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Costello, John; Smith, Martine – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2021
Significant advances have been made in interventions to maintain communication and personhood for individuals with neurodegenerative conditions. One innovation is Message Banking, a clinical approach first developed at Boston Children's Hospital (BCH). This paper outlines the Message Banking process as implemented at BCH, which includes the option…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Neurological Impairments, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Voice Disorders
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Howard, Sara; Heselwood, Barry – Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 2011
In this article, we discuss the relationship between instrumental and perceptual phonetic analyses. Using data drawn from typical and atypical speech production, we argue that the use of two-tier transcriptions, which can compare and contrast perceptual and instrumental information, is valuable both for our general understanding of the mechanisms…
Descriptors: Phonetic Analysis, Language Research, Speech, Speech Impairments
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Manor, Yael; Posen, Jennie; Amir, Ofer; Dori, Nechama; Giladi, Nir – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2005
Various speech and voice disorders affect 70% to 85% of individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD). Speech treatment is generally conducted on an individual basis, with family member involvement. Clinical experience indicates that many patients do not practice treatments at home or apply the learned techniques in everyday situations. An…
Descriptors: Patients, Intervention, Diseases, Communication Skills
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Powell, Thomas W. – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1996
This article describes an approach to the treatment of young children whose speech problems are classified in the category of "persistent sound system disorder." The approach fosters development of stimulability skills through broadening of the phonetic inventory early in the treatment process. A case study illustrates treatment…
Descriptors: Articulation Impairments, Case Studies, Early Childhood Education, Phonetics
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Ruscello, Dennis M.; And Others – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1995
A cooperative service delivery model was successfully developed between a university clinic and a public school system to evaluate and treat a child (age seven) with phoneme-specific nasal emission, enabling the child to establish correct production in the clinic setting and transfer production in a school treatment program. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Articulation Impairments, Case Studies, College School Cooperation, Cooperative Programs
National Inst. on Deafness and Other Communications Disorders, Bethesda, MD. – 1993
This report updates the National Strategic Research Plan of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) and reports progress made from 1991 through 1993 as required by the National Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-553) which established the Institute. An executive summary…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Communication Disorders, Data Collection, Disability Identification