Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2024
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research
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 impairmentlevel 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.
DOI
10.1044/2024_JSLHR-24-00196
Rights
This article is Open Access and distributed under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 License.
Montclair State University Digital Commons Citation
McCabe, Patricia; Beiting, Molly; Hitchcock, Elaine R.; Maas, Edwin; Meredith, Amy; Morgan, Angela T.; Potter, Nancy L.; Preston, Jonathan L.; Moorer, Laura; Aggarwal, Pooja; Ballard, Kirrie; Smith, Laura Baskall; Caballero, Nicole F.; Cabbage, Kathryn; Case, Julie; Caspari, Susan; Chenausky, Karen V.; Cook, Shina; Grzelak, Ewa; Gomez, Maryane; Hagopian, Aubrie; Highman, Chantelle; Hodits, Anne; Iuzzini-Seigel, Jenya; Levos-Carlson, Jillian; Lewis, Barbara A.; Mayro, Patricia; Mehta, Jyutika; Miller, Gabrielle; Mory, Kimberly D.; Murray, Elizabeth; and Overby, Megan S., "Research Priorities for Childhood Apraxia of Speech: A Long View" (2024). Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 176.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/communcsci-disorders-facpubs/176
Published Citation
McCabe, P., Beiting, M., Hitchcock, E. R., … Grigos, M. I. (2024). Research Priorities for Childhood Apraxia of Speech: A Long View. Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR, 67(9S), 3255–3268. https://doi.org/10.1044/2024_JSLHR-24-00196