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A Review of Screeners to Identify Risk of Developmental Language Disorder
CONCLUSIONS: Our findings presented some DLD screeners that meet most standards and highlight numerous areas for improvement, including improving classification accuracy and clarifying follow-up instructions for children who are identified with DLD risk. Screening for DLD is critical to provide timely early identification, intervention, and classroom support, which in turn facilitates student outcomes.PMID:38324341 | DOI:10.1044/2023_AJSLP-23-00286 (Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology)
Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology - February 7, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Xue Bao Rouzana Komesidou Tiffany P Hogan Source Type: research

Verb Tense Production in People With Nonfluent Aphasia Across Different Discourse Elicitation Tasks
CONCLUSIONS: Our findings revealed evidence of verb tense production deficits and a selective past tense impairment in people with nonfluent aphasia. Discourse task effects were shown for people without aphasia but were scarce in people with nonfluent aphasia. This finding could be explained by an overall reduction of verb production and overreliance on present tense production in nonfluent aphasia. These results suggest the potential methodological implications of using different discourse tasks to evaluate verb tense production in people with nonfluent aphasia. Future studies need to evaluate discourse task effects on ot...
Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology - February 7, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Hyejin Park Jessica Obermeyer Eun Jin Paek Madeline Zurbrugg Source Type: research

Parents' Perceptions of Eye-Gaze Technology Use by Children With Complex Communication Needs
CONCLUSIONS: Computer-based AAC for school-aged children who trialed it when they were in preschool appears to be a powerful means for them to communicate and participate. However, the technology appears not to be used to its full capabilities to support the children's agency to control environments and to pursue leisure. Teams may want to consider how to support children in using their AAC devices to meet multiple needs. The study was limited by its small sample size and its descriptive nature. Additional research on this subject is needed.PMID:38319681 | DOI:10.1044/2023_AJSLP-23-00100 (Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology)
Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology - February 6, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Sandra Masayko Joy McGowan Namrata Grampurohit Source Type: research

Effectiveness of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation as an Adjuvant to Aphasia Treatment Following Stroke: Evidence From Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
CONCLUSIONS: As the tDCS literature matured, the conclusions of MAs merged with earlier SRs reporting statistically positive benefits over SLT alone. Most consistent results are reported for naming measures, leaving some to question the clinical significance of tDCS effects for functional measures of aphasia recovery. Although the tDCS literature is expansive, important questions remain before the technique can be confidently recommended for clinical practice.PMID:38306506 | DOI:10.1044/2024_AJSLP-23-00312 (Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology)
Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology - February 2, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Anastasia M Raymer Rachel K Johnson Source Type: research

Leveraging Communication Partner Speech to Automate Augmented Input for Children on the Autism Spectrum Who Are Minimally Verbal: Prototype Development and Preliminary Efficacy Investigation
CONCLUSIONS: Wizard-of-Oz prototyping could be a valuable approach to spur much needed innovation in AAC. Further research into efficacy, reliability, validity, and attitudes is required to more comprehensively evaluate the use of AI to automate augmented input in AAC.PMID:38290536 | DOI:10.1044/2023_AJSLP-23-00224 (Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology)
Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology - January 30, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Christine Holyfield Stephen MacNeil Nicolette Caldwell Tara O'Neill Zimmerman Elizabeth Lorah Eduard Dragut Slobodan Vucetic Source Type: research

Implementing Dysphagia Outcome Assessments into Clinical Settings: Leveraging Principles of Implementation, Dissemination, and Psychometrics
CONCLUSIONS: Clinicians and researchers should promote the development of psychometrically sound measures, and employ principles of implementation science and effective dissemination strategies to advocate for, and promote the use of, well-designed instruments within their appropriate clinical contexts. Support from governing bodies and funding agencies could enhance future efforts to develop, and encourage widespread uptake of, optimally developed dysphagia assessment tools.PMID:38284938 | DOI:10.1044/2023_AJSLP-23-00227 (Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology)
Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology - January 29, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Gintas P Krisciunas Rebecca Scheel Mary Slavin Source Type: research

Examining the Family-Centeredness of Speech-Language Pathologists Working With Children Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication
CONCLUSIONS: Findings indicate the need to support greater family-centeredness in AAC services by building on the strengths of SLPs in the field. Promoting strong family-professional partnerships could in turn improve outcomes for students who use AAC.SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL: https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.25044125.PMID:38284971 | DOI:10.1044/2023_AJSLP-23-00301 (Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology)
Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology - January 29, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Elizabeth E Biggs Michelle C S Therrien Diana Abarca Mollie Romano Andrea Barton-Hulsey Sara C Collins Source Type: research

