Immersive Virtual Reality in the Treatment of Communication Disorders: A Scoping Review.

Authors: Nudelman, Charles J.¹ cjnudelm@syr.edu, Niu, Junhua¹, Hutz, Emma-Grace¹, Edwards, Krista¹

Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. Jul2026, Vol. 35 Issue 4, p1851-1867. 17p.

Subject Terms: *Treatment of communicative disorders, *Speech-language pathology, *Descriptive statistics, *Aphasia, *Stuttering, *Treatment effectiveness, *Virtual reality, *Systematic reviews, *MEDLINE, *Clinical competence, *Online information services, *Patient participation

Why Understanding Behavior Matters in School Speech-Language Services: A Case for Access, Dosage, and Interprofessional Practice.

Authors: Chow, Jason C.^1,2

Source: Language, Speech & Hearing Services in Schools. Jul2026, Vol. 57 Issue 3, p1045-1050. 6p.

Subject Terms: *Treatment of communicative disorders, *Health services accessibility, *Behavior disorders, *Reinforcement (Psychology), *Interprofessional relations, *Behavior modification, *Medical care, *Speech-language pathology, *Students with disabilities, *Treatment duration, *Professions, *Information needs, *Frustration, *Linguistics, *Attention, *Communication, *Psychological disengagement, *Child development, *Special education, *Social support, *Health education, *School health services, *Psychosocial factors, *Child behavior, *Cooperativeness, *Avoidance (Psychology), *Cultural pluralism, United States. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

Geographic Terms: United States

"There's Going to Have to Be a Culture Shift": Associate and Full Professors' Perceptions and Experiences Related to Open Science Practices in Communication Sciences and Disorders.

Authors: Pfeiffer, Danika L.¹ dlpfeiff@odu.edu, Thompson, Austin², Baron, Alisa³, Brice, Collin⁴, Ciullo, Brittany⁵, Hirsch, Micah E.⁶, Long, Helen L.⁷, Ford, Andrea⁴

Source: Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research. Apr2026, Vol. 69 Issue 4, p1706-1727. 22p.

Subject Terms: *Treatment of communicative disorders, *Medical school faculty, *Qualitative research, *Focus groups, *Professional practice, *Interprofessional relations, *Data analysis, *Statistical sampling, *Questionnaires, *Artificial intelligence, *Responsibility, *Culture, *Leadership, *Content analysis, *Misinformation, *Descriptive statistics, *College teacher attitudes, *Communication, *Information science, *Medical research, *Statistics, *Employee promotions, *Data analysis software, *Psychosocial factors, *Vocational guidance

Geographic Terms: United States

Improving Evidence-Based Practice Through the Development and Validation of Key Words to Identify Intervention Articles in Communication Disorders.

Authors: Nisha, Sonia Islam¹, Wang, Qingyun², Yu, Charles², Ji, Heng², Hendricks, Alison Eisel¹ ahendric@buffalo.edu

Source: Language, Speech & Hearing Services in Schools. Apr2026, Vol. 57 Issue 2, p525-540. 16p.

Subject Terms: *Treatment of communicative disorders, *Subject headings, *Database searching, *Data analysis, *Research funding, *Artificial intelligence, *Statistical sampling, *Data curation, *Speech-language pathology, *Natural language processing, *Experimental design, *Statistics, *Acquisition of data, *Medical research, *Evidence-based medicine, *Sensitivity & specificity (Statistics), *Inter-observer reliability, *Abstracting & indexing services, Research evaluation

Company/Entity: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

The Effect of Nurturing Narratives on Language and Cognition in Children With Social Communication Disorder: A Single-Subject Study.

Authors: Nikrah, Pegah¹ (AUTHOR) pegah.nikrah1@louisiana.edu, Nakhshab, Mahbubeh² (AUTHOR) m_nakhshab@yahoo.com, Chahie, Rasool Ghareh¹ (AUTHOR) rasool.gharehchahie1@louisiana.edu

Source: Journal of Monolingual & Bilingual Speech (JMBS). Feb2026, Vol. 7 Issue 1, p1-24. 24p.

