ArticleAmerican journal of speech-language pathology2026
Clinicians' Perspectives on Diagnosing and Treating Childhood Apraxia of Speech in Children Under 3 Years Old.
Article in American journal of speech-language pathology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
Abstract
purposeChildhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is a pediatric speech sound disorder with genetic and neurological underpinnings, implying its presence at birth. While early identification and intervention offer clear benefits, clinicians' perspectives on early diagnosis of CAS remain unclear. This study examined speech-language pathologists' (SLPs') knowledge, beliefs, and clinical decision making regarding CAS in children under 3 years old.
methodA novel survey was distributed to SLPs working with children under 3 years old (
resultsForty percent of early intervention SLPs believed CAS cannot be diagnosed before the age of 3 years, and 52% would not disclose a diagnosis to caregivers of children in this age group. Continuing education on CAS was the only significant predictor of accurate early diagnostic beliefs; years of experience, setting, and general CAS knowledge were not. Among SLPs who did diagnose and treat CAS in children under 3 years old, most used caregiver coaching and play-based models. Highly structured, clinician-directed interventions were relatively underused, despite strong evidence for them.
conclusionsFindings reveal gaps in early intervention SLPs' knowledge and practices related to CAS. Hesitation to diagnose or disclose CAS in young children may delay appropriate intervention. Results highlight the need for better alignment between research and clinical practice to support early identification and treatment of CAS. SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL: https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.30781640.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.