SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

Research for speech-language pathology

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• SLPCohort2022Rasch Properties of the Cognitive and Linguistic Scale and Optimization for Outcome Trajectory Modeling in Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationThe Cognitive and Linguistic Scale works for tracking recovery if arousal and responsivity items are excluded from analysis. Children who started recovering later achieved lower final cognitive ability. Older children recovered faster, but this did not change their final outcome.
• SLPQualitative2021User-Centered Design of Companion Robot Pets Involving Care Home Resident-Robot Interactions and Focus Groups With Residents, Staff, and Family: Qualitative Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesCare home residents, staff and families preferred familiar cat and dog robot pets over unfamiliar or toy-like devices. They wanted soft fur, movement, eye contact, lap size, adjustable quiet sounds and washable covers.
• PTOTSLPPilot2022Optimized scheme for paired transverse corrective forces in S-shaped scoliosis via ultrasound and application in Chêneau brace: a pilot study.Prosthetics and orthotics internationalPlacing the thoracic pressure pad 2 cm below the top of the curve, rather than at the top, significantly improved spinal alignment in adolescents with S-shaped scoliosis. This position worked in Chêneau braces, but long-term outcomes and rotation correction require further study.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2022Perceived work situation and work ability among persons who are working one year after stroke.Journal of rehabilitation medicineStroke survivors who returned to work within a year generally felt good about their jobs and abilities. They reported better work conditions than the general population, with most confident they could keep working for at least two more years.
• PTOTSLPOther2021Challenges and Lessons Learned for Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation of Persons With COVID-19: Clinical Presentation, Assessment, Needs, and Services Utilization.American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitationAcute inpatient rehabilitation for COVID-19 patients resulted in functional gains comparable to prepandemic debility patients, with most discharged home. Clinicians adapted by creating separate therapy spaces, using telehealth for family training, and managing high rates of delirium and pressure injuries.
• PTOTSLPPilot2021Technology-Aided Spatial Cues, Instructions, and Preferred Stimulation for Supporting People With Intellectual and Visual Disabilities in Their Occupational Engagement and Mobility: Usability Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesSeven people with severe intellectual and visual disabilities completed object-collection tasks independently using a $600 smartphone system. The setup guided them via audio cues and rewarded them with preferred stimulation. Baseline performance was near zero, while intervention sessions saw high completion rates without staff supervision.
• PTOTSLPNarrative Review2021Adaptability of Assistive Mobility Devices and the Role of the Internet of Medical Things: Comprehensive Review.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesMost smart mobility aids remain prototypes tested on healthy people or in simulations, not real patients. Therapists should not assume these devices are ready for clinical use, as training times are long, cognitive load is high, and real-world safety is unproven.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2021Use of an iPad App (Aid for Decision-making in Occupational Choice) for Collaborative Goal Setting in Interprofessional Rehabilitation: Qualitative Descriptive Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesPatients and therapists found an iPad app useful for discussing rehabilitation goals, but time constraints and lack of printed materials limited its use. The app helped patients visualize possibilities but was deemed too long for acute settings.
• OTSLPCohort2021Subjective executive dysfunction in patients with primary brain tumors and their informants: relationships with neurocognitive, psychological, and daily functioning.Brain injurySubjective executive dysfunction in brain tumor patients tracked closely with psychological distress and daily independence, but not with objective cognitive test scores. Informant reports matched patient reports on distress but diverged on functional tasks like financial management.
• SLPCase Series2021Adapting intervention approaches to new contexts: Three case studies of international adaptation of the Teen Online Problem Solving (TOPS) program.Rehabilitation psychologyAdapting the Teen Online Problem Solving program for Italy, New Zealand, and the UK required changing videos, language, and session structures to match local school systems, healthcare models, and cultural norms like Māori protocols.
• PTOTSLPCohort2022Health-related factors for work participation in persons with spinal cord injury in Finland.Journal of rehabilitation medicineEmployed people with spinal cord injury reported better physical, mental, and social health than those not working. Physical function, pain, and ability to participate in social roles were the strongest factors linked to being at work. Age and injury severity also influenced employment likelihood.
• PTSLPSurvey2022Differential Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Health Care Utilization Disruption for Community-Dwelling Individuals With and Without Acquired Brain Injury.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationDuring the pandemic, people with and without brain injury reported missed or delayed care. Disruption in care for brain injury or mental health went with lower health-related quality of life. Telehealth was common and generally acceptable, but not for thorough exams.
