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Shaping a research-driven future for speech-language therapy and audiology in South Africa [PDF]

South African Journal of Communication Disorders
No abstract available.
Anita Edwards, Anna-Mari Olivier, Faheema Mahomed-Asmail, Jeannie van der Linde   +3 more
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Assessment and diagnosis of Developmental Language Disorder: The experiences of speech and language therapists [PDF]

Autism and Developmental Language Impairments, 2019
Background For many years research and practice have noted the impact of the heterogeneous nature of Developmental Language Disorder (also known as language impairment or specific language impairment) on diagnosis and assessment. Recent research suggests
Sheila Thomas, Joerg Schulz, Nuala Ryder
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The professional interactions between speech language therapist and dentist

Exploration of Medicine
Aim: This study investigates the collaborative efforts between speech language therapists and dentists to address the challenges faced by patients with concurrent dental and speech issues.
Martina Costanzo, Francesco Puleio, Roberto Lo Giudice, Angela Alibrandi, Ilenia Campione   +4 more
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Interdisciplinary approach in audiology – an experience of pediatric amplification [PDF]

Наука и инновации в медицине, 2021
Objectives to develop an algorithm for the interaction between an audiologist and speech-language therapist in initial amplification for hearing impaired children. Material and methods.
Gaziz Sh. Tufatulin, Inna V. Koroleva, Maryana Sergeevna Korkunova   +2 more
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Making information accessible for people with aphasia in healthcare

Advances in Clinical Neuroscience & Rehabilitation, 2022
People with aphasia are often unable to access healthcare due to difficulties understanding and using spoken and written language, which impacts every step of their healthcare journey and outcomes.
Simon Grobler, Sarah Casey, Elizabeth Farrell   +2 more
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Developing a multidisciplinary pathway for functional neurological disorders in a UK National Health Service: The Exeter model

Advances in Clinical Neuroscience & Rehabilitation, 2022
Functional neurological disorders remain common presentations to both outpatient and inpatient NHS services, but little consensus exists with respect to how such services and clinical pathways for patients should be structured and should function.
Leo Russell, Lisa Butler, Chris Lovegrove, Colm Owens, Lisa Roberts, Phil Yates, Rachael Carrick, Annika Amoako, Chris Price   +8 more
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A Virtual Therapist for Speech and Language Therapy [PDF]

, 2014
A virtual therapist (VT) capable of modeling visible speech and directing speech and language therapy is presented. Three perspectives of practical and clinical use are described. The first is a description of treatment and typical roles that the VT performs in directing participation, practice and performance. The second is a description of techniques
Sarel, van Vuuren, Leora R, Cherney
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New graduates’ perceptions of preparedness to provide speech-language therapy services in general and dysphagia services in particular

South African Journal of Communication Disorders, 2015
Background: Upon graduation, newly qualified speech-language therapists are expected to provide services independently. This study describes new graduates’ perceptions of their preparedness to provide services across the scope of the profession and ...
Shajila Singh, Alannah Booth, Fadziso Choto, Jessica Gotlieb, Rebecca Robertson, Gabriella Morris, Nicola Stockley, Katya Mauff   +7 more
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Lee Silverman voice treatment versus standard NHS speech and language therapy versus control in Parkinson's disease (PD COMM pilot):study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Parkinson’s disease is a common movement disorder affecting approximately 127,000 people in the UK, with an estimated two thirds having speech-related problems.
Brady, Marian C, Clarke, Carl, Dowling, Francis, Ives, Natalie, Jowett, Sue, Kelly, Debbie, Patel, Ramilla, Patel, Smitaa, Rick, Caroline, Roberts, Helen, Sackley, Catherine M, Sands, Gina, Smith, Christina H, Wheatley, Keith   +13 more
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Rhythm in the speech of a person with right hemisphere damage: Applying the pairwise variability index [PDF]

, 2007
Although several aspects of prosody have been studied in speakers with right hemisphere damage (RHD), rhythm remains largely uninvestigated. This study compares the rhythm of an Australian English speaker with right hemisphere damage (due to a stroke ...
Abercrombie D, Ackermann H., Behrens S. J, Charcot J, Crystal D, Dankovičová J., Dauer R. M, Edmunds L. A., Fischer-Jørgensen E., Fletcher J., Gay T, Grabe E., Halliday M. A. K, Horvath B. M, Kent R. D., Low E. L., Monrad-Krohn G. H, Monrad-Krohn G. H, Peterson G. E., Pike K. L, Ramus F., Raven J. C, Roach P, Roach P, Ross E. D, Smith A, Trask R. L, Wechsler D, Wells J. C, White L., Whitworth N   +30 more
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