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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• PTOTSLPQualitative2022Community Conversations: Stakeholder-Identified Research Priorities to Foster Community Participation for Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disability.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesStakeholders with intellectual and developmental disabilities prioritized measuring social belonging and safety over clinical metrics. They identified transportation, information access, and staff training as key community barriers, calling for research that tracks real-world inclusion rather than just medical outcomes.
• SLPSurvey2021A Survey of Speech-Language Pathologists' Experience With Clinical Cough Assessment.Perspectives of the ASHA special interest groupsMost clinicians assess cough but received little formal training. They rely on subjective judgment, with few using objective tools like peak flow meters. High interest in training exists, but current practice may lack reliability without standardized education on interpreting cough strength and presence.
• PTOTSLPCase-Control2022Toileting Resistance Among Preschool-Age Children with and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPPreschoolers with autism resist toilet training far more often than peers with other delays or typical development. Constipation, diarrhea, and social awareness deficits are key markers. Clinicians should screen for these issues before starting toilet training to avoid resistance.
• OTSLPOther2022The Impact of Preinjury and Secondary Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder on Outcomes After Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPAdolescents with traumatic brain injury and either pre-existing or new-onset ADHD showed similar deficits in executive function, social competence, and behavior. However, parents of teens with new-onset ADHD reported significantly higher depression and distress, particularly when the injury was more than four months prior.
• OTSLPSystematic Review2022Positive behavioural support for children and young people with developmental disabilities in special education settings: A systematic review.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDThirty studies of positive behavioural support in special schools mostly reported reductions in challenging behaviour and gains in adaptive skills. The evidence rests almost entirely on single-case designs with high risk of bias, so it describes what these programmes look like rather than proving they work.
• SLPNarrative Review2022What Can Altered Auditory Feedback Paradigms Tell Us About Vocal Motor Control in Individuals With Voice Disorders?Perspectives of the ASHA special interest groupsReviewing lab studies that shift pitch during speech, researchers found voice disorders often involve an over-reliance on auditory feedback. However, results were inconsistent across studies and methods, meaning this technique is not yet ready to diagnose patients or guide therapy.
• SLPCohort2022Exploring the victim offender overlap among people with an intellectual disability.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARIDVictim-offenders were more likely to have dual disability and younger first police contact. Violent and nonviolent crime showed overlap between victimisation and offending, but sexual crime did not. These findings suggest early intervention at first police contact may be critical.
• SLPOther2022Development and Evaluation of Pediatric Versions of the Vanderbilt Fatigue Scale for Children With Hearing Loss.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHRThe Vanderbilt Fatigue Scale for Children is ready for use. It reliably measures listening fatigue in children aged 11 and older via self-report, and in younger children via parent or teacher proxy. Scores are consistent across hearing loss levels and genders.
• PTOTSLPCohort2022Short-Term Clinical Outcomes After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction In Adolescents During The COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of sports physical therapyAdolescents who had ACL reconstruction during the pandemic had stronger uninvolved quadriceps at three months than those treated pre-pandemic. However, strength in the injured leg and self-reported function were identical between groups. The pandemic did not worsen short-term recovery.
• SLPNarrative Review2022Understanding, facilitating and predicting aphasia recovery after rehabilitation.International journal of speech-language pathologyBehavioural aphasia therapies improved trained language skills, but gains varied and did not always generalise. Lesion, network, cognitive and practice frequency measures helped predict response in research studies.
• SLPCase Report2022Obstructive Sleep Apnea: characterization of the obstructive site and type of collapse.CoDASDrug-induced sleep endoscopy identified specific upper airway collapse sites in 11 men with obstructive sleep apnea. The velopharynx was the most common site, followed by the tongue, oropharynx, and epiglottis. This mapping helps target orofacial myofunctional therapy exercises.
• PTOTSLPPilot2022Operant down-conditioning of the soleus H-reflex in people after stroke.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesHalf of stroke survivors successfully reduced a spinal reflex through training. Those who succeeded walked faster by 0.14 m/s on average. The other half did not improve reflex size, but their walking speed did not worsen either.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2022Why Do Patients With Ischaemic Heart Disease Drop Out From Cardiac Rehabilitation in Primary Health Settings. A Qualitative Audit of Patient Charts.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesMost dropouts from cardiac rehabilitation cited preferring self-administered exercise or feeling no need for care. Logistical clashes with work and travel, plus fatigue and side effects, also drove exit. These are patient-reported reasons, not evidence that the programme fails.
