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Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Asli Altinsoy, Ramazan Sertan Ozdemir, Sukru Torun
Summary: This study aimed to compare the speech fluency performance of people with stuttering, people with cluttering, and people with cluttering and stuttering with a fluent control group. The results indicated that individuals with cluttering and individuals with cluttering and stuttering have similar speech motor characteristics, while other features assessed by the tool can distinguish individuals with cluttering from those with cluttering and stuttering, individuals with stuttering, and the control group.
JOURNAL OF FLUENCY DISORDERS
(2024)
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Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Mark Onslow, Robyn Lowe, Suzana Jelcic Jaksic, Nan Bernstein Ratner, Kristin Chmela, Valerie Lim, Stacey Sheedy
Summary: This paper documents the contents of the first module of the Fifth Croatia Stuttering Symposium in 2022, focusing on three treatments for early childhood stuttering supported by randomized controlled trial evidence. The Symposium used videos and clinical demonstrations to interpret the research findings and facilitate discussion on their application in clinical practice.
JOURNAL OF FLUENCY DISORDERS
(2024)
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Maretha V. de Jonge, Nikki Nibbering, Iris Brand, Anja van der Voort
Summary: This study examined the differences in computer-mediated communication between individuals with selective mutism and typically developing adolescents. The results showed that individuals with selective mutism used both verbal and written communication less frequently, especially in the school context. These findings highlight the importance of addressing not only speaking behavior but also written communication and computer-mediated communication in the diagnosis and treatment of selective mutism.
JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
(2024)
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Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Audrey J. Dsouza, Vasupradaa Manivannan, Santosh Maruthy
Summary: The purpose of this study was to explore clients' expectations from stuttering therapy in the Indian context. The findings suggest that selecting personalized goals and techniques during therapy is necessary to improve client satisfaction.
JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
(2024)
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Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Sergio Osorio, Benjamin Straube, Lars Meyer, Yifei He
Summary: This study investigates the impact of gestures on lexical retrieval and semantic prediction during the processing of naturalistic multimodal stimuli. The results suggest that co-speech gestures have a modulatory effect on word frequency and surprisal, facilitating lexical retrieval and potentially semantic prediction.
LANGUAGE COGNITION AND NEUROSCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Ben Pham, Sharynne Mcleod
Summary: The dialect spoken by children influences diagnostic decision-making regarding the identification and severity of speech sound disorder. Therapists need to compare standard and dialectal productions when undertaking assessments.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE & COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
(2023)
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Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Antoinette Hodge, Rebecca Sutherland, Natalie Ong, Esther Chan, Diana Barnett, Beverley Bennett, Kelsie Boulton, Deanna Francis, Adam Guastella, Angela Papanicolaou, Gail Tomsic, Marcia Williamsz, Natalie Silove
Summary: This pilot study investigated the feasibility of integrating a specially-designed telepractice autism assessment tool into a tertiary diagnostic service. Results showed that the TELE-ASD-PEDS was a feasible assessment tool and parents provided mostly positive feedback. This study highlights the potential of telepractice in autism assessments.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
(2023)
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Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Xiaoping Fang, Charles A. Perfetti
Summary: Consolidation is essential for integrating new words into the mental lexicon, but its role in learning new meanings for known words is still unclear. Sleep has been found to benefit memory for new meanings, but these new meanings do not become integrated into the mental lexicon within a day.
LANGUAGE COGNITION AND NEUROSCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Qingqing Liu, Weibo Li, Yuanwu Chen, Shaohua Zhang, Zengxin Sun, Yuhui Yang, Peiyuan Lv, Yu Yin
Summary: This study investigated the clinical efficacy of low-frequency rTMS combined with music therapy in improving language function and depression in patients with non-fluent aphasia after stroke. The results showed that the combined therapy group had better outcomes compared to the traditional therapy group and the music therapy group. Language improvement was positively correlated with depression improvement. The study suggests that low-frequency rTMS combined with music therapy is feasible and safe for treating non-fluent aphasia patients after stroke.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE & COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
(2023)
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Ella Woodward, Gabrielle H. Saunders
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the provision of counselling in adult audiological rehabilitation in the UK. The results showed that audiologists felt more competent in addressing the hearing needs of their patients compared to emotional or social needs. Lack of supervision and training were identified as barriers to providing emotional support. The study suggested that clinical training programs should incorporate more counselling courses to address this gap.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AUDIOLOGY
(2023)
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Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Sebastian Picciafuoco, Raquel Manrique-Huarte, Jorge De Abajo, Marta Alvarez de Linera-Alperi, Maria Antonia Gallego, Manuel Manrique
Summary: This article aimed to investigate the histological alterations caused by cochlear implant electrode array insertion in an animal model with normal hearing. The study found that the minimally invasive surgical technique resulted in mild histological changes in the round window membrane and adjacent anatomical structures, with satisfactory levels of hearing preservation.
