Why some autistic people don't speak
Around a third of autistic people—children and adults alike—are unable to share what they want using speech.
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Nervous System Diseases: News and Research on Speech Disorders
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Brain 'pacemaker' helps alleviate stuttering in patient case
While stuttering was believed to have purely psychological causes up until about 30 years ago, scientists today attribute it to a variety of factors capable of contributing to its development. For instance, several genes ...
Oct 9, 2025
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Genetic and behavioral links found between musical rhythm perception and developmental language disorders
In a paper published in Nature Communications, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery leveraged two main studies—one focused on behavior and one focused on ...
Oct 2, 2025
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Listening to a story could help diagnose language disorders
A University of Houston researcher found that recording brain activity while a person listens to a story may help diagnose primary progressive aphasia, a rare neurodegenerative syndrome that impairs language skills.
Sep 17, 2025
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Long-term transcranial magnetic stimulation plus language therapy may slow aphasia progression
Hospital Clínico San Carlos in Madrid-led research reports that intermittent theta-burst transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) paired with language therapy over six months was associated with positive outcomes in primary ...
Largest genetic study links stuttering to 57 distinct genomic regions
The largest genetic analysis of stuttering has demonstrated a clear genetic basis for the speech disorder, highlighting neurological pathways of risk. The study, published July 28 in the journal Nature Genetics, used data ...
Jul 28, 2025
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Oregon infants sickened by lead in recalled Target baby food
Two babies in Oregon became ill with lead poisoning after eating baby food from Target that had been previously recalled, Oregon health officials said.
Jul 7, 2025
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AI model analyzes speech to detect early neurological disorders with high accuracy
A research team led by Prof. Li Hai from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a novel deep learning framework that significantly improves the accuracy and interpretability ...
Jul 7, 2025
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Smart speakers may help children with speech difficulties
Smart speakers might help children with speech difficulties practice speaking slowly and clearly, new research by Cardiff University suggests.
Jun 24, 2025
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Stuttering may be more than a speech disorder
Many people consider stuttering just a simple speech disorder. But University of Mississippi professor Gregory Snyder and a team of student researchers are working to upend that thinking and develop new ways of treating it ...
Jun 4, 2025
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