Characterizing sensorimotor profiles in children with residual speech sound disorder: a pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Children with speech errors who have reduced motor skill may be more likely to develop residual errors associated with lifelong challenges. Drawing on models of speech production that highlight the role of somatosensory acuity in updating motor plans, this pilot study explored the relationship between motor skill and speech accuracy, and between somatosensory acuity and motor skill in children. Understanding the connections among sensorimotor measures and speech outcomes may offer insight into how somatosensation and motor skill cooperate during speech production, which could inform treatment decisions for this population.

Method

Twenty-five children (ages 9-14) produced syllables in an /ɹ/ stimulability task before and after an ultrasound biofeedback treatment progr

SUBMITTER: Kabakoff H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9464712 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature