Preliminary Results From a Longitudinal Study of a Tablet-Based Speech Therapy Game

Hair, Adam; Markoulli, Constantina; Monroe, Penelope; McKechnie, Jacqueline; Ballard, Kirrie J.; Ahmed, Beena; Gutierrez‐Osuna, Ricardo

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“…The average magnitude of treatment effect was comparable to face-to-face therapy with a speech-language pathologist (Hair et al, 2020). Children with a history of noncompliance with traditional SLP intervention initiated their home practice sessions, and more than 50% of children asked to continue after the trial ended (Hair et al, 2020). All parents reported that Apraxia World fitted easily into daily life and they felt confident using the tablets to deliver therapy.…”

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confidence: 94%

“…There was no significant difference between the control and website conditions for children's speech, with none of the children demonstrating any improvement (including maturational change) in speech production over a 6-month period on a waiting list . Although the website was evidence-based and informed by consumers' and professionals' feedback, the lack of interactive elements and built-in mechanisms for monitoring and providing feedback on children's speech performance may have impacted the effectiveness of the website and engagement of caregivers (Hair et al, 2020;Rogers et al, 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Gameplay is controlled via intrinsic integration between the children's speech production and the collection of assets (coins). It was collaboratively designed with children, carers, and speech-language pathologists over 8 years (Ahmed et al, 2018;Hair et al, 2019Hair et al, , 2020Hair et al, , 2018.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Studies to develop and validate Apraxia World have included an RCT, usability, validation, and efficacy studies demonstrating that Apraxia World delivers a precise dosage that automatically implements well-researched principles of learning and experience-dependent neuroplasticity, ensuring high treatment fidelity without requiring parents to have specialist skills (Hair et al, 2018). Parents were able to deliver on average 81% of the recommended dosage per 4-week therapy block: 100 practice trials per 30 min session × 4 sessions per week (cumulative dose of 1,298/1,600 practice trials; Hair et al, 2020). The average magnitude of treatment effect was comparable to face-to-face therapy with a speech-language pathologist (Hair et al, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Parents were able to deliver on average 81% of the recommended dosage per 4-week therapy block: 100 practice trials per 30 min session × 4 sessions per week (cumulative dose of 1,298/1,600 practice trials; Hair et al, 2020). The average magnitude of treatment effect was comparable to face-to-face therapy with a speech-language pathologist (Hair et al, 2020). Children with a history of noncompliance with traditional SLP intervention initiated their home practice sessions, and more than 50% of children asked to continue after the trial ended (Hair et al, 2020).…”

Section: Apraxia Worldmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Supporting Children With Speech Sound Disorders During COVID-19 Restrictions: Technological Solutions

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Purpose “Children are the hidden victims of the COVID-19 pandemic” (United Nations Children's Fund, 2020). Timely and effective speech intervention is important to reduce the impact on children's school achievement, ability to make friends, mental health, future life opportunities, and government resources. Prior to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, many Australian children did not receive sufficient speech-language pathology (SLP) services due to long waiting lists in the public health system. COVID-19 restrictions exacerbated this issue, as even children who were at the top of lengthy SLP waiting lists often received limited services, particularly in rural areas. To facilitate children receiving speech intervention remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, evidence from randomized controlled trials regarding three technological solutions are examined: (a) Phoneme Factory Sound Sorter (Sound Start Study), (b) Waiting for Speech Pathology website, and (c) Apraxia World. Conclusions For the first two technological solutions, there were similar gains in speech production between the intervention and control groups, whereas, for the third solution, the average magnitude of treatment effect was comparable to face-to-face SLP therapy. Automated therapy management systems may be able to accelerate speech development and support communication resilience to counteract the effects of the COVID-19 restrictions on children with speech sound disorders. Technology-based strategies may also provide a potential solution to the chronic shortage of SLP services in rural areas into the future.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Apraxia Worldmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Apraxia Worldmentioning

confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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Developmental Profiles in Autism Spectrum Disorder

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2023

Language Acquisition and Language Disorders

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This book presents the current state of knowledge and recent advances on three topics in research on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): the (debated) existence of profiles of abilities, the role of bilingualism, and the impact of interactive technologies. It includes six chapters that cover: a review of morphosyntactic and phonological abilities in monolingual and bilingual children on the autism spectrum; the relation between extra-linguistic factors – intellectual abilities, severity of autism trait – and language skills; an experimental study that aims to identify profiles in children with autism; and current advances on the use of interactive technologies for assessing and training language abilities in ASD. This book will be useful to anyone interested in language acquisition and language development in autism.

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Preliminary Results From a Longitudinal Study of a Tablet-Based Speech Therapy Game

Cited by 24 publications

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Supporting Children With Speech Sound Disorders During COVID-19 Restrictions: Technological Solutions

Supporting Children With Speech Sound Disorders During COVID-19 Restrictions: Technological Solutions

Language Acquisition and Language Disorders

Developmental Profiles in Autism Spectrum Disorder

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