Abstract Background & Aim To assess consonant proficiency and velopharyngeal function in
10‐year‐old children born with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) within the Scandcleft …

Objective Speech sound disorder (SSD) describes a 'persistent difficulty with speech sound
production that interferes with speech intelligibility or prevents verbal communication'. There …

Background Speech in individuals with cleft lip and/or palate (CLP) is a complex myriad of
presenting symptoms. It is uniquely associated with the structural difference of …

Introduction Speech sound disorder (SSD) describes a 'persistent difficulty with speech
sound production that interferes with speech intelligibility or prevents verbal communication' …

Background Compensatory cleft speech disorders can severely impact speech
understandability and speech acceptability. Speech intervention is necessary to eliminate …

Purpose: Speech-language pathologists usually apply a “one size fits all” approach to
eliminate compensatory cleft speech characteristics (CSCs). It is necessary to investigate …

Background Increasing attention is paid to the effectiveness of high‐intensity speech
intervention in children with a cleft (lip and) palate (CP±L). It is, however, unknown if high …

Purpose To investigate whether a novel electropalatography (EPG) therapy, underpinned by
usage-based phonology theory, can improve the accuracy of target speech sounds for …

Gradient speech change, where speech sound production develops in a broadly step-wise
fashion towards the standard adult form, is a well-recognised phenomenon in children …

This chapter describes the impact on speech and language development of being born with
a cleft‐related condition when surgery to repair the cleft is performed in a timely manner …