Objective To interpret the current evidence on the prevalence of neurodevelopmental
disorders (NDDs) through a systematic review based on both DSM-5 (2013) and PRISMA …

Purpose: While there has been mounting research centered on the diagnosis of childhood
apraxia of speech (CAS), little has focused on differentiating CAS from pediatric dysarthria …

The goal of this research was to obtain initial estimates of the prevalence of each of four
types of motor speech disorders in children with idiopathic Speech Delay (SD) and to use …

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) are
developmental disorders with distinct diagnostic criteria and different epidemiology …

Background Speech is the most common modality through which language is
communicated, and delayed, disordered, or absent speech production is a hallmark of many …

The goal of this research was to assess the support for motor speech disorders as
explanatory constructs to guide research and treatment of reduced intelligibility in persons …

Although there is substantial rationale for a motor component in the speech of persons with
Down syndrome (DS), there presently are no published estimates of the prevalence of …

Background Child disability has significant implications on their well-being and healthcare
systems. Aim: This survey aimed to assess the magnitude of seven types of disability among …

The purpose of this paper was to review best-practice methods of collecting and analyzing
speech production data from minimally verbal autistic speakers. Data on speech production …

Oromotor functioning plays a foundational role in spoken communication and feeding, two
areas of significant difficulty for many autistic individuals. However, despite years of research …