• PTOTSLPCohort2022The Interrelationship of Tinnitus and Hearing Loss Secondary to Age, Noise Exposure, and Traumatic Brain Injury.Ear and hearingHearing loss is the strongest risk factor for tinnitus, increasing risk 4.15 times. Tinnitus often precedes measurable hearing loss, suggesting it may be an early warning sign. Veterans over 40 with tinnitus have an 80% likelihood of developing hearing difficulties.
• SLPPilot2022The Concurrent OLSA Test: A Method for Speech Recognition in Multi-talker Situations at Fixed SNR.Trends in hearingIn 22 young normal-hearing listeners, a new multi-talker speech test showed dual-task recognition dropped from 93-95% to 81-90% when call signs overlapped target words. Longer overlaps made responses harder. It is not yet a clinical test for patients.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2022Facilitators and Barriers to Sustainable Employment After Spinal Cord Injury or Acquired Brain Injury: The Person's Perspective.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesPeople with spinal cord or acquired brain injury described sustainable work as depending on accessible, flexible workplaces, supportive colleagues, and confidence to explain their needs. Insurance delays and invisible fatigue were major barriers.
• SLPOther2022Contribution of acoustic analysis to the detection of vocoid epenthesis in apraxia of speech and other motor speech disorders.AphasiologyAcoustic analysis found extra vowel sounds in consonant clusters that speech therapists missed by ear. These insertions appeared mostly in apraxia of speech, but not in every case, so they cannot diagnose it alone.
• SLPNarrative Review2022Clinical perspectives and strategies for confronting disparities in social determinants of health for Hispanic bilinguals with aphasia.Journal of communication disordersThis paper outlines barriers to stroke care for Hispanic bilinguals with aphasia, including poverty, limited English proficiency, and digital divides. It describes strategies like teletherapy and community recruitment used in an ongoing trial, but reports no new patient outcomes or treatment effects.
• PTOTSLPOther2022Subdomains of restricted and repetitive behaviors within autism: Exploratory structural equation modeling using the diagnostic interview for social and communication disorders.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchRestricted and repetitive behaviors in autism split into six distinct domains, not just motor and sameness. Sensory interests, sensory sensitivity, and stereotyped language emerged as separate factors. These patterns vary by age and intellectual ability, suggesting clinicians should assess these subdomains individually rather than as one block.
• OTSLPQualitative2022How parents of children with autism spectrum disorder experience the COVID-19 pandemic: Perspectives and insights on the new normal.Research in developmental disabilitiesParents of children with autism described lockdown as initially offering rest and family time, but prolonged isolation led to severe stress, routine disruption, and behavioral crises. They urgently requested remote psychological support and adapted educational strategies to maintain engagement.
• SLPOther2022Nonshared environmental factors in the aetiology of autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions: a monozygotic co-twin control study.Molecular autismAmong identical twin pairs, the twin with at least 18% lower birth weight had more autistic and ADHD traits than their co-twin. Higher cumulative early medical risk was also linked to more autistic traits. This shows a link, not a cause.
• SLPCohort2022Association between cognitive function and olfactory identification ability in community-dwelling older individuals.Journal of physical therapy scienceSmell test scores correlated with MoCA-J scores but not MMSE-J scores in older adults. Many people had low MoCA-J scores without smell loss, and some had smell loss without low MoCA-J scores. Smell testing alone does not reliably flag early cognitive decline.
• SLPOther2021The "Counseling+" Roles of the Speech-Language Pathologist Serving Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia From Alzheimer's Disease.Perspectives of the ASHA special interest groupsSpeech-language pathologists are offered counseling roles for older adults with mild cognitive impairment or dementia. These are expert recommendations, not tested intervention results.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2022Communication experiences of healthcare students whilst managing adults with communication disorders.The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir KommunikasieafwykingsFinal-year healthcare students managing adults with communication disorders reported expressive and receptive language difficulties as their biggest challenge, leading to feelings of frustration and helplessness. They relied heavily on gestures and writing, but often lacked training in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems.
