An audit of the application of care aims across the south west Thames region.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children who show disproportionate difficulty with the pragmatic as compared with the structural aspects of language are described as having pragmatic language impairment (PLI) or social communication disorder (SCD). Some children who have PLI also show mild social impairments associated with high-functionin...

journal_title：International journal of language & communication disorders

authors： Adams C,Lockton E,Freed J,Gaile J,Earl G,McBean K,Nash M,Green J,Vail A,Law J

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A systems approach is used to examine the barriers to collaboration found in the working practices of speech and language therapists and teachers. Functional, structural and systems-environment barriers are found, but few process barriers, which may explain why good collaborative practice can be found in the field. Th...

journal_title：International journal of language & communication disorders

authors： McCartney E

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Speaking rate has implications for both clinical practice and an understanding of normal and disordered communication processes. Fundamental information on speaking rate is required by the clinician for the appropriate management of those disorders with disturbances of rate or those in which rate modificatio...

journal_title：International journal of language & communication disorders

authors： Walker JF,Archibald LM

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This retrospective study analyses data collected on an information system developed specifically for the use of speech and language therapists in the management of their services. Eleven healthcare providers have used the system since 1985. This paper reflects data on 73,000 clients referred to these speech and langua...

journal_title：International journal of language & communication disorders

authors： Enderby P,Petheram B

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Altered auditory feedback can facilitate speech fluency in adults who stutter. However, other findings suggest that adults who stutter show anomalies in 'audiovocal integration', such as longer phonation reaction times to auditory stimuli and less effective pitch tracking. AIMS:To study audiovocal integrati...

journal_title：International journal of language & communication disorders

authors： Loucks T,Chon H,Han W

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Discourse in adults with aphasia is increasingly the focus of assessment and therapy research. A broad range of measures is available to describe discourse, but very limited information is available on their psychometric properties. As a result, the quality of these measures is unknown, and there is very lit...

journal_title：International journal of language & communication disorders

authors： Pritchard M,Hilari K,Cocks N,Dipper L

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Research has shown that early identification of children with language issues is critical for effective intervention, and yet many children are not identified until school age. The use of parent-completed rating scales, especially in urban, minority populations, might improve early identification if parent r...

journal_title：International journal of language & communication disorders

authors： Massa J,Gomes H,Tartter V,Wolfson V,Halperin JM

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aphasia is an acquired language disorder that occurs secondary to brain injury, such as stroke. It causes communication difficulties that have a significant impact on quality of life and social relationships. Although the efficacy of speech-language therapy has been clearly demonstrated in this population, l...

journal_title：International journal of language & communication disorders

authors： Lavoie M,Bier N,Macoir J

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been suggested that one way to increase speech pathologists' confidence in working with people who stutter is to provide them with relevant and stimulating clinical experiences during their professional preparation. This paper describes a treatment programme for adults who stutter that is conducted by...

journal_title：International journal of language & communication disorders

authors： Block S,Onslow M,Packman A,Gray B,Dacakis G

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study details the first ever investigation of narrative skills in a group of 17 deaf signing children who have been diagnosed with disorders in their British Sign Language development compared with a control group of 17 deaf child signers matched for age, gender, education, quantity, and quality of language expos...

journal_title：International journal of language & communication disorders

authors： Herman R,Rowley K,Mason K,Morgan G

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper overviews a detailed study of a consultation service for children with severe and/or intractable speech and language difficulties. The Speech Therapy Clinical Unit at the University of Central England in Birmingham (UCE) offered multidisciplinary, in-depth assessment of such children to speech and language ...

journal_title：International journal of language & communication disorders

authors： David R,Whitehouse J

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inappropriate sexual behaviour by clients or patients of health professionals has been noted as a considerable problem in a number of professions. Similarly, sexual harassment by colleagues or employers has been identified as causing stress and harm. The primary objective of this study was to investigate the experienc...

journal_title：International journal of language & communication disorders

authors： Williams TH,de Seriere J,Boddington L

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to provide speech-language pathologists and educators with a method for identifying children at risk for reading failure. The Early Reading Screening Instrument (ERSI) was given to 149 end-of-the-year kindergarten children. Half of the sample was tested 1 year later with standardized reading me...

journal_title：International journal of language & communication disorders

authors： Lombardino LJ,Morris D,Mercado L,DeFillipo F,Sarisky C,Montgomery A

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In domains other than language, there is fairly consistent diagnostic terminology to refer to children's developmental difficulties. For instance, the terms 'dyslexia', 'attention deficit hyperactivity disorder' and 'autistic spectrum disorder' are used for difficulties with reading, attention or social cogn...

journal_title：International journal of language & communication disorders

authors： Bishop DV

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children with specific language impairment (SLI) have problems not only with language performance but also with sustained attention, which is the ability to maintain alertness over an extended period of time. Although there is consensus that this ability is impaired with respect to processing stimuli in the ...

