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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"communication disorder"”.
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Communication Disorder and Language Production in Schizophrenia
… to test a model of the relationships between communication disorder subtypes and language production disturbances in psychotic individuals. Specifically, it was hypothesized that: (1) tangential responses and losses of goal would be related to discourse planning deficits; (2) referential …
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The Representation of Speech Disorders in Film
A speech disorder can be defined as any condition in which a person has trouble creating speech sounds or difficulty with communication. For example, an individual with a stutter may have disfluencies in speech flow or disordered speech patterns. The representation of marganizied groups within the …
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Development of a Prototype Speech Aid for the Non-Vocal Handicapped.
… in four is at one time or another faced with a communication disorder of some degree of severity (Baker, 1982).
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Difference in stress in parents of children with communication disorders with or without an autism spectrum disorder
Children diagnosed with a communication disorder that is comorbid with an autism spectrum disorder frequently present additional symptoms to the communication deficit; the additional symptoms of an ASD could be linked to an increase of stress experienced by parents of such children (Gardiner & …
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Adolescents Who Stutter: Perception of Effective Therapy Techniques
Stuttering is considered a low-incidence communication disorder, but for those who stutter, the symptoms can handicap many aspects of life. Stuttering typically presents early in childhood and data indicates the probability for natural recovery ends near the emergence of adolescence. When …
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Experiences of people with aphasia communicating with healthcare providers
<p>Aphasia is an acquired communication disorder, often resulting from a stroke, that impacts millions of Americans. People with aphasia (PWA) may frequent the hospital for a number of services poststroke and are often accompanied by their primary communication partners (PCP), the person with whom …
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Language and dementia in bilingual settings : evidence from two case studies
… for an analysis of the conversations of two communication-impaired bilingual elders diagnosed with a mild/moderate stage of Alzheimers's disease (AD). The aim of the study was to investigate the linguistic consequences of cognitive decline on language in English-Afrikaans co-ordinate …
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Stroke in young women: an interpretive phenomenological analysis.
… Individuals with persistent dysphasia, a communication disorder which would result in difficulty in taking part in an interview, were excluded. Accounts of participants‟ experiences were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). Four super-ordinate themes emerged from …
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Autism : current beliefs, diagnostic practices, and treatment approaches within the state of Indiana
… tools and methods used to assess autism, (d) the disorders that are most difficult to differentiate from autism, and (e) the most common recommendations and interventions used for children with autism. Autism currently affects 1 out of 166 children and it has been estimated to have a 10-17% growth …
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PREDICTORS OF APHASIA TREATMENT OUTCOME
… <bold>Purpose:</bold> Treatment for aphasia, a communication disorder resulting from damage to speech and language areas of the brain, has often been guided by clinical intuition and pragmatism. This manuscript aimed to identify predictors of effective aphasia treatment that could better …
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Visualizing speech production with a hidden Markov model tracker to aid speech therapy and communication
Communication disorders occur across all age groups of people and often show first signs of appearing in children. These can range from problems in comprehension of speech to expression of speech to the point that it interferes with an individuals achievement and/or quality of life. Communication …
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Investigation of a communication enhanced environment model after stroke: A mixed methods before-and-after pilot study
Background: Aphasia is an acquired communication disorder that affects approximately 30% of first ever stroke survivors and persists one-year post-stroke in up to 61% of survivors. Aphasia impacts on all communication modalities with significant negative consequences for social participation, …