TABLE 2.
Summary of most frequently examined behaviors in included studies.
Behavior | # Studies | # Abnormal | Type of abnormality |
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| |||
Speech | |||
Accuracy | 52 | 44 (85%) | Reduced accuracy |
Consistency/stability | 13 | 11 (85%) | Reduced consistency; increased consistency |
Rate | 13 | 7 (54%) | Slower rate; less entrainment |
Duration | 11 | 9 (82%) | Longer duration; less difference in duration between speaking conditions |
Formant values | 8 | 6 (75%) | Outcome measures too variable to discern a dominant pattern |
Coordination/coarticulation | 6 | 6 (100%) | Reduced coordination; difficulty with coarticulation |
Vocalization quality | 5 | 3 (60%) | Reduced speechlike vocalizations; increased atypical vocalizations |
Intelligibility | 4 | 3 (75%) | Reduced intelligibility |
Nonspeech | |||
Nonspeech oral movements | 28 | 20 (71%) | Reduced nonspeech oromotor control; differences in brain activity |
Feeding | |||
Eating/feeding skills | 19 | 11 (58%) | Reduced oral control for feeding |