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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• SLPOther2022Diotic and Antiphasic Digits-in-noise Testing as a Hearing Screening and Triage Tool to Classify Type of Hearing Loss.Ear and hearingAntiphasic digits-in-noise testing detects unilateral or conductive hearing loss better than standard diotic testing. A two-step screening process classified hearing types with reasonable accuracy, helping triage patients who need medical referral versus those who can proceed with standard audiometric or over-the-counter care.
• SLPSurvey2022Key stakeholder perspectives on obstacles to an autism-specific Medicaid waiver service delivery model.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDService coordinators and agency directors reported that staff shortages, inadequate training, and poor communication block effective autism waiver services. Parents reportedly valued respite and community integration. These findings describe service delivery obstacles, not evidence that the waiver improves clinical outcomes.
• OTSLPQualitative2022Exploring interpersonal and environmental factors of autistic adolescents' peer engagement in integrated education.Autism : the international journal of research and practicePeer engagement depended on shared interests and peers' acceptance of social styles. Autistic students thrived when activities allowed them to connect over common passions, while rigid behavioral expectations often led to rejection.
• OTSLPOther2022Facilitating the inclusion of adults with intellectual disability as direct respondents in research: Strategies for fostering trust, respect, accessibility and engagement.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDResearchers built a survey with adults with intellectual disability on the design team. Using plain language, visuals, and flexible administration modes, they collected 100 responses in most groups. Adults with intellectual disability reported the survey was easy to understand and complete.
• PTOTSLPOther2021The Nottwil Standard-Development and Implementation of an International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health-Based Clinical Standard Assessment for Post-acute Rehabilitation After Newly Acquired Spinal Cord Injury.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesA new ICF-based assessment standard for spinal cord injury rehab saw high compliance for physical tests like muscle strength and mobility. However, assessments for autonomic function, pain, and mental health were performed in only 35-41% of cases. The standard is feasible but requires stronger enforcement for these often-missed domains.
• SLPOther2021Development and Evaluation of a Language-Independent Test of Auditory Discrimination for Referrals for Cochlear Implant Candidacy Assessment.Ear and hearingHigher scores on a game-based nonsense-syllable test went with better sentence perception in noise among 81 English-speaking adults using hearing aids or cochlear implants. The test may help estimate likelihood of better discrimination with a cochlear implant, but needs other-language testing.
• PTOTSLPNarrative Review2021Emerging Concepts and Evidence in Telematics Novel Approaches or Treatments for Spasticity Management After Botulinum Injection.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesA search for telehealth tools to guide stretching after botulinum toxin injections for spasticity found no apps or games designed for this purpose. Only one assessment app exists, which measures muscle tone but does not deliver treatment.
• SLPQualitative2021Vulnerable mothers' experience of feeding their preterm infant in neonatal care.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsNine poor Afrikaans-speaking mothers described feeding their preterm infants in hospital as a stressful, progressive task aimed at discharge. They felt pressured to express breastmilk and saw the infant's weight as the only measure of progress. Breastfeeding was a positive milestone, but all returned to formula at home.
• SLPRCT2021Impairment of speech auditory feedback error detection and motor correction in post-stroke aphasia.Journal of communication disordersPeople with left-hemisphere stroke were less accurate at hearing pitch changes in their own speech or in recordings, and their early speech corrections were smaller. These deficits correlated with poor repetition scores, suggesting auditory feedback problems contribute to speech errors in aphasia.
• SLPOther2021Hearing loss symptoms and leisure noise exposure in university students in Barranquilla, Colombia.CoDASUniversity students exposed to recreational noise above 85 dBA were significantly more likely to report symptoms like tinnitus and earache. Over half the sample exceeded this safety limit, primarily due to personal audio devices and nightlife, suggesting a need for hearing health promotion in academic settings.
• SLPQualitative2022Sequence organization of autistic children's play with caregivers: Rethinking follow-in directives.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceCaregivers of autistic toddlers prioritized keeping the interaction going over getting the child to comply with specific play instructions. They used repeated proposals and accepted any child response, even counter-plays, to scaffold joint engagement rather than enforce directives.
• PTOTSLPCohort2022Prevalence of autism spectrum disorder in a large, diverse metropolitan area: Variation by sociodemographic factors.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchActive surveillance found ASD in 36 per 1,000 public school children in four New Jersey counties. Prevalence varied widely by district and county. Hispanic children were identified less often than White peers. Mid-income districts showed higher rates than low or high-income ones.
