Journal article
Effectiveness of speech therapy in adults with intellectual disabilities
Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities, Vol.31(2), pp.236-248
03/2018
DOI: 10.1111/jar.12384
PMID: 28691743
Abstract
This study investigated the effect of speech therapy in a heterogeneous group of adults with intellectual disability.
Thirty-six adults with mild and moderate intellectual disabilities (IQs 40-70; age 18-40 years) with reported poor speech intelligibility received tailored training in articulation and listening skills delivered in two 3-month periods. Pre- to post-changes in speech intelligibility and receptive vocabulary were assessed using standardized tasks.
The results showed a positive effect of treatment on speech intelligibility and receptive vocabulary, irrespective of severity of intellectual disability, hearing loss and intellectual disability aetiology.
Speech therapy for people with intellectual disability can be effective at adult age and hearing loss should not prevent treatment. Continued attention to speech can help augment verbal communication skills in this population.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Effectiveness of speech therapy in adults with intellectual disabilities
- Creators
- Hayo Terband - University of GroningenMarjolein C Coppens-Hofman - Radboud University Medical CenterMaaike Reffeltrath - Radboud University Medical CenterBen A M Maassen - University Medical Center Groningen
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities, Vol.31(2), pp.236-248
- DOI
- 10.1111/jar.12384
- PMID
- 28691743
- ISSN
- 1360-2322
- eISSN
- 1468-3148
- Grant note
- DOI: 10.13039/501100001826, name: ZonMw, award: 57000002; DOI: 10.13039/501100003246, name: Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, award: 275‐89‐016
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/2018
- Academic Unit
- Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Record Identifier
- 9984258737202771
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