Treatments of Acquired Apraxia of Speech

Treatments of Acquired Apraxia of Speech

This study was designed to examine the effects of speech therapy on ability to produce speech sounds in persons with acquired apraxia of speech.

This study was designed to investigate the effects of Sound Production Treatment (SPT; a treatment for acquired apraxia of speech) on sound production accuracy in persons with chronic apraxia of speech (AOS). Organization of practice (blocked practice or randomized practice) will be manipulated in an effort to determine the most efficacious application of SPT. A combination of group and single-subject experimental designs wasl be completed with 20 speakers with AOS (2 groups of 10 participants).

Inclusion Criteria:

• Must have acquired apraxia of speech that occurred following a stroke or other brain injury.
• Must be at least 6 months post-onset of brain injury.
• May have aphasia.

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of drug or alcohol abuse.
• History of mental illness.
• Neurological condition other than that which resulted in apraxia of speech.