Reading is an audiovisual process that requires the learning of systematic links between graphemes and phonemes. It is thus possible that reading impairments reflect an audiovisual processing deficit. In this study, we compared audiovisual processing in adults with developmental dyslexia and adults without reading difficulties. We focused on differences in cross-modal temporal sensitivity both ...

Automatic recognition of aphasic speech is challenging due to various speech-language impairments associated with aphasia as well as a scarcity of training data appropriate for this speaker population. AphasiaBank, a shared database of multimedia interactions primarily used by clinicians to study aphasia, offers a promising source of data for Deep Neural Network acoustic modeling. In this paper...

A prevailing complaint among individuals with sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is difficulty understanding speech, particularly under adverse listening conditions. The present investigation compared the speech-recognition abilities of listeners with mild to moderate degrees of SNHL to normal-hearing individuals with simulated hearing impairments, accomplished using spectrally shaped masking no...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to examine whether four socioeconomic factors, namely caregiver age, caregiver education, family income and/or household size were related to the presence of motor delays or unintelligible speech in South African children with intellectual disabilities. METHODS Caregivers of children with intellectual disabilities completed a biographical questionnaire ...

This paper reviews the current position on speech and language intervention for children who have problems of pragmatic language development. The theoretical rationale for intervention is discussed. Findings from a recent case study series of children with pragmatic language impairments are presented. Treatment targeted the development of communication acts, conversation and narrative skills in...

Speech Impairment is the most common impairments presenting in early childhood (8-9%). It can make children difficult to communicate with other people and often affects a childs quality of life. Objective: The aim study was assess efficacy Vachadi Choorna speech impairment up 12 years. Experimental approach: carried out as Randomized Controlled Trial, therapy control which has been proved by ea...