journal_title：International journal of language & communication disorders

authors： Jongman SR,Roelofs A,Scheper AR,Meyer AS

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dysarthria knowledge is predominantly impairment-based. As a result, speech and language therapists (SLTs) have traditionally adopted impairment-focused management practices. However, guidance for best practice suggests that SLTs should consider the client holistically, including the impact of dysarthria bey...

journal_title：International journal of language & communication disorders

authors： Collis J,Bloch S

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential value of a framework enabling practitioners to conceptualise speech and language therapy from a range of perspectives engendered by different theories about disability is explored. Four disability research paradigms are used to categorise professional activities, whilst the 'individual' and 'social' mode...

journal_title：International journal of language & communication disorders

authors： Jordan L,Bryan K

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a noticeable publication gap in the speech-language pathology literature regarding the language abilities of children with common types of epilepsy. This paper reviews studies that suggest a high frequency of undetected language problems in this population, and it proposes the need for pragmatically...

journal_title：International journal of language & communication disorders

authors： Strekas A,Ratner NB,Berl M,Gaillard WD

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigated how a dementing illness such as Alzheimer's disease, might affect an individual's recourse to higher order contextual information in the access and integration of lexical material in on-line discourse comprehension. More specifically, the experiment investigated the priming of homophones...

journal_title：International journal of language & communication disorders

authors： Chenery HJ,Ingram JC,Murdoch BE

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most of the literature on children with specific language impairment (SLI) is centred on the study of cross-sectional samples and little is known on how language develops in these children--that is, whether it occurs along steps and modes analogous to those observed in normal acquisition, the only difference being sig...

journal_title：International journal of language & communication disorders

authors： Cipriani P,Bottari P,Chilosi AM,Pfanner L

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The metalinguistic ability to cope with homonyms, that is, words having multiple unrelated meanings, emerges rather late in the course child language development. It is associated with specific neural activity and related to academic achievement and second language learning. This study is about homonyms that...

journal_title：International journal of language & communication disorders

authors： Corthals P

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A manualized language therapy developed via a randomized controlled trial had proved efficacious in the short-term in developing expressive language for mainstream primary school children with persistent language impairment. This therapy had been delivered to a predetermined schedule by speech and language t...

journal_title：International journal of language & communication disorders

authors： McCartney E,Boyle J,Ellis S,Bannatyne S,Turnbull M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prior research has described the prevalence and utility of questions in children's language learning environment. However, there has been little empirical investigation of the interaction sequences that ensue following caregiver questions. Understanding these interactions may be especially important for chil...

journal_title：International journal of language & communication disorders

authors： Bottema-Beutel K,Oliveira G,Cohen SR,Miguel J

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improvement or maintenance of speech intelligibility is a central aim in a whole range of conditions in speech-language therapy, both developmental and acquired. Best clinical practice and pursuance of the evidence base for interventions would suggest measurement of intelligibility forms a vital role in clinical decis...

journal_title：International journal of language & communication disorders

authors： Miller N

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Both direct (clinician to child) and indirect (clinician to carer) approaches are currently used in the management of children with language delay, but there is as yet little evidence about their relative effects or resource implications. AIMS:This research project compared the Hanen Parent Programme (HPP) ...

journal_title：International journal of language & communication disorders

authors： Baxendale J,Hesketh A

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Language impairment (LI) in the preschool years is known to vary over time. Stability in the diagnosis of LI may be influenced by children’s individual variability, the measurement error of commonly used assessment instruments and the cut-points used to define impairment. AIMS:To investigate the agreement b...

journal_title：International journal of language & communication disorders

authors： Eadie P,Nguyen C,Carlin J,Bavin E,Bretherton L,Reilly S

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stuttering is prone to strike during speech initiation more so than at any other point in an utterance. The use of auditory feedback (AAF) has been found to produce robust decreases in the stuttering frequency by creating an electronic rendition of choral speech (i.e., speaking in unison). However, AAF requi...

journal_title：International journal of language & communication disorders

authors： Saltuklaroglu T,Kalinowski J,Robbins M,Crawcour S,Bowers A

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of qualitative methodologies in speech and language therapy has grown over the past two decades, and there is now a body of literature, both generally describing qualitative research, and detailing its applicability to health practice(s). However, there has been only limited profession-specific discu...

journal_title：International journal of language & communication disorders

authors： Skeat J,Perry A

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morphosyntax constitutes one of the most complex areas of language. It takes into account the structure of the word and that of the sentence, and its development allows one to establish adequately agreements both within the nominal phrase and in the rest of the sentence. Morphosyntax is particularly impaired in indivi...

journal_title：International journal of language & communication disorders

authors： Sepúlveda EM,López-Villaseñor ML,Heinze EG

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A computerized airflow/air pressure analysis system, the Aerophone II Model 6800 (Kay Elemetrics Corp.), was used to assess the effects of age and gender on laryngeal aerodynamics. A sample of 56 male and 53 female normal speaking subjects was divided into six age groups (20-30; 31-40; 41-50; 51-60; 61-70 and 71-80 ye...

journal_title：International journal of language & communication disorders

authors： Goozée JV,Murdoch BE,Theodoros DG,Thompson EC

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00