• SLPNarrative Review2022Considerations for Fitting Cochlear Implants Bimodally and to the Single-Sided Deaf.Trends in hearingBimodal and SSD-CI users often lack binaural benefits due to device mismatches in latency, frequency, and level. Current fitting mostly ignores these, but compensating latency improves localization. A coordinated approach is needed but is not yet routine.
• SLPPilot2022Cognitive Training to Enhance Aphasia Therapy (Co-TrEAT): A Feasibility Study.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesCombining naming therapy with computerized working memory training was feasible for six people with chronic aphasia, who completed all sessions. Trends suggested the working memory group had better generalization to daily conversation and severity scores, but the sample was too small to confirm this.
• PTSLPNarrative Review2022Who benefits from diagnostic labels for developmental disorders?Developmental medicine and child neurologyDiagnostic labels for ADHD and autism help patients understand their struggles and access services, but can also cause stigma and self-fulfilling expectations. Clinicians should weigh these benefits against harms for each patient rather than assuming labels are purely helpful or harmful.
• PTOTSLPQualitative2022Reconciling communication repertoires: navigating interactions involving persons with severe/profound intellectual disability, a classic grounded theory study.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRInteractions often continue without understanding to nurture belonging. Partners adjust their communication style to match the person's repertoire. Routine activities and predictable conversations are most effective. Subtle hints or multi-messaging cause confusion. Effort and time constraints frequently limit interaction frequency.
• SLPOther2022Hearing-Aid Directionality Improves Neural Speech Tracking in Older Hearing-Impaired Listeners.Trends in hearingIn 11 older hearing-impaired adults, directional hearing-aid processing, with amplification in both aided conditions, made the brain's tracking of a target speaker clearer in noise and improved question answering. It did not lower self-rated listening effort compared with omni-directional amplification.
• SLPCohort2022Challenging behaviour in students with intellectual disabilities: the role of individual and classmates' communication skills.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRStudents with better individual communication skills showed less challenging behaviour over the school year. Classroom peers' skills did not buffer this link, but higher classroom communication skills predicted better individual skills, which in turn reduced challenging behaviour.
• PTOTSLPCohort2022Intrapersonal, interpersonal and environmental correlates of moderate to vigorous physical activity and sedentary time in adolescents with intellectual and developmental disabilities.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRAdolescents with intellectual disabilities matched their parents' activity levels. For every 10 minutes a parent moved, the teen achieved about 6 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous activity. This link was strongest in teens with Down syndrome or autism, suggesting family-based movement is key.
• PTOTSLPCohort2022The Problem of Recurrent Injuries in Collegiate Track and Field.International journal of sports physical therapyCollegiate track and field athletes missed 50% more time from sport after a recurrent injury than after a first-time injury. This held true regardless of sex or diagnosis. Jumpers had a lower proportion of recurrent injuries than runners or throwers.
• SLPOther2022Effects of Hearing Loss on Interaural Time Difference Sensitivity at Low and High Frequencies.Trends in hearingHearing loss reduced sensitivity to timing differences between ears similarly at low and high frequencies. However, older adults with severe low-frequency loss failed the task at low frequencies, while their high-frequency performance remained relatively preserved.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2022The COVID-19 pandemic's impact on worry and medical disruptions reported by individuals with chromosome 22q11.2 copy number variants and their caregivers.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDRCaregivers and patients with 22q11.2 syndromes reported widespread medical care disruptions, with 36% saying these harms significantly affected their health. Contrary to expectations, their pandemic worry levels were similar to the general population, not higher.
• SLPNarrative Review2020Foundational Approaches to Advancing Hearing Health Equity: A Primer in Social Epidemiology.Ear and hearingHearing loss disparities are driven by social factors like racism and poverty, not just biology. Clinicians should stop treating race as a biological proxy and instead assess social determinants like access and stigma to tailor care.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2022Toward a digital citizen lab for capturing data about alternative ways of self-managing chronic pain: An attitudinal user study.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesPeople with chronic pain and their doctors are open to using apps to track how alternative therapies affect them. They want to share data to improve care but worry about cost, complexity, and whether computers can truly understand their pain.
• PTOTSLPCohort2022Eating and drinking ability and nutritional status in adults with cerebral palsy.Developmental medicine and child neurologyNearly a third of adults with cerebral palsy have eating and drinking difficulties. Those needing help at meals weighed significantly less, even after adjusting for motor function. Low body weight is linked to mealtime dependence, not just physical disability.