• SLPOther2022AudioChip: A Deep Phenotyping Approach for Deconstructing and Quantifying Audiological Phenotypes of Self-Reported Speech Perception Difficulties.Ear and hearingNormal-hearing young adults with speech-in-noise complaints showed varied physiological profiles. Brainstem response timing and amplitude correlated with self-reported difficulty, but noise exposure history did not predict these neural measures in this small, female-only sample.
• PTOTSLPCohort2022Sociodemographic and Biomedical Correlates of Developmental Delay in 2- and 4-Year-Olds with Sickle Cell Disease.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPIn children with sickle cell disease, risk factors for developmental delay shift with age. Private insurance and professional daycare were protective in two-year-olds, while severe disease and abnormal stroke screening were linked to delay in four-year-olds.
• SLPCohort2022White matter correlates of sensorimotor synchronization in persistent developmental stuttering.Journal of communication disordersAdults who stutter showed different brain wiring for timing tasks than fluent speakers. In those who stuttered, better synchronization to a beat was linked to cerebellar connections, whereas in fluent speakers it was linked to frontal-temporal connections. This suggests stutterers may rely more on the cerebellum for timing.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2021Analysis of the SPARK study COVID-19 parent survey: Early impact of the pandemic on access to services, child/parent mental health, and benefits of online services.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchFamilies of children with autism reported severe service disruptions, especially for speech, OT, and PT. Parents of younger children and those with greater impairments or language delays saw the least benefit from online services. Low-income families hoped for future online options.
• PTSLPOther2021Evaluating a Speech-Specific and a Computerized Step-Training-Specific Rhythmic Intervention in Parkinson's Disease: A Cross-Over, Multi-Arms Parallel Study.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesBoth rhythmic speech and rhythmic step training improved speech and gait in Parkinson's patients, with no difference between the two. Untreated patients worsened over six months. Neither intervention restored performance to healthy control levels.
• SLPQualitative2021Knowledge and Challenges Associated With Hearing Impairment in Affected Individuals From Cameroon (Sub-Saharan Africa).Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesHearing impairment was described as a speech and communication disability, and stigma, cost, and missing sign language support limited education, work, and daily independence.
• SLPCohort2021Clustering and switching in verbal fluency: a comparison between control and individuals with brain damage.CoDASPatients with left-hemisphere damage and aphasia scored lowest on verbal fluency tasks, producing fewer words, clusters, and switches than all other groups. Right-hemisphere patients showed specific deficits in switching between categories despite normal total word counts.
• SLPCohort2021Prevalence of malocclusion in early childhood and its associated factors in a primary care service in Brazil.CoDASIn toddlers aged roughly two years, 53.4% had malocclusion. Children who never breastfed or who always used a pacifier to sleep had significantly higher rates. These habits are modifiable targets for early prevention.
• SLPCohort2021Factors Influencing Oral Bolus Hold Type: Tipper or Dipper.Perspectives of the ASHA special interest groupsMost healthy adults hold a liquid bolus on the tongue tip (tipper), but holding it under the tongue (dipper) is also normal. Dipper patterns were more common in men and adults over 50. Clinicians should not label a dipper hold as abnormal if the patient moves the bolus effectively.
• PTOTSLPCohort2021Individuals with FOXP1 syndrome present with a complex neurobehavioral profile with high rates of ADHD, anxiety, repetitive behaviors, and sensory symptoms.Molecular autismMost patients with FOXP1 syndrome have ADHD and anxiety, but only 23% receive treatment. Autism scores on standard tests are high, yet clinical consensus diagnoses it in just 24%. Therapists should prioritize managing attention and anxiety symptoms over relying solely on autism screening tools.
• PTOTSLPNarrative Review2021Countries Response for People With Disabilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesOf 193 UN member states, only 32 issued official government guidance for people with disabilities during the pandemic. Measures varied widely by region and disability type, with significant gaps in long-term rehabilitation care and employment protection.
• SLPSurvey2022Mental capacity legislation and communication disability: A cross-sectional survey exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the provision of specialist decision-making support by UK SLTs.International journal of language & communication disordersMost UK speech therapists felt they met legal requirements for decision-making support during the pandemic, yet 71% believed patients' rights were adversely affected. Therapists reported barriers like PPE and remote working reduced support quality, with many patients excluded from DNACPR decisions.
