Treatment intensity and childhood apraxia of speech Abstract Background Intensive treatment has been repeatedly recommended for the treatment of speech deficits in childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). However, differences in treatment outcomes as a function of treatment intensity have not been systematically studied in this population. Aim To investigate the effects of treatment intensity on outcome measures related to articulation, functional communication and speech intelligibility for children with CAS undergoing individual motor speech intervention. Outcomes & Results The results indicated that only higher intensity treatment (2×/week) led to significantly better outcomes for articulation and functional communication compared with 1×/week (lower intensity) intervention. Further, neither lower nor higher intensity treatment yielded a significant change for speech intelligibility at the word or sentence level. In general, effect sizes for the higher intensity treatment groups were larger for most variables compared with the lower intensity treatment group. onlinelibrary.wiley/doi/10.1111/1460-6984.12154/abstract;jsessionid=B17620A8BAFF4C7F2E3CABAFDD5CF745.f01t03#.VLXLsd_1l0Q.twitter
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