Journal article
Research Priorities for Childhood Apraxia of Speech: A Long View
Journal of speech, language, and hearing research, Vol.67(9S), pp.3255-3268
09/26/2024
DOI: 10.1044/2024_JSLHR-24-00196
PMID: 39173052
Abstract
This article introduces the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research Special Issue: Selected Papers From the 2022 Apraxia Kids Research Symposium. The field of childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) has developed significantly in the past 15 years, with key improvements in understanding of basic biology including genetics, neuroscience, and computational modelling; development of diagnostic tools and methods; diversity of evidence-based interventions with increasingly rigorous experimental designs; and understanding of impacts beyond impairment-level measures. Papers in this special issue not only review and synthesize the some of the substantial progress to date but also present novel findings addressing critical research gaps and adding to the overall body of knowledge. A second aim of this prologue is to report the current research needs in CAS, which arose from symposium discussions involving researchers, clinicians, and Apraxia Kids community members (including parents of children with CAS). Four primary areas of need emerged from discussions at the symposium. These were: (a) What questions should we ask? (b) Who should be in the research? (c) How do we conduct the research? and (d) How do we move from research to practice? Across themes, symposium attendees emphasized the need for CAS research to better account for the diversity of people with CAS and improve the timeliness of implementation of high-level evidence-based practice across the lifespan. It is our goal that the articles and prologue discussion in this special issue provide an appreciation of advancements in CAS research and an updated view of the most pressing needs for future research.This article introduces the Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research Special Issue: Selected Papers From the 2022 Apraxia Kids Research Symposium. The field of childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) has developed significantly in the past 15 years, with key improvements in understanding of basic biology including genetics, neuroscience, and computational modelling; development of diagnostic tools and methods; diversity of evidence-based interventions with increasingly rigorous experimental designs; and understanding of impacts beyond impairment-level measures. Papers in this special issue not only review and synthesize the some of the substantial progress to date but also present novel findings addressing critical research gaps and adding to the overall body of knowledge. A second aim of this prologue is to report the current research needs in CAS, which arose from symposium discussions involving researchers, clinicians, and Apraxia Kids community members (including parents of children with CAS). Four primary areas of need emerged from discussions at the symposium. These were: (a) What questions should we ask? (b) Who should be in the research? (c) How do we conduct the research? and (d) How do we move from research to practice? Across themes, symposium attendees emphasized the need for CAS research to better account for the diversity of people with CAS and improve the timeliness of implementation of high-level evidence-based practice across the lifespan. It is our goal that the articles and prologue discussion in this special issue provide an appreciation of advancements in CAS research and an updated view of the most pressing needs for future research.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Research Priorities for Childhood Apraxia of Speech: A Long View
- Creators
- Patricia McCabe - University of SydneyMolly Beiting - Syracuse UniversityElaine R Hitchcock - GoogleEdwin Maas - Temple UniversityAmy Meredith - GoogleAngela T Morgan - Murdoch Children's Research InstituteNancy L Potter - Washington State UniversityJonathan L Preston - Syracuse UniversityLaura Moorer - Apraxia KIDSPooja Aggarwal - GoogleKirrie Ballard - University of SydneyLaura Baskall SmithNicole F Caballero - Syracuse UniversityKathryn Cabbage - Washington State UniversityJulie Case - Hofstra UniversitySusan Caspari - Temple UniversityKaren V Chenausky - MGH Institute of Health ProfessionsShina CookEwa Grzelak - Poznan University of Medical SciencesMaryane Gomez - University of SydneyAubrie Hagopian - GoogleChantelle Highman - Curtin UniversityAnne Hodits - ThriveJenya Iuzzini-Seigel - Marquette UniversityJillian LeVos-Carlson - Washington State University SpokaneBarbara A Lewis - GooglePatricia Mayro - Salus UniversityJyutika Mehta - Texas Woman's UniversityGabrielle Miller - Case Western Reserve UniversityKimberly D Mory - GoogleElizabeth Murray - University of SydneyMegan S Overby - University of SydneyLucia Pasquel-Lefebvre - Holistic Management InternationalDerrick Peavy - Syracuse UniversityCaitlin V RaazBrooke Rea - GreoDenise Santos dLynn Smith - Alberta Health ServicesMichelle T Swartz - Thomas Jefferson UniversityMelissa Taberski - GoogleHayo Terband - University of IowaDonna C Thomas - University of SydneyHannah Valentine - GoogleMirjam van TellingenShelley Velleman - University of VermontEmily Wang - New York UniversitySarah White - Apraxia KIDSEddy C H Wong - Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityMaria I Grigos - New York University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of speech, language, and hearing research, Vol.67(9S), pp.3255-3268
- DOI
- 10.1044/2024_JSLHR-24-00196
- PMID
- 39173052
- NLM abbreviation
- J Speech Lang Hear Res
- ISSN
- 1558-9102
- eISSN
- 1558-9102
- Publisher
- AMER SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOC
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 08/22/2024
- Date published
- 09/26/2024
- Academic Unit
- Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Record Identifier
- 9984699046402771
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