Developing assistive technology strategies for infants and toddlers with communication difficulties.

abstract：:In the United Kingdom, multidisciplinary teams within the National Health Service (NHS) usually manage children and adolescents with disorders of hyperactivity. These multidisciplinary teams do not routinely include speech and language therapists (SLTs), and therefore speech and language therapy services for children ...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Clegg J,Hartshorne M

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conversation skills are an important intervention focus for verbally fluent school-aged children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Three sets of approaches for supporting conversation skills are reviewed. Pragmatic language approaches focus on teaching the verbal and nonverbal skills needed to initi...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Timler GR

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limited ability to take in nutrients places young patients with dysphagia at risk for malnutrition and failure to gain weight. These children require careful evaluation and ongoing monitoring of growth and nutritional status. Gastroesophageal reflux and recurrent vomiting may contribute to dysphagia when the refluxate...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Kirby M,Noel RJ

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study sought to describe speech-language interventions for preschool-aged children who required augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) as provided by AAC experts and by general speech-language pathologists who were not AAC experts. The study also examined the types of technology used in AAC intervention...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Hustad KC,Keppner K,Schanz A,Berg A

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Within the last decade, researchers and clinicians have reported an increase in the incidence and diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Various factors have been proposed for this apparent change including broader diagnostic criteria, greater public awareness, biological and environmental interactions, and earl...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Bagnato SJ

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviews the existing literature on the diagnostic accuracy of two grammatical accuracy measures for differentiating children with and without language impairment (LI) at preschool and early school age based on language samples. The first measure, the finite verb morphology composite (FVMC), is a narrow gr...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Eisenberg S,Guo LY

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An estimated 390,000 to 520,000 individuals with severe aphasia (IWSA) currently live in the United States. IWSA experience profound social isolation, which is associated with a wide range of negative health outcomes, including mortality. Treatments for severe aphasia frequently focus on compensatory communication app...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Hoover E,McFee A,DeDe G

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many speech-language pathologists work in the skilled nursing facility setting and frequently treat patients in subacute rehabilitation who are experiencing mild cognitive deficits as a result of dementia. Treatment of these individuals needs to be carefully differentiated from rehabilitative treatment of a stroke or ...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Khayum B,Wynn R

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, a longitudinal case study of a client (whose initials are TH) with chronic Broca's aphasia is presented. The language data encompass test and therapy data over a 7-year period, during which TH's language performance and verbal communicative behavior have improved and continue to improve. A carryover f...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Stark JA

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research indicates that communication between patients with communication disorders and their health care providers may be compromised, which leads to adverse outcomes and reduced participation in patients' own health care. Emerging studies demonstrate that effective communication education programs may decrease commu...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Welsh JD,Szabo GB

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ideas motivating the use of nonspeech oral motor exercises (NSOMEs) cluster into three memeplexes that reflect the rich history of oral motor and nonspeech activities in speech-language pathology; a bottom-up, discrete skill theory of learning; and common treatment practices. The lack of clinical guidance provided...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Kamhi AG

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Social isolation in dementia is a growing concern as the incidence and prevalence of dementing conditions is on the rise in many societies. Positive social interactions, which foster the construction and enactment of positive interpersonal relationships and therefore positive discursive identities, make an important c...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Müller N,Mok Z

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-five states and four U.S. territories have committed to implementing the new Common Core State Standards, with the goal of graduating students from our K-12 programs who are ready for college and careers. For many, the new standards represent a shift in genre focus, giving much more specific attention to informa...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Roberts KL

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are many difficult issues facing speech-language pathologists who work with school-age children who stutter; however, the challenges are not insurmountable. Effective treatment for children who stutter is possible, even in school settings. This chapter introduces two issues of Seminars in Speech and Language aim...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Yaruss JS

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proficient clinical reasoning is a critical skill in high-quality, evidence-based management of swallowing impairment (dysphagia). Clinical reasoning in this area of practice is a cognitively complex process, as it requires synthesis of multiple sources of information that are generated during a thorough, evidence-bas...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Doeltgen S,Attrill S,Murray J

