Consonant Acoustics in Parkinson's Disease and Multiple Sclerosis: Comparison of Clear and Loud Speaking Conditions.

abstract：:Purpose Parkinson's disease (PD) impacts language in multiple ways, though important questions remain. The current article explores 2 main issues: what type of everyday language difficulties (ELDs) are noted by care partners and how do ELDs relate to cognition, daily activities, and motor disability in PD. Method Care...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Wolff L,Benge J

更新日期：2019-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Normal elderly and mildly aphasic individuals may exhibit similar impairments in comprehension and expression. The discriminative validity between normal and aphasic performance on most standardized measures of aphasia has not been reported. The authors compared the performance of 18 aphasic and 18 normal adults to de...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Ross KB,Wertz RT

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:The purposes of this investigation were to determine if measures such as mean length of utterance (MLU) and percentage of comprehensible words can be derived reliably from language samples of children with severe speech impairments and if such measures correlate with tools that measure constructs assumed to be ...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Binger C,Ragsdale J,Bustos A

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose Weaknesses in the use of grammatical forms may reduce the functional use of language for verbally expressive children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and exacerbate difficulties with academic and social skill development. This early efficacy study evaluated a combined explicit-implicit instructional approa...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Bangert KJ,Halverson DM,Finestack LH

更新日期：2019-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:The aim of this study was to establish reliability and validity for self-ratings of vocal status obtained during the daily activities of patients with vocal hyperfunction (VH) and matched controls. Method:Eight-four patients with VH and 74 participants with normal voices answered 3 vocal status questions-diffi...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Van Stan JH,Maffei M,Masson MLV,Mehta DD,Burns JA,Hillman RE

更新日期：2017-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Positive behavior support interventions such as functional communication training (FCT) and visual schedules are increasingly being used with individuals with autism and other severe developmental disabilities who engage in problem behavior and use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). The increasing use o...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Bopp KD,Brown KE,Mirenda P

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Tracheostomy speaking valve use may increase airflow resistance and work of breathing. It remains unclear which valve offers the best performance characteristics. We compared the performance characteristics of the Shikani speaking valve (SSV; unidirectional-flow ball valve) with those of the Passy-Muir valve (P...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Shikani AH,Miller AC,Elamin EM

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose Individuals with Down syndrome (DS) often receive speech-language therapy services starting in infancy or toddlerhood. When providing speech-language therapy services for children with DS, speech-language pathologists (SLPs) need to consider the impact of other developmental and comorbid disorders that can aff...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Versaci TM,Mattie LJ,Imming LJ

更新日期：2021-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In contrast to clinician-as-expert models, social models of clinical practice typically acknowledge people with aphasia as equal partners in intervention. Given this, there may be a place within speech-language pathology education for programs situating people with aphasia as experts. This paper describes an ap...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Purves BA,Petersen J,Puurveen G

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to determine whether citizens with language impairment understand legal rights as conveyed in Miranda warnings. METHOD:Grisso's Instruments for Assessing Understanding and Appreciation of Miranda Rights (1998) was administered to 34 young adults, half of whom met the diagnostic cr...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Rost GC,McGregor KK

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:This study investigated the acoustic properties of 6 Taiwan Southern Min vowels produced by 10 laryngeal speakers (LA), 10 speakers with a pneumatic artificial larynx (PA), and 8 esophageal speakers (ES). Method:Each of the 6 monophthongs of Taiwan Southern Min (/i, e, a, ɔ, u, ə/) was represented by a Taiwan ...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Liao JS

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The present study examines the impact of typical aging and Parkinson's disease (PD) on the relationship among breath pausing, syntax, and punctuation. METHOD:Thirty young adults, 25 typically aging older adults, and 15 individuals with PD participated. Fifteen participants were age- and sex-matched to the indi...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Huber JE,Darling M,Francis EJ,Zhang D

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To develop a method for clinicians to evaluate stuttering treatment efficacy research with very little burden of work. METHOD:The clinical trial is the most fundamental, clinically interpretable, and useful output unit of stuttering treatment research. We define a clinical trial of a stuttering treatment and s...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Onslow M,Jones M,O'Brian S,Menzies R,Packman A

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:The aim of this article was to identify what school-aged children who stutter consider to be the most important outcomes from therapy. Method:A Delphi approach was employed for the study. Eighteen participants aged 9-13 years completed a survey, generating 90 statements that would constitute successful therapy...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Cooke K,Millard SK

