Background:Infantile hereditary proximal spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1 is characterized by onset in the first 6 months of life and severe progressive muscle weakness. Dysphagia a common complication but has not been studied detail. Objective:To study feeding swallowing problems infants with SMA 1, to explore relation between these functional motor scores. Methods:We prospectively included 16 September 2016 October 2018. Eleven received palliative care five best supportive combination...

Purpose: Most speech-language pathologists (SLPs) working with children developmental language disorder (DLD) do not perform sample analysis (LSA) on a regular basis, although they regard LSA as highly informative for goal setting and evaluating grammatical therapy. The primary aim of this study was to identify facilitators, barriers, needs related performing by Dutch SLPs DLD. secondary investigate whether training would change the actual performance LSA. Method: A focus group 11 in...

Children with speech sound disorders (SSD) are at higher risk of communication breakdown, but the impact having an SSD may vary from child to child. Determining severity helps speech-language therapists (SLTs) recognise extent problem and identify prioritise children who require intervention. This study aimed factors for in order develop a multifactorial Speech Sound Disorder Severity Construct (SSDSC) using SLTs' views International Classification Functioning, Disability Health (ICF). In...

It has been proposed that poor non‐word repetition is a marker of specific language impairment (SLI), and precursor dyslexia. This study investigated whether deficit underlies both disorders. A group Dutch preschool SLI children at familial risk dyslexia, as well school‐going groups dyslexic were presented with task. The results showed the (at‐risk of) dyslexia performed more poorly than control children. Furthermore, exception one child, all scored significantly below mean group, suggesting...

Abstract Background Early detection and remediation of language disorders are important in helping children to establish appropriate communicative social behaviour acquire additional information about the world through use language. In Netherlands, with (a suspicion of) referred speech hearing centres for multidisciplinary assessment. Reliable data needed on nature disorders, as well age source referral, effects cultural socioeconomic profiles population served order plan therapy service...

We report on a prospective longitudinal research programme exploring the connection between language acquisition deficits and dyslexia. The development profile of children at-risk for dyslexia is compared to that age-matched controls as well who have been diagnosed with specific impairment (SLI). experiments described concern perception production grammatical morphology, categorical speech sounds, phonological processing (non-word repetition), mispronunciation detection, rhyme detection....

The present study examined the long-term consequences of otitis media (OM) on speech perception abilities in noise. 55 children with a prospective 3-monthly documented middle-ear status and hearing loss between birth 24 months completed ‘speech-in-noise’ (SPiN) test at age 7 years. Both cumulation uni- bilateral OM incidents early life were significantly correlated to performance SPiN school age. Other background factors such as socio-economic status, language cognitive development did not...

This study related the non-word repetition (NWR) abilities of 4-year-old children at-risk dyslexia and with specific language impairment (SLI) to their reading at age eight. The results show that SLI group obtained lowest NWR score performed in-between control group. Approximately half showed difficulties. Literacy were correlated for group, but not findings point toward differences between groups suggest should be treated as a similar disorder.

The aim of the present study was to examine long-term consequences early-life otitis media (OM) and associated hearing loss (HL) on language skills school-aged children.In a prospective study, middle-ear status 65 Dutch healthy-born children documented every 3 months during their first 2 years life; comprehension production were evaluated at 27 again 7 years.The positive relation that found between OM-related HL development could no longer be discerned school age. Accordingly,...

Background:Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is hereditary motor neuron disorder, characterised by the degeneration of neurons and progressive muscle weakness. It caused homozygous loss function survival (SMN) 1 gene. SMA shows a wide variability disease severi ty. Objective:To investigate self-reported bulbar problems in patients with SMA, their relationship to age, functional scores active maximum mouth opening. Methods:We used Diagnostic List Dysphagia Dysarthria (pediatric) relevant recent...

Purpose Aphasia after stroke has been shown to lead communication difficulties between healthcare professionals (HCP) and people with aphasia. Clinical guidelines emphasize the importance of teaching HCP use supportive conversative techniques through partner training (CPT). The aim this study is explore describe experiences in communicating aphasia their needs wishes for content CPT.Materials methods data were collected qualitative semi-structured interviews 17 HCP. recruited from two...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a hereditary motor neuron disorder, characterized by the degeneration of neurons and progressive muscle weakness. There large variability disease severity, reflected classification SMA types 1-4.The aim this cross-sectional study was to determine nature swallowing problems underlying mechanisms in patients with 2 3, relationship between mastication problems.We enrolled (aged 13-67 years) self-reported and/or problems. We used questionnaire, functional oral...

This paper examines the findings and implications of cross‐linguistic acquisition #sC clusters in relation to sonority patterns. Data from individual studies on English, Dutch, Norwegian, Hebrew are compared for accuracy production as well reductions with respect potential differences across subtypes groups. In all four languages, a great deal variability occurred both within children, but number general patterns were noted. While languages showed similar behaviour reduction patterns, clear...

Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the role familiarity a communication partner on Dutch parents' perception their child's intelligibility, for children with typically-developing speech (TD) or sound disorder (SSD).Method: Participants were 67 Dutch-speaking (48–84 months), 48 TD and 19 SSD. Item scores parent-rated Intelligibility in Context Scale: (ICS-NL) compared between groups related naive listeners' ratings children's intelligibility (IR), measure accuracy (i.e. percentage...

Abstract Background Early and effective treatment for children with developmental language disorder (DLD) is important. Although a growing body of research shows the effects interventions at group level, clinicians observe large individual differences in growth, outcomes across domains. A systematic understanding how child characteristics contribute to changes skills still lacking. Aims To assess domains: expressive morphosyntax; receptive vocabulary; comprehension, special needs education...