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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

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
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
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

Children and adolescents with speech sound disorders are more likely to have orofacial dysfunction and malocclusion.
Mogren Å, Sand A, Havner C, Sjögreen L, Westerlund A, Agholme MB, Mcallister A
Clin Exp Dent Res 2022 Oct;8(5):1130-1141. Epub 2022 Jun 20 doi: 10.1002/cre2.602. PMID: 35723352Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Children and adolescents with speech sound disorders are more likely to have orofacial dysfunction and malocclusion.
Mogren Å, Sand A, Havner C, Sjögreen L, Westerlund A, Agholme MB, Mcallister A
Clin Exp Dent Res 2022 Oct;8(5):1130-1141. Epub 2022 Jun 20 doi: 10.1002/cre2.602. PMID: 35723352Free 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
Implicit learning in children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech.
Bombonato C, Casalini C, Pecini C, Angelucci G, Vicari S, Podda I, Cipriani P, Chilosi AM, Menghini D
Res Dev Disabil 2022 Mar;122:104170. Epub 2022 Jan 11 doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2021.104170. PMID: 35030467
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

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
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

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
A survey of Swedish speech-language pathologists' practices regarding assessment of speech sound disorders.
Wikse Barrow C, Körner K, Strömbergsson S
Logoped Phoniatr Vocol 2023 Apr;48(1):23-34. Epub 2021 Sep 28 doi: 10.1080/14015439.2021.1977383. PMID: 34581250
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
A Systematic Review of Interventions for Multilingual Preschoolers With Speech and Language Difficulties.
Crowe K, Cuervo S, Guiberson M, Washington KN
J Speech Lang Hear Res 2021 Nov 8;64(11):4413-4438. Epub 2021 Sep 23 doi: 10.1044/2021_JSLHR-21-00073. PMID: 34554866
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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