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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"childhood apraxia of speech"”.
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Motor Learning Guided Treatment with Childhood Apraxia of Speech: Cueing & Feedback
The aim of this study was to determine if participants with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) respond with improved speech production when provided motor learning guided (MLG) treatment strategies. Five participants, chronological ages 4;8 to 5;10 years, were provided three different types of …
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The Role of Frustration in Intensive Treatment of Childhood Apraxia of Speech
… primarily investigates the effects and influence of frustration in children with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) in the setting of intensive treatment. Additionally, the study examines the interrater reliability of the frustration rating scale used in an intensive CAS treatment study. Methods: …
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Schedule Distribution and Motor Learning Guided Treatment with Childhood Apraxia of Speech
The purpose of this study was to examine the use of motor learning guided (MLG) treatment with different treatment schedules in the treatment of participants with a diagnosis of childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). Five participants, chronological ages 4;6 to 5;11 years, received MLG treatment for …
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Social Functioning Characteristics of a Young Adult with a History of Childhood Apraxia of Speech
<p>Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is a pediatric speech sound disorder (SSD) that results from a motor planning impairment for volitional speech movements. This underlying impairment causes pervasive errors in speech sound production and often leads to problems with intelligibility, thus …
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The Active Ingredients of Integral Stimulation Treatment: The Efficacy of Auditory, Visual, and Auditory-Visual Cues for Treatment of Childhood Apraxia of Speech
The purpose of this study was to determine the relative efficacy of cueing modalities employed in Integral Stimulation (IS) treatment for childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). Previous literature has supported the use of IS for children with CAS, though there are no studies that evaluate the active …
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An exploration of the occurrence of speech sound disorders in children with autism spectrum disorder aged 4;0 ? 7;11 years
… with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is an area of study that has received a lot of attention, however there is limited research available on speech development in this population. There is especially limited research that has investigated speech sound disorders (SSDs) in children with ASD in …
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An integrated multimodal intervention approach to support
… and alternative communication (AAC) is often viewed as a “last resort” for children with severe speech sound impairments, with AAC consideration only occurring after years of failed traditional speech therapy. Two main reasons this occurs is because (a) parents view AAC as “giving up” on …
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Facilitating multisyllabic productions with a hybrid treatment approach in three preschool-age children
… across target sets examined the effectiveness of a hybrid treatment approach, incorporating both linguistic and motor learning strategies, to facilitate multisyllabic productions in three preschool-age children who were at the single-word stage of development. Key to this design was the …