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Kotlarek, Katelyn J.; Haenssler, Abigail E.; Perry, Jamie L. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2022
A participant with cleft palate and compensatory articulation errors underwent 75 weeks of treatment using a hybrid telepractice and in-person treatment model. This model improved articulation skills during the study period and offers a starting point for continued exploration of telepractice for the treatment of compensatory articulation errors…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Articulation (Speech), Speech Language Pathology, Speech Therapy
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Sayers, Edna Edith – Sign Language Studies, 2022
Eng and Chang Bunker (1811--1874) were conjoined twins of Chinese ethnicity born in Siam (today, Thailand). Before the Civil War, they toured the United States to exhibit themselves as a "human curiosity," a wonder of nature, their conjoined state documented by local doctors at each stop on their tours, and their exhibition touted as…
Descriptors: Deafness, Twins, Exhibits, Family Relationship
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Martin, Gary E.; Losh, Molly; Estigarribia, Bruno; Sideris, John; Roberts, Joanne – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2013
Background: Fragile X syndrome (FXS) and Down syndrome (DS) are the two leading genetic causes of intellectual disability, and FXS is the most common known genetic condition associated with autism. Both FXS and DS are associated with significant language impairment, but little is known about expressive language across domains over time or the role…
Descriptors: Expressive Language, Vocabulary, Syntax, Pragmatics
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Shashi, V.; Veerapandiyan, A.; Schoch, K.; Kwapil, T.; Keshavan, M.; Ip, E.; Hooper, S. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2012
Background: Although distinctive neuropsychological impairments have been delineated in children with chromosome 22q11 deletion syndrome (22q11DS), social skills and social cognition remain less well-characterised. Objective: To examine social skills and social cognition and their relationship with neuropsychological function/behaviour and…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Control Groups, Check Lists
deRosset, Leslie; Mullenix, Amy; Zhang, Lei – American Journal of Health Education, 2009
Background: Consumption of folic acid prior to conception can prevent up to 70% of neural tube defect (NTD)-affected pregnancies. In 1992, the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) issued a recommendation that all women of childbearing age capable of becoming pregnant consume 400 [mu]g of folic acid daily to reduce their risk for a NTD-affected…
Descriptors: Health Services, Speech Communication, Health Education, Females
Kayye, Paul T.; Relos, Ruth – 1990
This document contains a report from the North Carolina Task Force for the Prevention of Substance Use Among Pregnant Women, a task force established to develop a long-range plan to decrease infant death and disability due to exposure to toxic substances in utero. The executive summary identifies four major problem areas which negatively affect…
Descriptors: Congenital Impairments, Females, Infant Mortality, Infants