Background/Objectives: With the diversification of technological tools, the prevalence of online therapy has increased among both clients and practitioners. Clinical psychologists and specialist speech and language therapists are two professional gro...
Children with developmental language disorder (DLD) experience communication difficulties and receive speech–language therapy (SLT) services in public schools and/or private clinics in Cyprus. This study aims to analyze the context and content...
Children with hearing loss increasingly participate in inclusive educational settings; however, many continue to experience difficulties in language development, communication access, and classroom participation. This narrative review examines school...
Background/Objectives: The cortical auditory evoked potential P1 response is a biomarker of cortical auditory maturation for tracking longitudinal cortical maturation in children with hearing loss after treatment with hearing aids and/or cochlear imp...
This conceptual paper critically examines the use of traditional medicalized terminology in speech-language therapy, with a particular focus on the Quebec context. It highlights how current language practices, rooted in a medical model of disability,...
Background/Objectives: Dementia is a progressive neurocognitive disorder characterized by decline in cognitive, communicative, and functional abilities. Speech and language therapists (SLTs) play a role in managing communication and cognitive–l...
Children with autism often have difficulties in imaginative play, Theory of Mind, and playing out different scenarios in their minds. Research shows that the root of these problems may be the voluntary imagination network that involves the lateral pr...
Background: Several studies document the importance of communicative abilities for children’s development. Especially in recent years verbal communication in preschool children with developmental language disorder (DLD) has been studied, relyin...
Educational equality and the reduction of discrimination are among the UN’s Sustainability Goals. Previous studies as well as policy recommendations suggest that the extent to which these are implemented in the field of speech and language therapy fo...
Traditional speech therapy for children often faces challenges such as fear, a lack of patient motivation, unattractive supportive tools, and a critical shortage of specialized technological tools for under-resourced languages like Slovak. This paper...
Background/Objectives: Digital technologies are increasingly explored as complementary tools in speech and language therapy for children with neurodevelopmental disorders. However, evidence on virtual reality-based interventions for children with dev...
The aim of this study was to explore the potential of using a social robot in speech therapy interventions in children. A descriptive and explorative case study design was implemented involving the intervention for language disorder in five children...
This study aimed to develop a large language model (LLM) chatbot for radiation therapy education and compare the performance of portable document format (PDF)- and webpage-based question-and-answer (Q&A) chatbots. An LLM chatbot was created using...
Background/Objectives: Metaverse technologies are increasingly considered for pediatric speech–language therapy, yet adoption has outpaced evidence on what caregivers and speech–language pathologists (SLPs)—the groups whose decision...
This study examines the efficacy of virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) in alleviating foreign language anxiety (FLA) among university students. Although research exists on FLA, interventions have relied on self-reporting measures, leaving a gap...
Speech-language therapy (SLT) is the most effective technique to improve language performance in persons with aphasia. However, residual language impairments remain even after intensive SLT. Recent studies suggest that combining transcranial direct c...
Noninvasive brain stimulation techniques, such as transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), paired with behavioral language therapy, have demonstrated the capacity to enhance language abilities in pri...
Currently, high-tech assistive technologies (ATs), particularly Socially Assistive Robots (SARs), virtual reality (VR) and conversational AI (ConvAI), are considered very useful in supporting professionals in Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) for chi...
5 November 2020
Background: As adolescent suicide rates continue to rise, innovation in risk identification is warranted. Machine learning can identify suicidal individuals based on their language samples. This feasibility pilot was conducted to explore this technol...
Objectives/Background: During the COVID-19 (-19) pandemic, young children were infected and became ill less frequently than adults. Nevertheless, children are regarded as one of the populations disproportionately affected by pandemic-related measures...
Background/Objectives: Early identification and intervention in speech and language therapy (SLT) are essential for children’s academic, social, and emotional development. In Cyprus, barriers such as long waiting lists, financial constraints, a...
This systematic review sheds light on the effectiveness of auditory–verbal therapy (AVT) outcomes in children with cochlear implants (CIs). The presented outcome is based on research findings from the last 10 years. The systematic review was designed...
1 January 2013
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Background: Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly consulted for clinical guidance, yet their reliability in protocol-sensitive domains remains insufficiently characterized. This study evaluated the ability of widely accessible LLMs to reprodu...
Background/Objectives: Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) commonly experience feeding- and nutrition-related problems, while families increasingly encounter large language model (LLM)-based tools as sources of health information. Evidence o...
