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Speech-sound disorder(SSD)

MedGen UID:
866372
•Concept ID:
C4019167
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonym: SSD
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0012038
OMIM®: 608445

Definition

Persistent difficulty with speech sound production such that it interferes with verbal communication. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSpeech-sound disorder

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Introduction: Innovations in Treatment for Children With Speech Sound Disorders.
Farquharson K, Tambyraja S
Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch 2022 Jul 6;53(3):627-631. Epub 2022 Jun 28 doi: 10.1044/2022_LSHSS-22-00065. PMID: 35763415
Speech Sound Disorder Treatment Approaches Used by School-Based Clinicians: An Application of the Experience Sampling Method.
Cabbage K, Farquharson K, DeVeney S
Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch 2022 Jul 6;53(3):860-873. Epub 2022 May 31 doi: 10.1044/2022_LSHSS-21-00167. PMID: 35640104
Automated phonological analysis and treatment target selection using AutoPATT.
Combiths P, Amberg R, Hedlund G, Rose Y, Barlow JA
Clin Linguist Phon 2022 Mar 4;36(2-3):203-218. Epub 2021 Jun 4 doi: 10.1080/02699206.2021.1896782. PMID: 34085574Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Speech Error Variability and Phonological Awareness in Preschoolers.
Roepke E, Brosseau-Lapré F
Am J Speech Lang Pathol 2023 Jan 11;32(1):246-263. Epub 2022 Dec 29 doi: 10.1044/2022_AJSLP-22-00031. PMID: 36580542Free PMC Article
Preschool children's consistency of word production.
Holm A, van Reyk O, Crosbie S, De Bono S, Morgan A, Dodd B
Clin Linguist Phon 2023 Mar 4;37(3):223-241. Epub 2022 Feb 24 doi: 10.1080/02699206.2022.2041099. PMID: 35200086
Implementing Speech Perception and Phonological Awareness Intervention for Children With Speech Sound Disorders.
Brosseau-Lapré F, Roepke E
Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch 2022 Jul 6;53(3):646-658. Epub 2022 Apr 4 doi: 10.1044/2022_LSHSS-21-00117. PMID: 35377730
Exploring the Overlap Between Dyslexia and Speech Sound Production Deficits.
Cabbage KL, Farquharson K, Iuzzini-Seigel J, Zuk J, Hogan TP
Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch 2018 Oct 24;49(4):774-786. doi: 10.1044/2018_LSHSS-DYSLC-18-0008. PMID: 30458539
Non-speech oral motor treatment for children with developmental speech sound disorders.
Lee AS, Gibbon FE
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Mar 25;2015(3):CD009383. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009383.pub2. PMID: 25805060Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Speech Error Variability and Phonological Awareness in Preschoolers.
Roepke E, Brosseau-Lapré F
Am J Speech Lang Pathol 2023 Jan 11;32(1):246-263. Epub 2022 Dec 29 doi: 10.1044/2022_AJSLP-22-00031. PMID: 36580542Free PMC Article
Transcribing multilingual children's and adults' speech.
Margetson K, McLeod S, Verdon S, Tran VH
Clin Linguist Phon 2023 Jun 3;37(4-6):415-435. Epub 2022 Jun 8 doi: 10.1080/02699206.2022.2051073. PMID: 35676745
Speech Sound Disorders in Children.
Cabbage K
Semin Speech Lang 2019 Mar;40(2):79-80. Epub 2019 Feb 22 doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1677758. PMID: 30795018
A Computer-Based Speech Sound Disorder Screening System Architecture.
Mahmut EE, Nicola S, Stoicu-Tivadar V
Stud Health Technol Inform 2018;251:39-42. PMID: 29968596
Non-speech oral motor treatment for children with developmental speech sound disorders.
Lee AS, Gibbon FE
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Mar 25;2015(3):CD009383. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009383.pub2. PMID: 25805060Free PMC Article

Therapy

Preschool children's consistency of word production.
Holm A, van Reyk O, Crosbie S, De Bono S, Morgan A, Dodd B
Clin Linguist Phon 2023 Mar 4;37(3):223-241. Epub 2022 Feb 24 doi: 10.1080/02699206.2022.2041099. PMID: 35200086
Interventions for pre-school children with co-occurring phonological speech sound disorder and expressive language difficulties: A scoping review.
Rodgers L, Harding S, Rees R, Clarke MT
Int J Lang Commun Disord 2022 Jul;57(4):700-716. Epub 2022 Apr 3 doi: 10.1111/1460-6984.12719. PMID: 35373429
Service Delivery Schedule Effects on Speech Sound Production Outcomes.
Rehfeld DM, Sulak TN
Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch 2021 Apr 20;52(2):728-737. Epub 2021 Apr 6 doi: 10.1044/2021_LSHSS-20-00068. PMID: 33822654
Non-speech oral motor treatment for children with developmental speech sound disorders.
Lee AS, Gibbon FE
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Mar 25;2015(3):CD009383. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009383.pub2. PMID: 25805060Free PMC Article
Intervention efficacy and intensity for children with speech sound disorder.
Allen MM
J Speech Lang Hear Res 2013 Jun;56(3):865-77. Epub 2012 Dec 28 doi: 10.1044/1092-4388(2012/11-0076). PMID: 23275415

