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Alice Lee; Nicola Bessell – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: Phonetic transcription is a core skill of speech and language therapists/pathologists (SLT/Ps) for clinical assessment of speech sounds and/or errors, and linguists for investigation of phonetic phenomena in various languages; hence, it is included in the curriculum of the corresponding degree programme. Many experts and course…
Descriptors: Phonetic Transcription, Speech Impairments, Speech Therapy, Speech Language Pathology
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Sophie Chalmers; Fiona Gillies; Sarah Wallace – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: Based on stakeholder conversations, speech and language therapists have anecdotally observed cases of dysphagia with suspected laryngeal hypersensitivity. These presentations have been coined as 'muscle tension dysphagia' often with concurrent laryngeal sensitivity symptoms. However, the role of laryngeal hypersensitivity in dysphagia…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Speech Language Pathology, Speech Therapy, Allied Health Personnel
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Ben Maassen; Hayo Terband – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2024
Background: Children with speech sound disorders (SSD) form a heterogeneous group, with respect to severity, etiology, proximal causes, speech error characteristics, and response to treatment. Infants develop speech and language in interaction with neurological maturation and general perceptual, motoric, and cognitive skills in a social-emotional…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Speech Impairments, Children, Language Acquisition
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Katharine Davies; Tami Howe; Jeff Small; Ging-Yuek Robin Hsiung – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: Communication disabilities, such as primary progressive aphasia (PPA), impact family members as well as the individuals with the condition. To provide adequate communication care to people with PPA (PwPPA) and their family members, it is crucial to understand the communication needs from the family members' perspectives. To date,…
Descriptors: Family Relationship, Communication Disorders, Aphasia, Clinical Diagnosis
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Helen Stringer; Joanne Cleland; Yvonne Wren; Rachel Rees; Pam Williams – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: The publication of phase 2 of the CATALISE project in 2017 clarified terminology for children with developmental language disorder (DLD) or delay but unintentionally muddied the water for children with unintelligible speech. A diagnostic label of DLD (phonology) indicates poor prognosis and phonological disorder that persists into…
Descriptors: Speech Impairments, Phonology, Language Impairments, Developmental Delays
Nadia Iesha Millsap – ProQuest LLC, 2024
In 2023, immigrants and their United States born offspring accounted for approximately 90.8 million individuals (27%) of the civilian noninstitutionalized U.S. population (Batalova, 2024). Compared to 2010, this is a rise of about 14.7 million (20%). As the global population becomes more diverse, speech-language pathologists (SLPs) face the…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Best Practices, Allied Health Personnel, Multilingualism