ReviewAugmentative and alternative communication (Baltimore, Md. : 1985)2023
Review of methods for conducting speech research with minimally verbal individuals with autism spectrum disorder.
Review in Augmentative and alternative communication (Baltimore, Md. : 1985), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07472829 (Research on Speech Development Trajectories and Predictive Models in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Research on Speech Development Trajectories and Predictive Models in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Interventions to Promote Communication in Minimally Verbal Autistic Children: A Systematic Review.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Pooled it
- Quantifying vocal subsystems of adults with minimally verbal autism spectrum disorder.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Article
- Phonological Development in 3-6-Year-Old Mandarin-Speaking Children with Autism, Developmental Delays, and Typical Development.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Proportion and Profile of Autistic Children Not Acquiring Spoken Language Despite Receiving Evidence-Based Early Interventions.Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 · 2025Article
- Exploring the clinical features of minimally verbal autistic children.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Exploring Motor Speech Disorders in Low and Minimally Verbal Autistic Individuals: An Auditory-Perceptual Analysis.American journal of speech-language pathology · 2024Article
- Phonemic Feature Scoring as a Tool for Progress Monitoring During Language Interventions for Children With Autism and Minimal Verbal Skills.American journal of speech-language pathology · 2024Article
- Oromotor skills in autism spectrum disorder: A scoping review.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2023Article
- Automated measurement: The need for a more objective view of the speech and language of autistic children.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2023Article
- The importance of deep speech phenotyping for neurodevelopmental and genetic disorders: a conceptual review.Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders · 2022Review
- Profiling Language Skills in Minimally Verbal Autism: Findings From Greek-Speaking Preschoolers.Autism & developmental language impairmentsArticle
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Abstract
The purpose of this paper was to review best-practice methods of collecting and analyzing speech production data from minimally verbal autistic speakers. Data on speech production data in minimally verbal individuals are valuable for a variety of purposes, including phenotyping, clinical assessment, and treatment monitoring. Both perceptual ("by ear") and acoustic analyses of speech can reveal subtle improvements as a result of therapy that may not be apparent when correct/incorrect judgments are used. Key considerations for collecting and analyzing speech production data from this population are reviewed. The definition of "minimally verbal" that is chosen will vary depending on the specific hypotheses investigated, as will the stimuli to be collected and the task(s) used to elicit them. Perceptual judgments are ecologically valid but subject to known sources of bias; therefore, training and reliability procedures for perceptual analyses are addressed, including guidelines on how to select vocalizations for inclusion or exclusion. Factors to consider when recording and acoustically analyzing speech are also briefly discussed. In summary, the tasks, stimuli, training methods, analysis type(s), and level of detail that yield the most reliable data to answer the question should be selected. It is possible to obtain rich high-quality data even from speakers with very little speech output. This information is useful not only for research but also for clinical decision-making and progress monitoring.
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