Purpose There has been renewed interest on the part of speech-language pathologists to
understand how the motor system learns and determine whether principles of motor …

Based on clinical and functional imaging data, the left anterior insula has been assumed to
support prearticulatory functions of speech motor control such as the “programming” of vocal …

With expanded and updated information including current techniques, approaches, and
case studies, the 3rd edition of this bestselling book continues its reputation as a …

Apraxia of speech (AOS) is a motor speech disorder characterized by slow speaking rate,
abnormal prosody and distorted sound substitutions, additions, repetitions and …

The purpose of this report is to describe an initial version of the Apraxia of Speech Rating
Scale (ASRS), a scale designed to quantify the presence or absence, relative frequency …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the interrater reliability and validity of the
Apraxia of Speech Rating Scale (ASRS-3.5) as an index of the presence and severity of …

The goal of this technical report on childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) was to assemble
information about this challenging disorder that would be useful for caregivers, speech …

This important book provides a broad, integrated overview of current research on word-
finding deficit, anomia, the most common symptom of language dysfunction occurring after …

Many facts about aphasic and nonaphasic naming are explained by models that use
spreading activation to map from the semantics of a word to its phonology. The implemented …

This study was focused on the potential influence of task-related factors on oral motor
performance in patients with speech disorders. Sentence production was compared with a …