Providing a quality service for people with aphasia is a primary goal of speech-language
pathologists working with neurogenic communication disorders. This paper reviews what is …

Background The production of speech, language and gesture for communication is often
affected by cerebral palsy. Communication difficulties associated with cerebral palsy can be …

This paper reports a normative study on the phonological development of British English‐
speaking children. Speech samples of 684 children, aged between 3; 0 and 6; 11 years …

Paediatric speech and language therapists are challenged by diminished resources and
increasingly complex caseloads. The new edition addresses their concerns. Norms for …

Background: There has been no previous incidence survey of children referred to a speech
and language therapy service in the UK. Previous studies of prevalence of specific …

This study used a postal questionnaire to seek the views of adults who stammer concerning
the effect of stammering on their lives, the speech and language therapy and other remedies …

Of 1100 children referred to a mainstream paediatric speech and language therapy service
in a 15-month period (January 1999 to April 2000), 320 had primary speech impairment. No …

Background Children with motor impairments often have the motor speech disorder
dysarthria, a condition which effects the tone, strength and co‐ordination of any or all of the …

Background Dysphagia has rarely been investigated in adults with intellectual disabilities
(ID) despite being a serious condition affecting health and quality of life. Method This study …

Rationale: Endotracheal intubation is associated with postextubation swallowing
dysfunction, but no guidelines exist for postextubation swallowing assessments. Objectives …