but not in boys. This is preliminary imaging evidence, not a clinical test or treatment result.
• OTSLPSystematic Review2019Do people with intellectual disabilities understand their prescription medication? A scoping review.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDMany adults with intellectual disabilities do not understand their medication names, how to take it, or its risks. Education interventions showed mixed results, with one improving capacity and another failing to increase knowledge. Information is often not accessible or delivered directly to the patient.
• SLPOther2019Spontaneous helping behavior of autistic and non-autistic (Pre-)adolescents: A matter of motivation?Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAutistic children and adolescents helped an adult pick up dropped matches less often than non-autistic children and adolescents, but most helped. Lower social motivation was not linked to helping.
• SLPCase-Control2019Incidence time trends and socioeconomic factors in the observed incidence of autism spectrum disorder in israel: A nationwide nested case-control study.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchASD diagnosis rates in Israel rose until 2009 then flattened. Minority groups had lower diagnosis rates than the general population. Higher household income was linked to more diagnoses, but this association disappeared once population group and paternal age were accounted for.
• SLPCohort2019Acoustic properties of early vocalizations in infants with fragile X syndrome.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchIn infancy, vocalizations from infants with fragile X syndrome did not show group differences in the measured features. In fragile X only, pitch, duration, complexity, and volubility related to later language and ASD severity.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2020Effects of Chronic Brain Injury on Quality of Life: A Study in Patients With Left- or Right-Sided Lesion.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationPeople with chronic focal brain injury reported quality of life in 5 areas, and left hemisphere injury was linked to worse perceived cognitive functioning even when standard cognitive tests did not differ.
• PTOTSLPCase-Control2020Subtle Motor Signs and Executive Functioning in Chronic Paediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: Brief Report.Developmental neurorehabilitationChildren with chronic traumatic brain injury showed subtle motor deficits that correlated with executive function problems. A bedside motor exam may help flag which children need further cognitive testing.
• SLPCohort2020Patterns of narrative discourse in early recovery following severe Traumatic Brain Injury.Brain injurySevere TBI patients struggle to convey key story elements and organize narratives, with little group-wide improvement between 3 and 6 months. Individual recovery varies widely, so clinicians should expect persistent informativeness deficits and monitor for potential decline.
• SLPRCT2019Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Perceived Picky Eating in a Low-Income, Primarily Hispanic Sample.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPMothers with more depressive symptoms and negative views of interactions with their infant reported more perceived picky eating at 14 months. Perceived pickiness was not linked to child diet or growth.
• SLPSystematic Review2019Neural stimulation systems for the control of refractory epilepsy: a review.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationClosed-loop stimulation for refractory epilepsy has not clearly increased the number of people with more than 50% fewer seizures compared with open-loop stimulation.
• SLPCohort2019Early patterns of functional brain development associated with autism spectrum disorder in tuberous sclerosis complex.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchEEG scans of infants with tuberous sclerosis showed weaker long-range brain connections at 12 months and slower brain rhythm speeds at 24 months. These patterns were distinct in infants who later developed autism. Brain rhythm speed at 24 months predicted cognitive scores at age 3.
• PTOTSLPOther2019Race/Ethnicity-Resolved Time Trends in United States ASD Prevalence Estimates from IDEA and ADDM.Journal of autism and developmental disordersBlack and Hispanic children’s autism identification has caught up to or exceeded white children’s in many states, driven by increased diagnosis rather than new biological causes. White prevalence plateaued mid-2000s but resumed rising after 2007. Clinicians should expect earlier and more frequent identification across all racial groups.
• SLPOther2019Process research in early intensive intervention in autism spectrum disorder: Sensitivity to change of the autism behavior coding system.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchIn 40 children with autism during 18-day intensive play-based intervention, coded video showed more spontaneous wishes and cooperative play by day 17; eye-contact change was not significant. Changes did not track therapist global ratings.
• SLPPilot2019Interrelationship Between Cognitive Control, Anxiety, and Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors in Children with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchIn 38 individuals with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, parent-reported executive functioning score was the only measure still linked to restricted and repetitive behaviors after anxiety and social communication were considered.
• PTOTSLPCohort2020Health care service for families with children at early risk of developmental delay: an All Our Families cohort study.Developmental medicine and child neurologyChildren flagged as at risk for developmental delay did not use more health services than peers unless they received a formal diagnosis. The extra allied health costs were driven almost entirely by the diagnosed group, suggesting screening alone does not trigger service use.
• SLPCohort2020Stability and change in social interaction style of children with autism spectrum disorder: A 4-year follow-up study.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchMost adolescents with autism kept the same social style over four years, but some became more typical and others less active. A drop in autism symptom scores predicted becoming more typical. Language ability and age did not predict change.
• SLPOther2019The Animal in Me: Enhancing Emotion Recognition in Adolescents with Autism Using Animal Filters.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAnimal-filtered faces produced more accurate emotion recognition than original human faces in 15 adolescents with autism, many with intellectual disability, especially for happy and angry faces.