Early intervention is pivotal for optimizing neurodevelopmental outcomes in children with language delay, where increased language stimulation can optimize therapeutic outcomes. Extending speech–language therapy from clinical settings to the ho...
Background: A high prevalence of speech, language and communication needs are reported amongst individuals in contact with the criminal justice system. Speech and language therapists are increasingly employed to support people within prisons. As this...
Traditional pharmacological treatments, although effective, often carry potential side effects, which positions art therapy and music therapy as promising non-pharmacological alternatives to alleviate symptoms and improve social, cognitive, and emoti...
People with acquired apraxia of speech (AOS) and aphasia commonly experience long-term communication disability without support for their ongoing recovery or self-management. Little is known about their lived experience of metalinguistic abilities an...
The use of innovative technology in the field of Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) has gained significant attention nowadays. Despite being a promising research area, Socially Assistive Robots (SARs) have not been thoroughly studied and used in SLT....
Virtual Reality (VR) is a useful educational tool in healthcare, allowing students to practise and improve practical skills. In speech therapy (ST), the need to revise academic curricula to adapt them to university contexts and integrate them into ad...
1 January 2013
Aphasia, an acquired language disorder, affects some 5,000 patients each year in Switzerland. Recovery from and therapy for aphasia are challenging areas of study for neuro rehabilitation because they concern one neurological domain (language) but di...
Background/Objectives: This paper aims to develop an artificial intelligence-assisted mobile application using speech recognition and image processing technologies to address language difficulties experienced by individuals with aphasia. Methods: The...
Background: Early intervention approaches play a critical role in shaping the communication outcomes of children with hearing loss, influencing their language development and overall learning trajectory. Objectives: The main objective of this study w...
Speech and language abilities are of great importance for later participation in economical and social life. In Lower Saxony/Germany, severely speech-/language (SL) impaired children may obtain special treatment during preschool in a so-called “Sprac...
Background: Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a neurodegenerative disorder that worsens over time without appropriate treatment. Although referral to a speech and language pathologist is essential for diagnosing language deficits and developing ef...
Background: A specific deletion on the short arm of chromosome 5 (5p) is the hallmark of the rare genetic syndrome called Cri du Chat Syndrome (CdCS). It causes severe difficulty with swallowing, speech, motor skills, and cognitive deficiencies. Thes...
In order to develop computer tools for speech therapy that reliably classify speech productions, there is a need for speech production corpora that characterize the target population in terms of age, gender, and native language. Apart from including...
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a neurodegenerative disorder with a progressive loss of language. Long-term support requires speech therapy but also individually set training programs. Here we propose an 8-month individualized speech-training pr...
Changes in the social environment in this digital era will cause different stimulation patterns for language development and social interaction skills in children. This study’s goal is to look into how to improve language ability in the digital...
People with semantic variant primary progressive aphasia (svPPA) present with a characteristic progressive breakdown of semantic knowledge. There are currently no pharmacological interventions to cure or slow svPPA, but promising behavioural approach...
Background/Objectives: This pilot study explored the applicability and preliminary clinical outcomes of cognitive stimulation therapy (CST), an evidence-based cognitive intervention for people with mild and moderate dementia, in elderly individuals w...
Background/Objectives: Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by gradual and progressive deterioration of speech and language abilities. Speech and language therapy is considered an important intervention to s...
Background: Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used in nephrology, including rehabilitation planning for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, most AI systems are predominantly trained on English-language data, which may infl...
Prefrontal synthesis (PFS) is defined as the ability to juxtapose mental visuospatial objects at will. Paralysis of PFS may be responsible for the lack of comprehension of spatial prepositions, semantically-reversible sentences, and recursive sentenc...
Background: Despite early identification and advancements in cochlear implant and hearing aid technology, delays in language skills in deaf children continue to exist. Good-quality parent–child interaction (PCI) is a key predictor for the successful...
Aphasia is one of the most common clinical features of functional impairment after a stroke. Approximately 21–40% of stroke patients sustain permanent aphasia, which progressively worsens one’s quality of life and rehabilitation outcomes. Post-stroke...
Changes in brain connectivity during language therapy were examined among participants with aphasia (PWA), aiming to shed light on neural reorganization in the language network. Four PWA with anomia following left hemisphere stroke and eight healthy...
Automatic speech recognition (ASR) and natural language processing (NLP) play key roles in advancing human–technology interactions, particularly in healthcare communications. This study aims to enhance French-language online mental health platf...
The information society has transformed human life. Technology is almost everywhere, including health and education. For example, years ago, speech and language therapy major students required a long time and high-cost equipment to develop healthcare...
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