更新日期：2018-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of a phonological awareness (PA) intervention, designed for Tier 2 instruction in a Response to Intervention (RTI) model, delivered to small groups of preschoolers. METHOD:A multiple-baseline design across participants was used to evaluate the effic...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Kruse LG,Spencer TD,Olszewski A,Goldstein H

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background People with chronic aphasia often exhibit a decrease in social engagement and reading ability that negatively influences quality of life. Book clubs can provide a supportive environment that facilitates both socialization and reading. However, limited data exist examining the use of book clubs for individua...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Knollman-Porter K,Julian SK

更新日期：2019-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study explores the importance of production frequency during speech therapy to determine whether more practice of speech targets leads to increased performance within a treatment session, as well as to motor learning, in the form of generalization to untrained words. METHOD:Two children with childhood apr...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Edeal DM,Gildersleeve-Neumann CE

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study investigated a new intervention package aimed at increasing expressive word learning by school-age children with autism who have limited expressive vocabularies. This pilot investigation was intended to show proof of concept. METHOD:Ten children between the ages of 6 and 10 years participated, with ...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Brady NC,Storkel HL,Bushnell P,Barker RM,Saunders K,Daniels D,Fleming K

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose Standard treatment for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is radiation therapy (RT); however, long-term effects of RT frequently include significant swallowing impairments (dysphagia; Gaziano, 2002; Hui, Chan, & Le, 2018). Our objective was to describe swallowing physiology in consecutive outpatients with a histor...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Schreiber AM,Dawson C,Skoretz SA

更新日期：2020-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose Macrostructural narrative analyses are important clinical measures, revealing age-related declines and disorder-related impairments in the accuracy, completeness, logical sequencing, and organization of content. The current study aims to provide preliminary data on typical aging and psychometric evidence suppo...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Greenslade KJ,Stuart JEB,Richardson JD,Dalton SG,Ramage AE

更新日期：2020-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this meta-analysis was to systematically evaluate the effects of parent-implemented language interventions on the language skills of children between 18 and 60 months of age with primary and secondary language impairments. METHOD:A systematic literature search yielded 18 studies that met the pre...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Roberts MY,Kaiser AP

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose Taxonomic awareness is central to vocabulary development and assessment. While taxonomic development appears largely unaffected by environmental factors, the impact of divided language input on distinct levels of the taxonomic hierarchy is unclear. The influence of scoring method on tasks that target distinct ...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Lam BPW,Sheng L

更新日期：2020-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the utility of a wide range of language measures (phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics) for the identification of adults with developmental language impairment. METHOD:Measures were administered to 3 groups of adults, each representing a population expected to demonstrate high levels of langu...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Fidler LJ,Plante E,Vance R

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve school-age children with language-learning disabilities (LLD) participated in a study comparing the effects of two reading feedback strategies for improving their oral and written language performance. Children were matched for age, disability, gender, and general reading performance. Participants were assigned...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Crowe LK

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This is a systematic review of assessment and treatment of cognitive and communicative abilities of individuals with acquired brain injury via telepractice versus in person. The a priori clinical questions were informed by previous research that highlights the importance of considering any functional implicatio...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Coleman JJ,Frymark T,Franceschini NM,Theodoros DG

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In this column, the Editor of the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology reflects on the value of retrospective record review and considers the design elements that contribute to sound methodology in this format. ...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Wilkinson K

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose Discourse analysis is commonly used to assess language ability and to evaluate language change following intervention in aphasia. The purpose of this study was to identify differences in language produced during different discourse tasks in a large aphasia group and an age- and education-matched control group....

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Stark BC

更新日期：2019-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between vocabulary knowledge and word retrieval in younger and older adults. METHOD:Three tests of word retrieval and 2 tests of word knowledge were administered to 140 Hebrew-speaking adults, half of whom were younger (M(age) = 24.20 years) and half of...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Kavé G,Yafé R

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose The purpose of this article was to examine the current state of counseling education and to present examples of strategies for teaching counseling based on the author's 40 years of university teaching. Conclusion Current research suggests that students and clinicians are not getting sufficient training in pers...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Luterman D

更新日期：2020-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose This research aims to examine the effects of error experience when learning to speak with lowered nasalance level. Method A total of 45 typical speakers were instructed to learn to lower speech nasalance level in either an errorless (restricted possibility for committing errors) or an errorful (unrestricted po...

journal_title：American journal of speech-language pathology

authors： Lo ES,Wong AW,Tse AC,Ma EP,Whitehill TL,Masters R

更新日期：2019-05-27 00:00:00