Developing a test battery for diagnosis of childhood apraxia of speech in Arabic speakers
Abstract Background Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is a speech sound disorder in which the precision and consistency of movements underlying speech are impaired in absence of neuromuscular deficits. It is important to differentiate between language disorders and CAS to avoid misdiagnosis. The obj...
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| author | Dalia Abdou Omayma Afsah Hemmat Baz Tamer Abou-Elsaad |
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| description | Abstract Background Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is a speech sound disorder in which the precision and consistency of movements underlying speech are impaired in absence of neuromuscular deficits. It is important to differentiate between language disorders and CAS to avoid misdiagnosis. The objective of this study was to develop a test battery for CAS in order to identify its possible presence in Arabic-speaking children, thus allowing the planning of appropriate therapy programs. The constructed test battery for CAS was administered to 70 monolingual Arabic-speaking Egyptian children including 10 children with suspected CAS, 20 children with phonological disorders, and 40 typically developing children. Participants’ responses were statistically analyzed to assess the validity and reliability, and to evaluate sensitivity and specificity of the test battery. Results Statistically significant differences were found between the three groups as regard all subtotal and total scores of CAS test battery with good validity and reliability of the test. Conclusions The constructed test battery for diagnosis of CAS is a reliable, valid, and sensitive tool that can be used to detect the presence of CAS in Arabic-speaking children and differentiate between it and phonological disorders. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e4b106e25a3c4f2993f5bb7689611ada2024-04-16T20:56:48ZengSpringerOpenThe Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology1012-55742090-85392020-09-013611710.1186/s43163-020-00021-5Developing a test battery for diagnosis of childhood apraxia of speech in Arabic speakersDalia Abdou0Omayma Afsah1Hemmat Baz2Tamer Abou-Elsaad3Phoniatric Unit, ORL Department, Mansoura General HospitalPhoniatric Unit, ORL Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura UniversityPhoniatric Unit, ORL Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura UniversityPhoniatric Unit, ORL Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura UniversityAbstract Background Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is a speech sound disorder in which the precision and consistency of movements underlying speech are impaired in absence of neuromuscular deficits. It is important to differentiate between language disorders and CAS to avoid misdiagnosis. The objective of this study was to develop a test battery for CAS in order to identify its possible presence in Arabic-speaking children, thus allowing the planning of appropriate therapy programs. The constructed test battery for CAS was administered to 70 monolingual Arabic-speaking Egyptian children including 10 children with suspected CAS, 20 children with phonological disorders, and 40 typically developing children. Participants’ responses were statistically analyzed to assess the validity and reliability, and to evaluate sensitivity and specificity of the test battery. Results Statistically significant differences were found between the three groups as regard all subtotal and total scores of CAS test battery with good validity and reliability of the test. Conclusions The constructed test battery for diagnosis of CAS is a reliable, valid, and sensitive tool that can be used to detect the presence of CAS in Arabic-speaking children and differentiate between it and phonological disorders.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43163-020-00021-5Childhood apraxia of speechSpeech sound disordersArabic consonantsTest battery |
| spellingShingle | Dalia Abdou Omayma Afsah Hemmat Baz Tamer Abou-Elsaad Developing a test battery for diagnosis of childhood apraxia of speech in Arabic speakers The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology Childhood apraxia of speech Speech sound disorders Arabic consonants Test battery |
| title | Developing a test battery for diagnosis of childhood apraxia of speech in Arabic speakers |
| title_full | Developing a test battery for diagnosis of childhood apraxia of speech in Arabic speakers |
| title_fullStr | Developing a test battery for diagnosis of childhood apraxia of speech in Arabic speakers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Developing a test battery for diagnosis of childhood apraxia of speech in Arabic speakers |
| title_short | Developing a test battery for diagnosis of childhood apraxia of speech in Arabic speakers |
| title_sort | developing a test battery for diagnosis of childhood apraxia of speech in arabic speakers |
| topic | Childhood apraxia of speech Speech sound disorders Arabic consonants Test battery |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43163-020-00021-5 |
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