Subject Terms: *Communicative disorders, *Narration, *Language acquisition, *Cognitive development, *Treatment effectiveness, *School children

Refining Methods of Experience-Based Co-Design for Application in Aphasia and Cognitive-Communication Disability.

Authors: Pierce, John E.^1,2 j.pierce@latrobe.edu.au, Hernandez, Nelson J.^1,2, Alahakoon, Damminda³, Hill, Annie^1,2, Dana Wong^1,4, Ryan, Brooke^1,5, Copland, David^1,6, Power, Emma^1,7, Kneebone, Ian^1,7, Togher, Leanne^1,8,9, Usherwood, Tim⁹, Lindley, Richard I.^1,9, Shiggins, Ciara^1,6, Cadilhac, Dominique^1,10, Hill, Kelvin^1,11, Churilov, Leonid^1,12, Worrall, Linda^1,6, Rietdijk, Rachael⁸, Sheldrick, Tracy¹³, Lanyon, Lucette^1,2

Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. Dec2025, Vol. 34 Issue 6, p3400-3417. 18p.

Subject Terms: *Cognition disorders treatment, *Treatment of communicative disorders, *Interprofessional relations, *Self-management (Psychology), *Medical technology, *Qualitative research, *Focus groups, *Research funding, *Medical care, *Ethnology research, *Interviewing, *Aphasia, *Experimental design, *Experience, *Communicative disorders research, *Action research, *Research methodology, *Videoconferencing, *Psychometrics, *Stakeholder analysis, *Phenomenology, *Data analysis software

Geographic Terms: Victoria, Queensland, New South Wales

Translating the Power of Precision Medicine Into the World of Communication Disorders.

Authors: Peter, Beate¹ Beate.Peter@asu.edu, Davis, Jennifer¹, Bruce, Laurel¹, Finestack, Lizbeth², Kornelis, Miriam², Eng, Linda¹, Kim, Yookyung¹, Scherer, Nancy¹, Potter, Nancy³, VanDam, Mark³, Thompson, Lauren³, Loveall, Susan⁴, Stoel-Gammon, Carol⁵, Raaz, Caitlin⁶, Armstrong-Heimsoth, Amy⁷, Buckley, Sue^8,9

Source: Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research. Nov2025, Vol. 68 Issue 11, p5174-5189. 16p.

Subject Terms: *Treatment of communicative disorders, *Psychological resilience, *Therapeutics, *Down syndrome, *Translations, *Dyslexia, *Speech-language pathology, *Galactosemia, *Communication, *Language disorders, *Communicative disorders in children, *Early diagnosis, *Genetics, *Phenotypes, *Genotypes

Consideration of Child and Family Information in Clinical Decision Making.

Authors: Sulek, Rhylee^1,2 (AUTHOR), Schmedding‐Bartley, Janine³ (AUTHOR), Bayley, Sheri⁴ (AUTHOR) sheri.bayley@nevadastate.edu

Source: International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.). Sep/Oct2026, Vol. 61 Issue 5, p1-7. 7p.

Subject Terms: *Professional practice, *Data analysis, *Information resources, *Descriptive statistics, *Statistics, *Social support, *Continuing education, Treatment of communicative disorders, Speech therapists, Family health, Family services, Early medical intervention, Health, Two-way analysis of variance, Decision making in clinical medicine, Family attitudes, Attitudes of medical personnel, Family-centered care, Family assessment, Evidence-based medicine, Data analysis software, Patients' attitudes, Psychosocial factors, Social participation

Geographic Terms: United States

Treatment Intensity Variables: Individualizing Social Communication Interventions for Persons Experiencing Complex Communication Needs.

Authors: Hyppa-Martin, Jolene¹ jhm@d.umn.edu, Reichle, Joe², Bodenhamer, Shanna³, Klein, Matthew³, Ganz, J. B.⁴

Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. Dec2025, Vol. 34 Issue 6, p3058-3075. 18p.

