Familiar listeners and speech recognition technologies may improve the speech intelligibility of adults with Down syndrome1

Q2 Social Sciences

Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention Pub Date : 2021-10-02 DOI:10.1080/17489539.2021.2014282

Nouf M. Alzrayer

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Abstract

Participants: Four young females and two males with Down syndrome were recruited to participate in the study, their age range was between 21 and 30 years. The participants had to meet the following criteria: (a) having a diagnosis of Down syndrome; (b) living with a family member (communication partner) who must be familiar with the individual’s speech; (c) having a normal vision and hearing abilities as indicated by the interaction with the investigator; (d) using speech as the primary communication method; and (e) having limited speech intelligibility. Furthermore, four undergraduate students were also recruited to serve as unfamiliar communication partners.

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熟悉的听者和语音识别技术可能会提高唐氏综合症成人的语音清晰度

参与者:四名患有唐氏综合症的年轻女性和两名患有唐氏综合症的男性被招募参加这项研究，他们的年龄范围在21到30岁之间。参与者必须满足以下标准:(a)患有唐氏综合症;(b)与一名必须熟悉其言语的家庭成员(沟通伙伴)同住;(c)与调查员的互动表明其视力和听力正常;(d)以言语作为主要的沟通方式;(e)言语清晰度有限。此外，还招募了四名本科生作为不熟悉的交流伙伴。

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Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention Social Sciences-Linguistics and Language

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期刊介绍： Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention (EBCAI) brings together professionals who work in clinical and educational practice as well as researchers from all disciplines to promote evidence-based practice (EBP) in serving individuals with communication impairments. The primary aims of EBCAI are to: Promote evidence-based practice (EBP) in communication assessment and intervention; Appraise the latest and best communication assessment and intervention studies so as to facilitate the use of research findings in clinical and educational practice; Provide a forum for discussions that advance EBP; and Disseminate research on EBP. We target speech-language pathologists, special educators, regular educators, applied behavior analysts, clinical psychologists, physical therapists, and occupational therapists who serve children or adults with communication impairments.