Browsing by Subject "Apraxia of speech"
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Item Differentiation of the presence and severity of apraxia of speech in English and Spanish speakers(2016-05) Santibanez, Jesus; Marquardt, Thomas P.; Sussman, Harvey MAs the Spanish speaking population in the U.S. increases, the number of individuals with AOS presenting with symptoms of AOS will increase. Assessment and treatment of AOS in Spanish is critical to allow individuals with AOS to receive appropriate speech and language services. A current assessment tool, the Apraxia of Speech Rating Scale (ASRS-V1), was developed for use with English-speaking individuals (Strand, Duffy, Clark, & Josephs, 2014). No clinical assessment exists that quantifies the presence or absence, relative frequency, and severity of characteristics associated with AOS in Spanish speaking individuals. The purpose of this report is to explore the linguistic differences between English and Spanish as they relate to the presence and severity of characteristics associated with AOS in English and Spanish monolingual and English-Spanish bilingual speakers.Item Efficacy of constraint-induced language therapy for treating acquired apraxia of speech(2011-05) Swinson, Rachel Elizabeth; Marquardt, Thomas P.; Harris, Joyce L.This report investigates the efficacy of using constraint-induced language therapy (CILT) for treating acquired apraxia of speech (AOS). CILT is a treatment method used with individuals with aphasia in which communication is restricted to verbal output in order to isolate the damaged language areas of the brain and reactivate impaired neural connections (Pulvermuller et al., 2001). CILT employs repetitive, massed practiced stimuli and structured shaping of expressive output within the confines of verbal expression (Pulvermuller et al., 2001). Kirmess and Maher (2010) indirectly discovered that two patients with aphasia and apraxia of speech made gains in both language output and articulatory accuracy after receiving intensive CILT, suggesting possible efficacy for the use of CILT with patients with AOS.