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Speech and Language Therapists' Insights into Severity of Speech Sound Disorders in Children for Developing the Speech Sound Disorder Severity Construct
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Anniek van Doornik; Marlies Welbie; Sharynne McLeod; Ellen Gerrits; Hayo Terband – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2025
Background: Children with speech sound disorders (SSD) are at higher risk of communication breakdown, but the impact of having an SSD may vary from child to child. Determining the severity of SSD helps speech-language therapists (SLTs) to recognise the extent of the problem and to identify and prioritise children who require intervention. Aims:…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Speech Therapy, Allied Health Personnel, Severity (of Disability)
A Scoping Review of Intervention Outcomes for School Students with Communication Difficulties
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Jane McCormack; Kerry Ttofari; Deborah Denman; Gaenor Dixon; Sharon Crosbie; Anna Cronin – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2025
Purpose: For speech-language pathologists (SLPs) working in schools, outcome measurement is an important element of practice, enabling us to evaluate the efficacy of our service provision and guiding future decision making, funding, and resource allocation. When selecting outcomes to measure, it is helpful to consider both the level at which…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Speech Language Pathology, Response to Intervention, Speech Impairments
Do Parental Interviews for ASD Converge with Clinical Diagnoses? An Empirical Comparison of the 3di and the DISCO in Children with ASD, a Clinically-Referred Group, and Typically Developing Children
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Evers, Kris; Debbaut, Edward; Maljaars, Jarymke; Steyaert, Jean; Noens, Ilse – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
Two semi-structured parental interviews are available with algorithms developed to measure DSM-5 criteria of ASD, namely the Developmental, Dimensional and Diagnostic Interview (3di) and the Diagnostic Interview for Social and Communication Disorders (DISCO-11). The main aim of this study was to examine the agreement between classification…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Classification, Clinical Diagnosis
Convergent Validity of Functional Communication Tools and Spoken Language Comprehension Assessment in Children with Cerebral Palsy
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Vaillant, Emma; Oostrom, Kim J.; Beckerman, Heleen; Vermeulen, Jeroen R.; Buizer, Annemieke I.; Geytenbeek, Johanna J. M. – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2022
Background: The majority of children with cerebral palsy (CP) experience challenges in functional communication from a young age. A pivotal aspect of functional communication is language comprehension. A variety of classification systems and questionnaires are available to classify and describe functional communication skills in children with CP.…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Communication Disorders, Communication Skills, Language Skills
Falls in Hospital Patients with Acquired Communication Disability Secondary to Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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Sullivan, Rebecca; Harding, Katherine; Skinner, Ian; Hemsley, Bronwyn – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2020
Background: Falls are a common safety incident in people with stroke. Studies report that between 14% and 65% of people with stroke fall at least once during their hospital admission. Risk factors for falls in people with stroke have been reported to include neglect, balance and dependence for activities of daily living. Communication disability…
Descriptors: Injuries, Hospitals, Safety, Neurological Impairments
Current Methods of Evaluating Speech-Language Outcomes for Preschoolers with Communication Disorders: A Scoping Review Using the ICF-CY
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Cunningham, Barbara Jane; Washington, Karla N.; Binns, Amanda; Rolfe, Katelyn; Robertson, Bernadette; Rosenbaum, Peter – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this scoping review was to identify current measures used to evaluate speech-language outcomes for preschoolers with communication disorders within the framework of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health-Children and Youth Version (ICF-CY; World Health Organization, 2007). Method: The review…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Language Impairments, Communication Disorders, Preschool Children
Applying Item Response Theory Modeling to Identify Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder
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Haiying Yuan – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Social (pragmatic) communication disorder (SPCD) is a new diagnostic category (American Psychiatric Association, 2013) that describes individuals with severe deficits in social communication who do not also meet the criteria for repetitive, restricted behaviors and interests (RRBI) that would qualify them for a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum…
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Pragmatics, Interpersonal Competence, Item Response Theory