AUDIOLOGY AND NEUROTOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Yu-Hsin Hsieh, Mats Granlund, Ai-Wen Hwang, Helena Hemmingsson
Summary: This study examines the feasibility of applying eye-gaze technology intervention for students with severe motor and communication difficulties in everyday settings. The results show that the participants perceive the technology as appropriate to enhance interaction and understanding of the students' learning and communication messages.
AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION
(2023)
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Jee Eun Sung, Sujin Choi, Geon Ha Kim, Jee Hyang Jeong
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the efficacy of a discourse-based working memory (WM) protocol for individuals with amnestic-type mild cognitive impairment (MCI). The results showed that the treatment group demonstrated significant improvements in story-retelling outcomes, WM span measures, and controlled word association tasks. The findings suggest that the discourse-based WM treatment is effective for MCI, with transfer effects to frontal lobe functions.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
(2023)
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Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Marion U. Bug, Melina Struep, Sven Vollbort, Thomas Fedtke
Summary: The objective of this study is to determine ETSPLs for the Oscilla H210A circumaural audiometric headphones. ETSPL measurements were performed for 11 audiometric frequencies, and a detailed measurement uncertainty budget is provided. The results may be used to update the reference ETSPL standard for circumaural audiometric headphones.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AUDIOLOGY
(2023)
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Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Sophie Dufour, Jonathan Mirault, Boris New, Jonathan Grainger
Summary: This study investigates the effects of phrase-frequency and frequency of content words on grammatical decision. The results show that phrase-frequency has a significant effect on grammatical judgment while controlling for syntactic structure and word-frequency. In contrast, word-frequency does not have a significant effect on grammatical judgment when controlling for phrase-frequency and syntactic structure. Furthermore, a re-analysis using a subset of phrases matched for cloze probability confirms the significant effect of phrase-frequency, while the effect of word-frequency remains non-significant.
LANGUAGE COGNITION AND NEUROSCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Sarah E. Barnett, Helen Stringer, Carolyn Letts
Summary: The aim of this study was to describe the behavior change techniques (BCTs) used in parent-led language interventions for children in the early years. Through a literature search, survey, and observations, 24 BCTs were identified and categorized into two levels: Level 1 implemented by SLTs to change parent interactive behavior, and Level 2 implemented by parents to change child communicative behavior. These BCTs were recognized and can be easily adopted into practice.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE & COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
(2023)
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Donella Chisari, Jessica Vitkovic, Ross Clark, Gary Rance
Summary: This study aimed to explore the impact of vestibular dysfunction on balance and postural control in children with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). The results showed that vestibular dysfunction was associated with decreased functional balance and postural control abilities.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AUDIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Emily Eley, Maayken van den Berg, Miranda L. Rose, John E. Pierce, Abby Foster, Edwina Lamborn, Sarah D'Souza, Erin Godecke, Lucette Lanyon, Ciara Shiggins, Ian Kneebone, Caroline Baker
Summary: The aim of this systematic review was to investigate the effects of cognitive-linguistic interventions on language processing for aphasia in the first 90 days post-stroke. Secondary aims include the investigation of the effects of these interventions on functional communication and quality of life.
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Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Sue Ann S. Lee, Tam M. Nguyen Phuoc, Ngan Q. Truong Thi, Hang T. Dang Thi, Linh M. Ho Thi, Nhan C. Ha
Summary: The current study investigated the phonological development in 3 to 7-year-old Vietnamese-speaking children with central dialect. The findings showed similar speech acquisition patterns compared to children with other dialects and languages, but also revealed some differences in the age of acquisition for individual consonants. The study provides a more comprehensive understanding of speech acquisition patterns in Vietnamese children and Vietnamese dialectal variants.
SPEECH LANGUAGE AND HEARING
(2023)
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Alexander Leff, Catherine Doogan, John Bentley, Bani Makkar, Luisa Zenobi-Bird, Amy Sherman, Simon Grobler, Jennifer Crinion
Summary: The field of human expert performance teaches us that high quality, high-dose guided practice is required to make large gains in cognitively driven acts. The same seems to be true for people with acquired brain injury. Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Programmes (ICAPs) are one way to address the chronic under-dosing of therapy that most people with aphasia experience.
