Many techniques developed in Natural Language Processing (NLP), a field of research concerned with using computers to process human languages, have moved from research la [...]

An average of 12% of preschoolers receiving special education services require alternative and augmentative communication, yet AAC interventions are rarely initiated with [...]

Studies have found that children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) use the filler "um" at a significantly lower rate than children with Typical Development (TD), with n [...]

Heterozygous de novo variants in the TBR1 cause a rare form of autism called TBR1 Syndrome, which involces intellectual disability, behavioral disturbances, and speech an [...]

The goal of this work was to study speech prosody in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Increasing our understanding of how prosody is different in ASD may be important for [...]

The presence of prosodic anomalies in autistic children is recognized by experienced clinicians but their quantitative analysis is a cumbersome task beyond the scope of t [...]

Black and white photograph of Sharon Guthrie working with a patient in the Child Development and Rehabilitation Center.

Black and white photograph of Merry Meek, a speech instructor, working with a patient.

Individuals with Parkinson Disease (PD) often present with hypokinetic dysarthria which can impact intelligibility, ability to communicate with friends and family, and pa [...]

Face-to-face testing procedures, or conventional administration, have been the mainstay of language assessment for children. However, automated administration has the pot [...]