Subject Terms: *Treatment of autism, *Treatment of communicative disorders, *Facilitated communication, *Evaluation of human services programs, *Treatment effectiveness, *Teaching, *Intellectual disabilities, *Asperger's syndrome, *Vocabulary, *Speech therapy, *Language acquisition, *Educational attainment

Addressing impacts of communication and swallowing disabilities on sexuality and intimacy: Practices of speech-language pathologists.

Authors: Day, Francis B.¹ (AUTHOR) francis.day@dal.ca, Hickey, Ellen M.¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality. Dec2025, Vol. 34 Issue 3, p510-521. 12p.

Subject Terms: *Treatment of communicative disorders, *Cross-sectional method, *Gender role, *Qualitative research, *Professional practice, *Human sexuality, *Descriptive statistics, *Quantitative research, *Speech-language pathology, *Dating (Social customs), *Thematic analysis, *Physician practice patterns, *Research methodology, *Communication, *Data analysis software, *Deglutition, *Deglutition disorders, *Intimacy (Psychology), *People with disabilities, *Sexual health

Geographic Terms: Canada

Distributing Expertise in Augmentative and Alternative Communication Intervention Through Codesign.

Authors: Armendariz, Karla, Soto, Gloria

Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology; Sep2026, Vol. 35 Issue 5, p1928-1939, 12p

Subject Terms: Teams in the workplace, Patients' families, Facilitated communication, Interprofessional relations, Medical personnel, Human services programs, Evaluation of human services programs, Leadership, Decision making, Speech-language pathology, Communicative disorders, Telemedicine, Family-centered care, Expertise, Therapeutic alliance, Quality assurance, Cooperativeness, Health care teams

The Impact of Hospitals on Language Learning: A Case Study of a 3-Year-Old Boy With Developmental Delay Who Needed Augmentative and Alternative Communication.

Authors: Gormley, Jessica, Fiala, Maryjan, Weis, Emma, Light, Janice

Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology; Sep2026, Vol. 35 Issue 5, p1912-1927, 16p

Subject Terms: Facilitated communication, Word deafness, Research funding, Pilot projects, Scientific observation, Interviewing, Children's hospitals, Learning, Judgment sampling, Descriptive statistics, Developmental disabilities, Communicative disorders, Social context, Communication devices for people with disabilities, Patient-professional relations, Research methodology, Case studies, Hospital care of children, Video recording, Language acquisition, Children

Geographic Terms: New England

MyCommunication-Adults: Psychometric Properties of a New Generic Communicative Participation Measure for People With Communication Problems and Development of Short Forms.

Authors: Wal, Nicole ter, van Ewijk, Lizet, Alons, Eline, Schalet, Benjamin D., Visser-Meily, Johanna M. A., Gerrits, Ellen, Terwee, Caroline B.

Source: Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research; Sep2026, Vol. 69 Issue 9, p4100-4131, 32p

Subject Terms: Multitrait multimethod techniques, Community support, Pearson correlation (Statistics), Research evaluation, Research methodology evaluation, Unemployment, Information storage & retrieval systems, Descriptive statistics, Communicative disorders, Experimental design, Research methodology, Psychometrics, Health outcome assessment, Factor analysis, Data analysis software, Language acquisition, Social participation, Employment, Medical practice, Evaluation, Adults

Adopting a Microskills Approach to Teaching Counseling in Communication Sciences and Disorders: Lessons From Counselor Training.

Authors: Wofford, Mary Claire, Rosario-Singer, Loidaly G., De Nardo, Thales

Source: Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups; Aug2026, Vol. 11 Issue 4, p1537-1549, 13p

Subject Terms: Graduate education, Speech therapists, Interdisciplinary education, Curriculum, Criticism, Empathy, Health occupations students, Science, Emotional intelligence, Reflection (Philosophy), Communicative disorders, Multilingualism, Communication, Counseling, Cultural pluralism

Evaluating Dysphagia Measures at End of Life: Implications for Quality-of-Life Assessment.