• SLPOther2022The Self-Determination Inventory: Student Report American Sign Language Translation.Journal of deaf studies and deaf educationDeaf students using an American Sign Language self-determination questionnaire scored similarly to students without disabilities, while students with disabilities scored lower. The questionnaire has only preliminary support.
• SLPCohort2022Factors associated with frailty in patients with neurodegenerative diseases.CoDASPatients with neurodegenerative diseases and swallowing difficulties were significantly more likely to be frail. However, those with cognitive alterations on the MMSE were less likely to be frail, a counterintuitive finding that requires cautious interpretation.
• SLPOther2022Beamforming and Single-Microphone Noise Reduction: Effects on Signal-to-Noise Ratio and Speech Recognition of Bimodal Cochlear Implant Users.Trends in hearingBeamforming improved speech-in-noise scores for bimodal cochlear implant users, but the binaural option offered no significant advantage over the monaural one. Single-microphone noise reduction provided no benefit. Fluctuating babble noise made listening significantly harder than steady noise.
• SLPOther2022Effect of Language on Voice Quality: An Acoustic Study of Bilingual Speakers of Mandarin Chinese and English.Folia phoniatrica et logopaedica : official organ of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP)Acoustic differences between Mandarin and English depend on the speaker's native language. Native Mandarin speakers showed higher jitter and shimmer in Mandarin, while native English speakers showed higher shimmer in English. Pitch varied by language only for English speakers.
• SLPOther2022Conversational adaptation in children and teens with autism: Differences in talkativeness across contexts.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism ResearchAcross 98 verbally fluent children and teens, autistic participants did not lower talkativeness when a new partner acted bored and spoke less, while neurotypical peers did.
• SLPSystematic Review2022Learning impacts on elementary education students during physical and social distancing due COVID-19.CoDASSchool closures widened learning gaps for low-income children due to lack of devices, internet, and school meals. Girls faced higher dropout risks from domestic labor and early pregnancy. No studies measured specific reading or math outcomes.
• SLPNarrative Review2020Community-Based Participatory Research and Human-Centered Design Principles to Advance Hearing Health Equity.Ear and hearingThis article introduces research methods for building equitable community partnerships in hearing science. It describes frameworks for how researchers should design studies with communities rather than just testing treatments on them. It reports no patient outcomes and offers no evidence on clinical interventions.
• SLPRCT2020Expanding Clinical Trials Designs to Extend Equitable Hearing Care.Ear and hearingThis paper reviews clinical trial designs to improve hearing care equity. It describes methods for recruiting underserved populations but reports no patient outcomes or treatment effects. There is nothing here to change clinical practice.
• SLPNarrative Review2020Evaluating Equity Through the Social Determinants of Hearing Health.Ear and hearingNo original study is reported. This narrative review maps social determinants of hearing health and suggests screening tools, but there is no tested intervention or patient outcome to change practice.
• SLPCase Series2022Treatment of the Linguistic and Temporal Components of Lexical Activation to Improve Word Retrieval in Aphasia.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciencesDelayed repetition treatment helped some people with aphasia, but only those whose word retrieval broke down specifically when they had to wait before speaking. For these patients, practicing repetition with a 5-second pause improved word access and general language scores.
• PTOTSLPSurvey2022Employers' attitude, intention, skills and barriers in relation to employment of vulnerable workers.Work (Reading, Mass.)Organizations with inclusive HR practices, government compensation usage, and social inclusion missions were far more likely to employ vulnerable workers. Small organizations showed the strongest links between these skills and actual hiring, suggesting targeted employer support is key.
• SLPPilot2022A trial of online ABRACADABRA literacy instruction with supplementary parent-led shared book reading for children with autism.Research in developmental disabilitiesOnline literacy instruction with parent-led reading did not significantly improve reading accuracy or comprehension compared to a control group. Parents reported positive experiences and perceived some child gains, but adherence to home reading tasks was inconsistent.
• SLPOther2022Binaural-cue Weighting and Training-Induced Reweighting Across Frequencies.Trends in hearingBinaural cue weighting shifts gradually from time-based to level-based cues as sound frequency rises. Training can reinforce this shift, but effects are weak and depend heavily on the specific frequency band used. This is basic science with no immediate clinical application.