Purpose To systematically review the scientific production on the relationship between Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Speech-language Pathology and to methodologically analyze the observational studies on the theme. Research strategies Systematic review of the literature conducted at the databases Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System online (MEDLINE, USA), Lit...

Cluttering is a disability in formulating language, causing confused, hurried and slurred diction, due to congenital and constitutional limitation of one’s total psychosomatic personality structure. Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder characterized by hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thoughts/speech, disorganized behavior and apathy. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and c...

Instrumental acoustic measurements of the human voice have enormous potential to objectively describe pathology and, thereby, assist clinical treatment decisions. Despite increasing application and accessibility technical knowledge equipment, recent research has highlighted a lack understanding physiologic, speech/language-, culture-related influencing factors. This article presents critical re...

It could be said that Acoustics forms a bridge between speech production and speech perception, and as such it lies at the intersection of several speech communication related fields. The field of Speech and Hearing Sciences, for example, deals with speech production and speech perception. Speech Pathology also relates crucially to Acoustics. In addition, the linguistic fields of Phonetics and ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the methodological adequacy of voice and laryngeal study designs published in speech-language pathology and otorhinolaryngology journals indexed for the ISI Web of Knowledge (ISI Web) and the MEDLINE database. METHODS A cross-sectional study conducted at the Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Federal University of São Paulo). Two Brazilian speech-language pathology and o...

Purpose Academic education in speech-language pathology should prepare students to provide professional services that mirror current knowledge, skills, and scope of practice in a pluralistic society. This study seeks to examine the impact of speech-language pathology (SLP) students prior multicultural experiences and previous formal education on attitudes and beliefs toward language diversity. ...

To identify and potentially modify the risk of pulmonary complications in a group of older patients with hip fracture, the authors obtained speech and language pathology consultations for these patients. Then they performed a retrospective chart review of all patients 65 years and older who were admitted to their institution between June 2011 and July 2013 with acute hip fracture, were treated ...

The article presents the figure of prominent Austrian scientist Emil Froeschels, who introduced term “logopedics” into clinical practice, is considered founder speech pathology (speech therapy) education, founded world's first International Association Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP) a number other national associations unions. focuses on his leadership qualities as scientist, teacher public ...

ate program. This would leave 2 years of master’s work for truly advanced education and clinical work. This structure could parallel that in speech-language pathology; undergraduate audiology majors would receive two surveytype courses in speech-language pathology, just as current speech-language pathology majors receive such coursework in audiology. The focus, however, would be on audiology an...

PURPOSE To report on data from the current survey about academic and clinical education in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), as well as to compare these findings with earlier surveys in an attempt to identify any changes being made as programs in the United States implement the new certification standards of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association in the area of speech-...