• SLPCohort2022Early diagnosis of autism in the community is associated with marked improvement in social symptoms within 1-2 years.Autism : the international journal of research and practiceChildren diagnosed with autism before 2.5 years showed much larger improvements in social symptoms within 1-2 years than those diagnosed later. This held true even though both groups received similar amounts of community treatment. Earlier diagnosis appears linked to better social outcomes.
• SLPOther2022Development and psychometric validation of a questionnaire assessing the impact of tinnitus on significant others.Journal of communication disordersA new 25-item questionnaire reliably measures how tinnitus burdens partners and family members. It distinguishes mild, significant, and severe impact using specific cut-off scores. Use it to identify which significant others need support, as their distress often mirrors the patient's severity.
• SLPOther2021The Impact of Synchronized Cochlear Implant Sampling and Stimulation on Free-Field Spatial Hearing Outcomes: Comparing the ciPDA Research Processor to Clinical Processors.Ear and hearingSynchronized bilateral cochlear implant hardware did not improve sound localization or speech understanding in noise compared to standard unsynchronized processors. Listeners needed higher signal-to-noise ratios to hear speech with the synchronized device, likely due to unfamiliarity and system noise.
• PTOTSLPCohort2021Longitudinal Smartphone-Based Post-hospitalisation Symptom Monitoring in SARS-CoV-2 Associated Respiratory Failure: A Multi-Centre Observational Study.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesMost hospitalised patients recovered steadily over three months, but those who had an ICU stay showed a distinct flare-up in symptoms and depression around one month after discharge. Clinicians should schedule a systematic assessment at that time to catch this deterioration.
• SLPCohort2021Phonological productive processes in full-term schoolchildren and small for gestational age: a case-control study.CoDASSchool-age children born small for gestational age showed more unexpected speech sound errors affecting syllable structure than those born appropriate for gestational age. However, the study found no overall statistical association between being small for gestational age and having a speech sound disorder.
• SLPOther2021Pitch Accuracy of Vocal Singing in Deaf Children With Bimodal Hearing and Bilateral Cochlear Implants.Ear and hearingChildren with cochlear implants or hearing aids sing with less pitch accuracy than peers with normal hearing. No implant configuration was superior to another. Standard predictors like age at implantation did not predict singing ability, suggesting vocal pitch control relies on different factors than speech perception.
• SLPRCT2021A randomized controlled trial of intranasal oxytocin in Phelan-McDermid syndrome.Molecular autismIntranasal oxytocin did not improve social withdrawal in children with Phelan-McDermid syndrome compared with placebo over 12 weeks. Secondary measures and the open-label extension were also unchanged.
• SLPCohort2021Prevalence and phenotypic impact of rare potentially damaging variants in autism spectrum disorder.Molecular autismRare potentially damaging variants were found in 27% of Swedish autistic disorder cases with both genetic tests and associated with intellectual disability and epilepsy, not speech/language or motor disorders.
• SLPCohort2021Cholesteatoma Is Associated With Pediatric Progressive Sensorineural Hearing Loss.Ear and hearingCholesteatoma codes were associated with progressive sensorineural hearing loss in children. In the cholesteatoma cohort, bone-conduction thresholds worsened by 10 to 57.5 dB, often from normal, and air-conduction testing alone identified fewer cases.
• SLPOther2021Developing a Framework for a Remote, International Research Collaboration Among Graduate Students: Lessons Learned During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Perspectives of the ASHA special interest groupsThis paper describes how three graduate students maintained a research partnership remotely during the pandemic. It offers no clinical findings or evidence to change patient care practices.
• OTSLPSurvey2021The impact of COVID-19 pandemic social restrictions on individuals with autism spectrum disorder and their caregivers in the Stateof Qatar: A cross-sectional study.Research in developmental disabilitiesAggression scores did not clearly change overall during Qatar's COVID-19 restrictions. Yet 24 of 58 caregivers of autistic individuals reported clinically meaningful rises in burden, especially caregivers of adults.
• PTOTSLPOther2021The Impact of Human Service Provider Quality on the Personal Outcomes of People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesHigher quality human service providers are associated with more personal outcomes for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Living in one's own home or with family also linked to better outcomes than provider-owned homes. Therapy services availability associated with more outcomes.
• SLPCohort2021Social Communication and pragmatic skills of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Developmental Language Disorder.CoDASParents rated children with autism as having significantly poorer social communication than children with developmental language disorder. Teachers showed a similar trend. Both groups scored lower than typically developing peers, but parents and teachers agreed closely on these deficits.
