Stability Over Time of Word Syllable Duration for Speakers With Acquired Apraxia of Speech

CONCLUSIONS: Results indicate that WSD can be a stable measure over time, at the individual and group level, providing support for its use in diagnosis and/or as an outcome measure, both clinically and for research. In general, WSD outperformed WSD-5, suggesting that it may be better to calculate WSD from more than five tokens. Stability of WSD in other populations and suitability for differential diagnosis need to be determined. Currently, differentiating disorders by speaking rate, alone, is not recommended.SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL: https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.25438735.PMID:38527280 | DOI:10.1044/2024_JSLHR-23-00007
Source: Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR - Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Source Type: research