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Decisions regarding eligibility for speech-language services in the schools can be the most difficult decisions facing school-based speech-language pathologists. Clinicians and parents must be informed about the federal mandates for services in the schools for children with special needs in order to make appropriate d...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Whitmire K,Dublinske S

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviews the concepts underlying functional neuroimaging and its use to study brain function change as a result of recovery and neurorehabilitation for speech, voice, and swallowing. The role of neurovascular coupling for quantifying brain function change in response to behavioral demands is explained. The...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Ludlow CL

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical evaluation of velopharyngeal function relies heavily on auditory perceptual judgments that can be supported by instrumental examination of the velopharyngeal valve. Many of the current instrumental techniques are difficult to interpret, expensive, and/or unavailable to clinicians. Proposed in this report is a...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Bunton K,Hoit JD,Gallagher K

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Technology can assist both standardized and nonstandardized language assessment. Standardized test records can be rapidly and accurately scored, and the potential exists for entirely computerized test administration. Sounds and images can be captured and then played or displayed on a computer, creating stimulus sets t...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Long SH

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Feeding skills of preterm neonates in a neonatal intensive care unit are in an emergent phase of development and require careful support to minimize stress. The underpinnings that influence and enhance both neuroprotection and safety were discussed in Part I. An infant-guided, co-regulated approach to feeding can prot...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Shaker CS

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Speech-language pathologists play a crucial role in the assessment and treatment of individuals with primary progressive aphasia (PPA). The speech-language evaluation is a critical aspect of the diagnostic and rehabilitative process, informing differential diagnosis as well as intervention planning and monitoring of c...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Henry ML,Grasso SM

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article is presented in a question and answer format and shares the thoughts of the 2006 President of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), Alex Johnson, and current Executive Director of ASHA, Arlene Pietranton, regarding several regulatory issues that the professions of audiology and/or speec...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Johnson A,Pietranton AA

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Word deafness is an intriguing neurological syndrome characterized by severe difficulties in the ability to understand or reproduce spoken language with otherwise intact speech production and nonauditory language comprehension. The disorder is of significant theoretical importance because it putatively supports the mo...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Stefanatos GA

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The behavioral phenotype of individuals with Down syndrome (DS) offers one avenue for developing speech-language therapy services that are tailored to the individual's characteristics that affect treatment response. Behavioral phenotypes are patterns of behavioral strengths and weaknesses for specific genetic disorder...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： McDaniel J,Yoder PJ

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infusing evidence-based practice (EBP) into the clinical setting implies that professionals use evidence that is relevant and credible, maintain their pursuit of best current knowledge, respect their clients' preferences and values, and keep these clients and their families appropriately informed about their treatment...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Chabon S,Morris J,Lemoncello R

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article will provide information about the Pragmatics Checklist, which consists of 45 items and is scored as: (1) not present, (2) present but preverbal, (3) present with one to three words, and (4) present with complex language. Information for both children who are deaf or hard of hearing and those with normal ...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Goberis D,Beams D,Dalpes M,Abrisch A,Baca R,Yoshinaga-Itano C

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Semantic dementia is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive loss of conceptual and lexical knowledge. Cortical atrophy remains relatively isolated to anterior and inferior portions of the temporal lobe early in semantic dementia, later affecting more extensive regions of temporal cortex. Throughout m...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Reilly J,Peelle JE

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Speech-language pathologists can serve an important role as members of interdisciplinary treatment teams in the rehabilitation of concussion-related cognitive-communicative changes in the community setting. This article discusses the continuum of care for individuals who have experienced concussion and the importance ...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Crawford N,Sirmon-Taylor B

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Engaging activities are enriching ones. To determine whether an instructional activity is engaging, it helps to divide an activity into separate domains, and to rate the activity for the degree to which it fosters engagement in each of the domains. A tool made up of six domains of instructional practice is described i...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Mastergeorge AM

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article will review types of perseveration from a neurolinguistic perspective. During the course of the article, continuous, stuck-in-set, and recurrent perseveration will be placed in contradistinction to several other types of repetitive behaviors commonly associated with neurogenic communication disorders. The...

journal_title：Seminars in speech and language

authors： Christman SS,Boutsen FR,Buckingham HW

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00