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Diadochokinetic Rates in Healthy Young and Elderly Greek-Speaking Adults: The Effect of Types of Stimuli
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Tafiadis, Dionysios; Zarokanellou, Vasiliki; Prentza, Alexandra; Voniati, Louiza; Ziavra, Nafsika – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2022
Background: Diadochokinetic rates tasks are frequently used for the assessment of diadochokinesia (DKK) in young and elderly adults. However, there is scarce research on healthy elderly adults over 65 years old, and little is known about the effect of different types of stimuli (non-words/real words) in this specific population. Furthermore, the…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Young Adults, Greek, Speech Communication
Evaluation of Diadochokinesis in Greek Preschoolers with Speech Sound Disorders Using a Diadochokinetic Rates Protocol
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Tafiadis, Dionysios; Zarokanellou, Vasiliki; Voniati, Louiza; Prentza, Alexandra; Drosos, Konstantinos; Papadopoulos, Angelos; Ziavra, Nafsika – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2022
The study aimed at evaluating the diadochokinetic (DDK) skills of Greek-speaking preschool children with phonological disorder (PD) by means of a structured evaluation protocol and at proposing cut-off points for children at risk of speech impairment. The participants were 36 children with PD and 60 typically developing (TD) peers. The groups were…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Speech Impairments, Greek, Cutting Scores