• SLPOther2022Functional Connectivity and Speech Entrainment Speech Entrainment Improves Connectivity Between Anterior and Posterior Cortical Speech Areas in Non-fluent Aphasia.Neurorehabilitation and neural repairIn people with chronic Broca’s aphasia, mimicking a video of a speaker’s mouth increased brain connectivity between speech areas. This connectivity looked more like that of healthy adults than during free speech. The study measured brain activity, not treatment outcomes.
• SLPOther2021Family-Centered Care: How Close Do We Get When Talking to Parents of Children Undergoing Diagnosis for Autism Spectrum Disorders?Journal of autism and developmental disordersParents of children diagnosed with ASD often found the diagnostic process stressful, even when providers listened, respected them, and gave information. SLPs should expect parental stress and check whether families received clear next steps.
• SLPNarrative Review2021Genetic Advances in Autism.Journal of autism and developmental disordersTwin studies show autism runs strongly in families, but there is no single genetic cause or treatment target. For speech-language pathologists, language and communication features are part of a broad, variable genetic spectrum, not a separate subtype.
• SLPOther2021Are Children With Autism More Likely to Retain Object Names When Learning From Colour Photographs or Black-and-White Cartoons?Journal of autism and developmental disordersOverall retention after five minutes did not differ by group or picture type. Children with autism remembered more object names from colour photographs than black-and-white cartoons.
• SLPPilot2021Use of the TELE-ASD-PEDS for Autism Evaluations in Response to COVID-19: Preliminary Outcomes and Clinician Acceptability.Journal of autism and developmental disordersClinicians diagnosed autism via video in 204 toddlers' homes. Scores were highest for confirmed cases, but confidence dropped when ruling out autism or for complex presentations. All providers faced tech issues. This is a feasibility report, not proof the method works.
• SLPCohort2021Identifying Areas of Overlap and Distinction in Early Lexical Profiles of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Late Talkers, and Typical Talkers.Journal of autism and developmental disordersChildren with autism and late talkers show a weaker noun bias and learn fewer highly social verbs than typical talkers. Most other lexical differences are small and appear driven by age and language delay rather than distinct autism mechanisms.
• SLPCohort2021A Combined Study on the Use of the Child Behavior Checklist 1½-5 for Identifying Autism Spectrum Disorders at 18 Months.Journal of autism and developmental disordersParent report scores on the Child Behavior Checklist distinguished clinically referred toddlers with autism from typical peers at 18 months, but failed to identify autism in siblings of autistic children, whose scores remained in the normal range.
• PTOTSLPPilot2021Eye-gaze control of a wheelchair mounted 6DOF assistive robot for activities of daily living.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationTen healthy participants completed object retrieval tasks using an eye-gaze controlled wheelchair and robotic arm. They reported high satisfaction and ease of use, but the system was tested only on able-bodied users, not people with impairments.
• PTOTSLPMeta-Analysis2021A Meta-analysis of Outcome Studies of Autistic Adults: Quantifying Effect Size, Quality, and Meta-regression.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAbout half of autistic adults have poor outcomes in employment, independence, and relationships. Higher adult IQ predicted fewer poor outcomes, but did not significantly predict good or fair outcomes. Samples were often unrepresentative, and outcome definitions varied widely.
• SLPCohort2021Risk for Premature Mortality and Intentional Self-harm in Autism Spectrum Disorders.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAutism was linked to higher premature death, mainly from natural causes. Once other psychiatric conditions were accounted for, suicide and self-harm were not independently increased.
• OTSLPCohort2021Individual and Environmental Factors Affecting Adaptive Behavior of Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Role of Parents' Socio-cultural Level.Journal of autism and developmental disordersMothers' education linked to better communication, and parents' community engagement linked to better daily living skills in toddlers with autism. These environmental factors mattered alongside the child's age and general development, suggesting family context is relevant for early intervention planning.
• PTOTSLPOther2021Understanding Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Autism-Related Service Use Among Medicaid-Enrolled Children.Journal of autism and developmental disordersBlack, Asian, and Native American children with autism received fewer outpatient services than white children, but more school-based services. This suggests families may be substituting school therapy for medical care, potentially hiding access barriers in the outpatient setting.
• OTSLPMeta-Analysis2021IQ and Internalising Symptoms in Adolescents with ASD.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAdolescents with ASD and lower IQs reported significantly more anxiety, but parents did not. Higher IQs were linked to more depression. Clinicians must ask adolescents directly about anxiety rather than relying on parent reports, especially for those with lower cognitive abilities.