Authors: Yonan, Sanora

Source: Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups; Aug2026, Vol. 11 Issue 4, p1381-1388, 8p

Subject Terms: Palliative treatment, Health status indicators, Research evaluation, Head & neck cancer, Questionnaires, Symptom burden, Communicative disorders, Quality of life, Psychometrics, Health outcome assessment, Psychology of caregivers, Deglutition disorders, Patient participation

Bilingual Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Catalunya: A Qualitative Study of Practitioner Practices and Perspectives.

Authors: Salisbury-Ferguson, Johanna, Gross, Megan C., Soto, Gloria

Source: Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups; Aug2026, Vol. 11 Issue 4, p1352-1369, 18p

Subject Terms: Treatment of communicative disorders, Speech therapists, Communicative competence, Patients' families, Facilitated communication, Qualitative research, Professional practice, Focus groups, Research funding, Interprofessional relations, Medical personnel, Interviewing, Statistical sampling, Cultural competence, Speech-language pathology, Descriptive statistics, Families, Multilingualism, Assistive technology, Linguistics, Sound recordings, Thematic analysis, Attitudes of medical personnel, Physician practice patterns, Research methodology, Special education schools, Trust, Speech evaluation, Child development, Data analysis software, Special education, Psychosocial factors, Speech therapy, Language acquisition

Geographic Terms: Spain

Preserving Connection: The Vital Window of Speech-Language Therapy Intervention in Dementia Care--A Case Study.

Authors: Combs, Collean, Venkatesh, Malathy

Source: Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups; Aug2026, Vol. 11 Issue 4, p1414-1431, 18p

Subject Terms: Cognition disorders diagnosis, Auditory perception testing, Alzheimer's disease, Grammar, Spouses, Vision testing, Speech-language pathology, Communicative disorders, Patient-centered care, Caregivers, Language disorders, Communication, Quality of life, Aging, Dementia, Interpersonal relations, Speech therapy, Disease complications

Developing Trauma-Informed Competence in Speech-Language Pathologists: Foundations for Narrative Assessment and Intervention.

Authors: Gillam, Sandra L., Hyter, Yvette

Source: Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups; Aug2026, Vol. 11 Issue 4, p1207-1217, 11p

Subject Terms: Occupational roles, Cultural competence, Executive function, Emotional trauma, Communicative disorders, Autobiographical memory, Multilingualism, Language disorders, Storytelling, Speech evaluation, Child development, Physiological stress, Memory disorders, Professional competence, Language acquisition, Disease complications, Children

Preclinical Dialogue Simulation: Evaluating Response Accessibility in Conversational Artificial Intelligence for Aphasia Therapy.

Authors: Imaezue, Gerald C., Maram, Krishna V., Ajayi, David, Alohali, Isra, Butta, Rajesh K.

Source: Journal of Speech, Language & Hearing Research; Aug2026, Vol. 69 Issue 8, p3781-3796, 16p

Subject Terms: Statistical models, Artificial intelligence, Rehabilitation of aphasic persons, Benchmarking (Management), Readability (Literary style), Research evaluation, Natural language processing, Speech-language pathology, Simulation methods in education, Communicative disorders, Communication devices for people with disabilities, Data analysis software, Speech therapy, Regression analysis, Sensitivity & specificity (Statistics)

Enhancing Clinical Practice Through Research: Tools for School-Based Speech-Language.

Authors: Reynolds, Gabriella, Cooper, Ellie

Source: Language, Speech & Hearing Services in Schools; Jul2026, Vol. 57 Issue 3, p661-673, 13p

Subject Terms: Generative artificial intelligence, Reading, Clinical medicine, School environment, Professional practice, Human services programs, Prompts (Psychology), Privacy, Confidence, Decision making in clinical medicine, Descriptive statistics, Communicative disorders research, Clinical competence, Treatment of communicative disorders, Evidence-based medicine, School health services, Medical ethics, Plain language summaries