Imprecise articulatory breakdown is one of the characteristics of dysarthric speech. This work attempts to develop a framework to automatically identify problematic articulatory patterns of dysarthric speakers in terms of distinctive features (DFs), which are effective for describing speech production. The identification of problematic articulatory patterns aims to assist speech therapists in d...

Most junior syndicate teachers have concerns about the speech clarity of some of the children in their class. It is diffi cult for teachers to know whether to refer such students for speech assessments by their speech-language therapist. This article outlines a project which gathered New Zealand normative data for a test of articulation. A summary of the results of the project are presented in ...

Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) are responsible for evaluating and treating speech language impairments through professional knowledge skills, but they also provide other resources such as swallowing issues, impaired memory, hearing issues. The present study is about the factors affecting skills of therapists in special education centres Punjab. A cross-sectional research design was used. t...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) could improve dysarthria in stroke patients at the subacute stage. METHODS This study was a prospective, randomized, double-blind controlled trial. Patients who had unilateral middle cerebral artery infarction were enrolled. In patients in the rTMS group, we found hot spots by searching for the evoked motor pote...

Vocal characteristics of therapists, including voice volume, pitch and timbre of speech, and rate of speech have been hypothesized to facilitate the therapeutic process, particularly during procedures like progressive relaxation training (PRT). Very little empirical work, however, has examined the relation between vocal characteristics and treatment process or outcome. The purpose of this study...

This study aimed to verify the opinion of speech-language pathology teachers and undergraduate students about human accidents and investigate if they are seeking for knowledge and competence in this area. Fifty-two teachers and 95 students from 3 public and 3 private universities in São Paulo took part in this study. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire. According to the participants...

The full assessment of children suffering from speech defects requires a team consisting of speech therapist, paediatrician, psychologist and otologist. The additional services of a phonetician, neurologist, orthodontist, plastic surgeon, radiologist, social worker or psychiatric social worker and child psychiatrist are often helpful. Unfortunately the majority of descriptions and classificatio...

Objectives: The Gradual Increase Length and Complexity of Utterance (GILCU) therapy method is a form of operant conditioning. This is a precise and controlled treatment that is done in 54 steps in 3 speech situations consisting of monologue, reading, and conversation. This study aimed at examining the effects of GILCU treatment method on the reduction of speech dysfluency of scho...