• SLPCohort2021Brief Report: Associations Between Self-injurious Behaviors and Abdominal Pain Among Individuals with ASD-Associated Disruptive Mutations.Journal of autism and developmental disordersAcross mutation groups, self-injury and severe abdominal pain rates did not differ. History of severe abdominal pain was associated with greater likelihood of current self-injury and greater severity, after accounting for age and adaptive behavior.
• PTOTSLPOther2021Accuracy and Reliability of Single-Camera Measurements of Ankle Clonus and Quadriceps Hyperreflexia.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationA smartphone camera system with green stickers measured ankle and knee reflex angles as accurately as expensive motion capture sensors. Students and experienced therapists got similar results, meaning this cheap, portable method can reliably track spasticity changes in clinic.
• SLPOther2021Predictors of Caregiver Strain for Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersDifferent child behaviors predict different types of parent strain in autism. Disruptive behaviors like irritability and hyperactivity predict strain on daily routines and work. Core autism symptoms like poor communication predict parents' internal sadness and worry. Oppositional defiance predicts anger and resentment.
• SLPSurvey2021Less Illusion of a Just World in People with Formally Diagnosed Autism and Higher Autistic Traits.Journal of autism and developmental disordersFormally diagnosed autistic people and people with higher autistic traits reported a weaker belief that the world is generally just. They also felt less personally treated fairly, more controlled by outside forces, and less prone to self-deception.
• PTOTSLPPilot2021Physiotherapy using a free-standing robotic exoskeleton for patients with spinal cord injury: a feasibility study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitationThree patients with severe spinal cord injury completed 12 weeks of free-standing exoskeleton therapy. No adverse events occurred, and all wanted to continue. Functional outcomes were inconsistent: one improved, one declined, and one showed no change on the primary measure.
• SLPOther2021Distance from Typical Scan Path When Viewing Complex Stimuli in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and its Association with Behavior.Journal of autism and developmental disordersChildren with autism whose gaze deviated from typical patterns during social scenes showed lower communication skills and higher autism severity. However, these links depended heavily on the specific video context and did not hold consistently when age-matched.
• SLPRCT2021Randomized Controlled Trial of a Video Gaming-Based Social Skills Program for Children on the Autism Spectrum.Journal of autism and developmental disordersChildren on the autism spectrum whose parents supported a coached online social-skills program improved parent-reported social skills more than children doing active online cognitive games, and gains held at follow-up.
• SLPSystematic Review2021Systematic Review of Training Communication Partners of Chinese-speaking Persons With Aphasia.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translationTraining communication partners for Chinese-speaking people with aphasia shows promise, but evidence is weak. Most studies lacked control groups or blinding, and many included acute patients where natural recovery confounds results. Task-shifting and partner training differ in goals and should not be conflated.
• SLPCase-Control2021Gastrointestinal Symptoms in 2- to 5-Year-Old Children in the Study to Explore Early Development.Journal of autism and developmental disordersYoung children with autism had more parent-reported current and past gut symptoms than children with other developmental delays or general-population children. Gut symptoms also occurred with more sleep, anxiety, aggression and attention concerns in all groups.
• SLPCase Series2021Classroom Based Intensive Toilet Training for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersFour children with autism and severe communication delays became continent during school hours using a multi-component toilet training package. Three required intensive intervention including scheduled sits and reinforcement; the fourth became continent simply when diapers were removed.
• PTOTSLPCohort2021Shared Features or Co-occurrence? Evaluating Symptoms of Developmental Coordination Disorder in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersMost children with autism in this study showed motor difficulties severe enough to meet the criteria for Developmental Coordination Disorder. Their performance on standardized movement tests was no different from children diagnosed with DCD. This suggests motor issues are common in autism and may be overlooked if clinicians only look for social or communication deficits.
• SLPOther2021Toward Novel Tools for Autism Identification: Fusing Computational and Clinical Expertise.Journal of autism and developmental disordersResearchers built a brief play-based observation tool for toddlers using machine learning to find the most predictive behaviors. The tool focuses on seven areas like eye contact and vocalization. It is not yet validated for clinical diagnosis but shows promise for identifying symptoms quickly.
• SLPCase-Control2021Does Autism Affect Children's Identification of Ownership and Defence of Ownership Rights?Journal of autism and developmental disordersChildren with autism identified their own belongings as accurately as peers but struggled to track others' property. They were less likely to defend ownership rights against theft. Pronouns caused more confusion than proper nouns, suggesting language choice affects comprehension of ownership.
