Description
- Child Eligibility
- Inclusion Criteria
- 1. 2;6-7;11 years of age at the start of treatment
- 2. English as the primary and preferred language
- 3. Primary speech diagnosis of CAS based on auditory-perceptual, expert diagnosis and/or Dynamic Evaluation of Motor Speech Skills (DEMSS) score classification of "significant evidence of CAS" with score \<323
- Exclusion Criteria
- 1. Concomitant disorders including autism spectrum disorder, global development delay, or intellectual disability, Down syndrome, or other genetic condition (diagnosis of Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is allowable if the child can attend in sessions with medication and/or strategies)
- 2. Primary diagnosis of dysarthria or other speech sound disorder (e.g., phonological impairment).
- 3. Oral structural anomalies
- 4. Hearing impairment
- 5. Uncorrected visual impairment
- 6. Receiving speech treatment elsewhere during the period of the study. Language or Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) treatment is permitted.
- 7. Receptive Language Index standard score less than 70 on the Receptive-Expressive Emergent Language Test - 4th Edition (REEL-4), Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals - Preschool 3rd Edition (CELF-P3), or Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals - 5th Edition (CELF-5), as appropriate for participant's age.
- 8. Cognitive standard score less than 70 on the Developmental Assessment of Young Children (DAYC) - ages 2;0 - 5;11, Nonverbal Index of Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales - 2nd Edition - age 6;0 - 7;11
Ages Eligible for Study:
24 Months to 95 Months (CHILD)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No