Prognosis

Phonological Assessment Instrument: evidence of construct validity.
Botura C, Alves GS, Bernardi ACS, Ribas LP
Codas 2023;36(1):e20220302. Epub 2023 Nov 10 doi: 10.1590/2317-1782/20232022302pt. PMID: 37970893Free PMC Article
Tutorial: Using Visual-Acoustic Biofeedback for Speech Sound Training.
Hitchcock ER, Ochs LC, Swartz MT, Leece MC, Preston JL, McAllister T
Am J Speech Lang Pathol 2023 Jan 11;32(1):18-36. Epub 2023 Jan 9 doi: 10.1044/2022_AJSLP-22-00142. PMID: 36623212Free PMC Article
Sequencing Deficits and Phonological Speech Errors, But Not Articulation Errors, Predict Later Literacy Skills.
Boada KL, Boada R, Pennington BF, Peterson RL
J Speech Lang Hear Res 2022 Jun 8;65(6):2081-2097. Epub 2022 Apr 26 doi: 10.1044/2022_JSLHR-21-00241. PMID: 35472280Free PMC Article
Reading Risk in Children With Speech Sound Disorder: Prevalence, Persistence, and Predictors.
Tambyraja SR, Farquharson K, Justice L
J Speech Lang Hear Res 2020 Nov 13;63(11):3714-3726. Epub 2020 Sep 30 doi: 10.1044/2020_JSLHR-20-00108. PMID: 32997596
Exploring the Overlap Between Dyslexia and Speech Sound Production Deficits.
Cabbage KL, Farquharson K, Iuzzini-Seigel J, Zuk J, Hogan TP
Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch 2018 Oct 24;49(4):774-786. doi: 10.1044/2018_LSHSS-DYSLC-18-0008. PMID: 30458539

Clinical prediction guides

Phonological Assessment Instrument: evidence of construct validity.
Botura C, Alves GS, Bernardi ACS, Ribas LP
Codas 2023;36(1):e20220302. Epub 2023 Nov 10 doi: 10.1590/2317-1782/20232022302pt. PMID: 37970893Free PMC Article
Tongue Shape Complexity in Children With and Without Speech Sound Disorders.
Dokovova M, Sugden E, Cartney G, Schaeffler S, Cleland J
J Speech Lang Hear Res 2023 Jul 12;66(7):2164-2183. Epub 2023 Jun 2 doi: 10.1044/2023_JSLHR-22-00472. PMID: 37267440
Tutorial: Using Visual-Acoustic Biofeedback for Speech Sound Training.
Hitchcock ER, Ochs LC, Swartz MT, Leece MC, Preston JL, McAllister T
Am J Speech Lang Pathol 2023 Jan 11;32(1):18-36. Epub 2023 Jan 9 doi: 10.1044/2022_AJSLP-22-00142. PMID: 36623212Free PMC Article
Sequencing Deficits and Phonological Speech Errors, But Not Articulation Errors, Predict Later Literacy Skills.
Boada KL, Boada R, Pennington BF, Peterson RL
J Speech Lang Hear Res 2022 Jun 8;65(6):2081-2097. Epub 2022 Apr 26 doi: 10.1044/2022_JSLHR-21-00241. PMID: 35472280Free PMC Article
Exploring the Overlap Between Dyslexia and Speech Sound Production Deficits.
Cabbage KL, Farquharson K, Iuzzini-Seigel J, Zuk J, Hogan TP
Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch 2018 Oct 24;49(4):774-786. doi: 10.1044/2018_LSHSS-DYSLC-18-0008. PMID: 30458539

Recent systematic reviews

Music and musical elements in the treatment of childhood speech sound disorders: A systematic review of the literature.
van Tellingen M, Hurkmans J, Terband H, Jonkers R, Maassen B
Int J Speech Lang Pathol 2023 Aug;25(4):549-565. Epub 2022 Jul 28 doi: 10.1080/17549507.2022.2097310. PMID: 35900281
Speech Perception Skills of Children With Speech Sound Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Hearnshaw S, Baker E, Munro N
J Speech Lang Hear Res 2019 Oct 25;62(10):3771-3789. Epub 2019 Sep 16 doi: 10.1044/2019_JSLHR-S-18-0519. PMID: 31525302
A systematic review and classification of interventions for speech-sound disorder in preschool children.
Wren Y, Harding S, Goldbart J, Roulstone S
Int J Lang Commun Disord 2018 May;53(3):446-467. Epub 2018 Jan 16 doi: 10.1111/1460-6984.12371. PMID: 29341346
A Systematic Review of Speech Assessments for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Recommendations for Best Practice.
Broome K, McCabe P, Docking K, Doble M
Am J Speech Lang Pathol 2017 Aug 15;26(3):1011-1029. doi: 10.1044/2017_AJSLP-16-0014. PMID: 28772287
Non-speech oral motor treatment for children with developmental speech sound disorders.
Lee AS, Gibbon FE
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Mar 25;2015(3):CD009383. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009383.pub2. PMID: 25805060Free PMC Article

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