• PTOTSLPOther2021Critically Examining the Person-Environment Relationship and Implications of Intersectionality for Participation in Children's Rehabilitation Services.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesThis perspective argues that clinicians should look at a child's whole identity and environment together, not just single traits like age or ethnicity. This helps spot hidden barriers to therapy participation. It suggests using family-centered care to co-create solutions and advocate for system changes.
• SLPOther2022Reliability, validity and developmental sensitivity of the Language Use Inventory (LUI) in the Chinese context.International journal of language & communication disordersThe Mandarin Chinese version of the Language Use Inventory accurately distinguishes children with autism from typically developing peers and tracks pragmatic development from 18 to 47 months. It is a valid parent-report tool for assessing social communication skills in this age group.
• PTOTSLPSystematic Review2022Parental engagement in early intervention for infants with cerebral palsy-A realist synthesis.Child: care, health and developmentWeekly face-to-face coaching and accessible home materials help parents stick with infant therapy. However, home programmes do not consistently improve infant motor skills, and parents often find the process stressful despite high adherence.
• SLPPilot2022Inclusion of Older Adults Who Experience Homelessness in Laboratory-Based Audiology Research: a Feasibility Study.Ear and hearingOnly 11 of 22 older adults experiencing homelessness who signed up came to the lab. All 11 completed hearing testing, but for two it took twice the usual time and was not reliable. 54.5% had hearing loss.
• SLPSurvey2021Disparities in health literacy during the COVID-19 pandemic between the hearing and deaf communities.Research in developmental disabilitiesDeaf or hard of hearing people in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia scored lower on 15 of 19 COVID-19 knowledge items, especially those with moderate or worse hearing loss or using sign language only. They also had less access to interpreters and medical advice.
• SLPOther2021Language profile of children from a quilombola community.CoDASQuilombola preschoolers showed adequate vocabulary but impaired phonology and verbal short-term memory. Most five-year-olds retained phonological processes beyond expected ages, and none performed adequately on memory tasks. Functional communication was preserved, but school readiness risks were identified.
• SLPCohort2021Affect and gaze responses during an Emotion-Evoking Task in infants at an increased likelihood for autism spectrum disorder.Molecular autismInfants with an older sibling with autism showed more negative facial and vocal reactions to routine care tasks like hair brushing and face washing. They also looked at the objects less than peers. These observed behaviors, but not parent questionnaires, predicted higher autism symptoms at age two.
• SLPOther2021The Effect of Advanced Age on the Electrode-Neuron Interface in Cochlear Implant Users.Ear and hearingIn cochlear implant users, advanced age did not significantly reduce the quality of the connection between the implant electrode and the nerve. However, the strength of the neural response grew more slowly in older adults, and the connection quality varied by electrode location.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2021Person-Centered Healthcare Practice in a Pandemic Context: An Exploration of People's Experience of Seeking Healthcare Support.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesEleven people with long-term conditions described feeling dismissed by healthcare services during the pandemic. They struggled to access support because symptoms were not believed or matched narrow referral criteria. Feeling heard and partnering with clinicians who admitted knowledge limits helped them cope despite lack of treatment.
• SLPQualitative2022Microaggression and the adult stuttering experience.Journal of communication disordersAdults who stutter described frequent microaggressions, particularly patronizing comments like "slow down" and being treated as helpless or less intelligent. Many also reported feeling abandoned by speech therapy or judged by clinicians. Participants often excused these behaviors to avoid appearing overly sensitive.
• PTOTSLPCase-Control2022Symptoms of Pediatric Feeding Disorders Among Individuals with 3q29 Deletion Syndrome: A Case-Control Study.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPChildren with 3q29 deletion syndrome report far more feeding problems than typically developing peers. Clinicians should screen for selective eating, refusal behaviors, and growth issues, as these symptoms persist across ages and are worse in those with global developmental delays.
• SLPOther2022Children's Behavior and Maternal Parenting Stress in Young Children With Sex Chromosome Trisomies.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPAverage behavior scores did not differ between children with sex chromosome trisomies and typically developing peers. Children with trisomies had lower developmental scores and reported vocabulary, and mothers reported more stress in parent-child interaction.
• PTOTSLPPilot2022Assessment of dual-tasking during a dynamic balance task using a smartphone app: a pilot study.Journal of physical therapy scienceA smartphone app detected balance changes during dual-task walking in healthy adults. However, the app's own stopwatch function failed to record accurate times for these short tests, meaning clinicians cannot rely on the phone's timing feature alone for this assessment.