• SLPOther2021Rigorous Translation and Cultural Adaptation of an Autism Screening Tool: First Years Inventory as a Case Study.Journal of autism and developmental disordersTranslating an autism screening tool for Latin American Spanish-speaking caregivers required major edits to 57 of 69 items. Most problems surfaced during caregiver pre-testing, not back translation, because items about atypical behavior and response options were often misunderstood.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2021Brief Report: Impact of COVID-19 on Individuals with ASD and Their Caregivers: A Perspective from the SPARK Cohort.Journal of autism and developmental disordersCaregivers reported severe disruptions to speech, OT, and ABA therapy, with 64% saying their child's symptoms worsened. Remote services were rarely used and perceived as beneficial by fewer than half, except for mental health care. Parents of preschoolers reported the highest stress levels.
• SLPOther2021Improving Early Identification and Access to Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Toddlers in a Culturally Diverse Community with the Rapid Interactive screening Test for Autism in Toddlers.Journal of autism and developmental disordersIn 81 toddlers, RITA-T scores were higher in those diagnosed with autism than in those with other developmental delay. Toddlers with scores above 16 in this sample were all diagnosed with autism, and diagnosis took 6 weeks on average.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2021Autism in Australia: Community Knowledge and Autistic People's Experiences.Journal of autism and developmental disordersGeneral knowledge of autism is high, but understanding of specific impacts is low. Families report community awareness does not extend to sensory needs or communication differences. Support services drop significantly as autistic people age, leaving adults largely unsupported.
• PTOTSLPOther2021A Distinct Three-Factor Structure of Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors in an Epidemiologically Sound Sample of Preschool-Age Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersPreschoolers with autism showed three distinct behavior clusters: repetitive sensorimotor, insistence on sameness, and stereotyped speech. Speech patterns linked to higher language skills, while sensorimotor behaviors linked to lower adaptive functioning. This structure was unclear in non-autism children.
• PTOTSLPCohortExamining the Association Between Childhood Trauma, Brain Injury, and Neurobehavioral Symptoms Among Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationChildhood trauma was associated with higher emotional and somatic symptoms in intimate partner violence survivors, regardless of brain injury. Brain injury severity linked to somatic symptoms overall, and cognitive symptoms only in those with injury. PTSD partially mediated the childhood trauma link.
• SLPSurvey2022Speech and Language Practitioners' Experiences of Commercially Available Voice-Assisted Technology: Web-Based Survey Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologiesOf 230 surveyed UK speech and language therapists, 181 had not used commercial voice assistants with clients, but 166 of those wanted to try them and 198 wanted training. Therapists who had used them reported speech feedback, independence and confidence, not evidence they improve speech.
• PTOTSLPCase-Control2022Cerebellar Contributions to Motor and Cognitive Control in Multiple Sclerosis✰✰✰.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitationIn people with MS, larger cerebellar volume and better microstructural integrity were linked to faster walking, better balance, and quicker processing speed. These brain measures tracked with functional deficits, suggesting cerebellar health supports both motor and cognitive tasks.
• PTOTSLPCohort2022A process evaluation of patient care needs using the Post-Stroke Checklist: A prospective study.Journal of rehabilitation medicineUsing a 13-item checklist in stroke rehab helped clinicians spot persistent issues like pain and incontinence. Most participants improved functionally by discharge, but many still reported problems three months later, highlighting the need for continued community follow-up.
• OTSLPOther2021Detecting Feeding Problems in Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disordersThe Dutch Montreal Children’s Hospital Feeding Scale reliably detects feeding problems in children with autism, who score higher than typical peers on almost all items. The exception is mealtime duration, where children with autism often eat faster, so this item should be excluded from the total score.
• SLPSystematic Review2021Evidence-Based Practices for Children, Youth, and Young Adults with Autism: Third Generation Review.Journal of autism and developmental disordersTwenty-eight focused intervention practices, including AAC, prompting, reinforcement, and sensory integration, had enough evidence to be called evidence-based for autistic children and youth. It did not report how large the benefits were.
• SLPCohort2021Dysfunctions in Infants' Statistical Learning are Related to Parental Autistic Traits.Journal of autism and developmental disordersSeven-month-old infants whose parents had high autistic traits showed no ability to distinguish structured visual patterns from random ones, unlike infants of parents with low traits. This suggests early statistical learning difficulties may track with parental autism characteristics before any diagnosis.