• PTOTSLPNarrative Review2019Models of Traumatic Brain Injury in Aged Animals: A Clinical Perspective.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairPreclinical TBI research overwhelmingly uses young animals, leaving a gap in understanding how aging and common comorbidities like diabetes or hypertension affect recovery. Current animal models fail to replicate the clinical reality of elderly patients, limiting the translation of new treatments to geriatric care.
• PTOTSLPOther2019Modular motor control of the sound limb in gait of people with trans-femoral amputation.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationMuscle synergy structure remains intact in people with trans-femoral amputation, but timing changes. The weight transfer phase shows the most critical alterations, suggesting rehabilitation should focus on coordinating muscle activation during this specific gait event.
• SLPCohort2020Increasing Access to Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnostic Consultation in Rural and Underserved Communities: Streamlined Evaluation Within Primary Care.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPA streamlined primary care autism diagnostic model cut average time from first concern to diagnosis from 144.7 to 49.9 days in rural and underserved clinics. The larger reduction for primary care patients did not show a clear difference.
• SLPQualitative2020Coming to understand the child has autism: A process illustrating parents' evolving readiness for engaging in care.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceParents often became aware and motivated before diagnosis, but readiness varied. Clinicians should ask what parents already know and have tried, then tailor information and support. Extensive information at diagnosis may overwhelm parents still early in this process.
• PTOTSLPCohort2020Impact of therapeutic hypothermia on infantile spasms: an observational cohort study.Developmental medicine and child neurologyTherapeutic hypothermia did not significantly reduce infantile spasms in severe HIE, though fewer treated infants developed them. HIE severity strongly predicted spasm risk. Outcomes remained poor with high mortality and developmental delay.
• SLPOther2019Describing the Profile of Diagnostic Features in Autistic Adults Using an Abbreviated Version of the Diagnostic Interview for Social and Communication Disorders (DISCO-Abbreviated).Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutistic adults diagnosed later showed fewer overall features than higher ability children, especially non-verbal communication difficulties. Social reciprocity, relationships, routines and interests remained common, but good non-verbal skills may make diagnosis harder.
• SLPCase-Control2019Fast Periodic Visual Stimulation EEG Reveals Reduced Neural Sensitivity to Fearful Faces in Children with Autism.Journal of autism and developmental disordersBoys with autism showed lower brain responses to briefly seen fearful faces than typically developing boys. Both groups responded more when looking at the mouth and to upright faces. Explicit emotion recognition was similar; matching was lower in autism.
• PTOTSLPNarrative Review2019Wearable technology in stroke rehabilitation: towards improved diagnosis and treatment of upper-limb motor impairment.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationWearable sensors like IMUs and EMG can objectively track arm movement and muscle activity after stroke, but they are not yet ready for routine clinical use. Most studies are small pilots showing technical promise, not proven treatment effects.
• PTOTSLPCohort2020Long-term cognitive outcomes in tuberous sclerosis complex.Developmental medicine and child neurologySeizures in the first two years, especially non-spasm types, predict lower IQ in children with tuberous sclerosis complex eight years later. Early seizure control appears critical for long-term intellectual outcomes, independent of socio-economic factors.
• SLPPilot2020Assessing Social Communication and Collaboration in Autism Spectrum Disorder Using Intelligent Collaborative Virtual Environments.Journal of autism and developmental disordersA virtual game system with an AI agent tracked children's speech and teamwork. It matched human ratings for some behaviors but missed others, like directing movement, and failed to capture rare requests.
• SLPPilot2020Attention Modification to Attenuate Facial Emotion Recognition Deficits in Children with Autism: A Pilot Study.Journal of autism and developmental disordersEight children with autism completed a brief attention-training program. Eye-gaze to faces did not significantly change, and standardized emotion recognition scores showed no group improvement. Parents reported better social skills and fewer behavioral problems, but these were subjective measures.
• SLPOther2019Brief Report: Calculation and Convergent and Divergent Validity of a New ADOS-2 Expressive Language Score.American journal on intellectual and developmental disabilitiesA brief expressive language score from a standard autism diagnostic observation tool tracked spoken language across parent, clinician, and direct tests, and was less tied to understanding or nonverbal ability. It may characterize speech level, but is not a full language assessment.
• PTOTSLPOther2019The effects of ankle stiffness on mechanics and energetics of walking with added loads: a prosthetic emulator study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationIn healthy adults simulating an amputation, stiffer prosthetic ankles reduced metabolic cost, contradicting the hypothesis that lower stiffness is better. However, the effect was small, and participants perceived higher stiffness as more difficult when carrying loads.
• PTOTSLPCohort2020Early Intervention Service Intensity and Change in Children's Functional Capabilities.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationChildren receiving 2 or more hours of early intervention services per month showed greater gains in social-emotional and cognitive capabilities than those receiving less than 2 hours. Older children at entry also demonstrated larger functional improvements.