Narrative Discourse in Youth Offenders: Examining Individual Differences
CONCLUSIONS: When evaluating youth offenders, it is important to elicit language samples that can provide detailed information about an adolescent's ability to communicate for genuine purposes. In this regard, the tasks employed in the current study could be helpful to speech-language pathologists in working with youth offenders, enabling them to pinpoint deficits and offer targeted intervention.PMID:38284992 | DOI:10.1044/2023_AJSLP-23-00240 (Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology)
Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology - January 29, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Rhiannah Shirley Claire Silverman Claire Tran Marilyn A Nippold Source Type: research

A Brief Intervention to Teach Parents Naturalistic Language Facilitation Strategies
CONCLUSIONS: The results of this preliminary study demonstrate the feasibility of the See and Say Sequence in teaching responsive and language modeling strategies in a single session. We discuss the potential use and future evaluation of the See and Say Sequence as an option for early intervention service delivery.PMID:38286034 | DOI:10.1044/2023_AJSLP-23-00146 (Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology)
Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology - January 29, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Emily K Harrington Pamela A Hadley Source Type: research

Discourse Task Type-Specific Linguistic Characteristics in Anomic Aphasia and Healthy Controls: Evidence From Mandarin-Chinese AphasiaBank
CONCLUSION: The selection of discourse tasks should be addressed in assessments and interventions for Mandarin Chinese-speaking individuals with aphasia to obtain more accurate and feasible outcomes.PMID:38266215 | DOI:10.1044/2023_AJSLP-23-00078 (Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology)
Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology - January 24, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Bao-Mei Deng Jing Gao Li-Si Liang Jia-Xin Zhao Feng Lin Ming-Yu Yin Hai-Qing Zheng Xi-Quan Hu Source Type: research

Knowledge and Perspectives of Developmental Language Disorders: The Pilot Development of a Survey of Professionals Working in Law Enforcement
CONCLUSIONS: This pilot study demonstrates a need for collaboration between speech-language pathologists and law enforcement professionals and provides data for a survey that could be used across professional groups in the justice system to measure knowledge and perspectives of DLDs. This work represents an initial step in an iterative process of survey development for law enforcement professionals.SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL: https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.25033718.PMID:38266216 | DOI:10.1044/2023_AJSLP-22-00374 (Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology)
Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology - January 24, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Clare Benes Emily Lund Source Type: research

Schizophrenia: Communication Disorders and Role of the Speech-Language Pathologist
CONCLUSIONS: In order to understand the role of the SLP in assessing and treating communication disorders in schizophrenia, it is imperative to understand the overall course, etiology, assessment, and treatment consideration of this condition. SLPs can provide services in the areas of social skills training and community-based intervention contexts.PMID:38266230 | DOI:10.1044/2023_AJSLP-23-00287 (Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology)
Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology - January 24, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Shivani Raina Source Type: research

The Communicative Participation Item Bank-Gender-Diverse Version: Item Bank Calibration and Short Form
CONCLUSIONS: The Communicative Participation Item Bank-Gender-Diverse (CPIB-GD) version provides a new option for person-reported outcome measurement with gender-diverse clients. Clinicians are cautioned to use only the new CPIB-GD with gender-diverse clients, and not the original CPIB due to unacceptable wording in the original version for this population. The original CPIB remains valid and appropriate for the populations for which it was developed.SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL: https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.24993309.PMID:38232175 | DOI:10.1044/2023_AJSLP-23-00260 (Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology)
Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology - January 17, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Carolyn Baylor Alyssa Bamer Cait Brown Jingyu Linna Jin Jeffrey Teixeira Michael Nuara Source Type: research

Behavioral Management of Respiratory/Phonatory Dysfunction for Dysarthria Associated With Neurodegenerative Disease: A Systematic Review
CONCLUSION: Suggestions about where future research efforts could be significantly strengthened and how clinicians can apply research findings to their practice are provided.SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL: https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.24964473.PMID:38232176 | DOI:10.1044/2023_AJSLP-23-00274 (Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology)
Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology - January 17, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Sarah E Perry Michelle Troche Jessica E Huber James Curtis Brianna Kiefer Jordanna Sevitz Qiana Dennard James Borders Jillian River Browy Avery Dakin Victoria Gonzalez Julianna Chapman Tiffany Wu Lily Katz Deanna Britton Source Type: research

Relation of Speech-Language Profile and Communication Modality to Participation of Children With Cerebral Palsy
CONCLUSION: Children with CP who have both SMI and language impairment and those who are nonspeaking communicators should be prioritized early for communication interventions focused on maximizing participation, including consideration of AAC.PMID:38215219 | DOI:10.1044/2023_AJSLP-23-00267 (Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology)
Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology - January 12, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Kristen M Allison Kayla M Doherty Cerebral Palsy Research Network Source Type: research