Research Priorities for Childhood Apraxia of Speech: A Long View
This article introduces the <i>Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research</i> Special Issue: Selected Papers From the 2022 Apraxia Kids Research Symposium. The field of childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) has developed significantly in the past 15 years, with key improvements in understanding of basic biology including genetics, neuroscience, and computational modelling; development of diagnostic tools and methods; diversity of evidence-based interventions with increasingly rigorous experimental designs; and understanding of impacts beyond impairment-level measures. Papers in this special issue not only review and synthesize the some of the substantial progress to date but also present novel findings addressing critical research gaps and adding to the overall body of knowledge. A second aim of this prologue is to report the current research needs in CAS, which arose from symposium discussions involving researchers, clinicians, and Apraxia Kids community members (including parents of children with CAS). Four primary areas of need emerged from discussions at the symposium. These were: (a) What questions should we ask? (b) Who should be in the research? (c) How do we conduct the research? and (d) How do we move from research to practice? Across themes, symposium attendees emphasized the need for CAS research to better account for the diversity of people with CAS and improve the timeliness of implementation of high-level evidence-based practice across the lifespan. It is our goal that the articles and prologue discussion in this special issue provide an appreciation of advancements in CAS research and an updated view of the most pressing needs for future research.
Authors
- Aubrie Lynn. Hagopian
- Kathryn L. Cabbage (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5498-4899)
- Emily W. Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1740-8400)
- Megan Overby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0505-1635)
- Maria I. Grigos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6292-0318)
- H. Valentine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9907-839X)
- Shelley L. Velleman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2235-901X)
- Hayo Terband (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7265-3711)
- Eddy C. H. Wong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1827-6876)
- Kirrie J. Ballard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9917-5390)
- Gabrielle Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7403-8720)
- Barbara Lewis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5673-4212)
- Karen Chenausky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4294-9228)
- Michelle T. Swartz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2233-2324)
- Elaine R. Hitchcock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1835-0976)
- Patricia McCabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5182-1007)
- Laura Moorer
- Elizabeth Murray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0883-155X)
- Donna Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8716-9172)
- Sarah J. White (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7458-705X)
- Chantelle Highman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8026-2419)
- Caitlin Raaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2172-3630)
- Maryane Gomez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5955-3476)
- Julie Case (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2914-0491)
- Molly Beiting (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3252-4074)
- Angela Tamsin Morgan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1147-7405)
- Mirjam van Tellingen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7559-7209)
- Nicole F. Caballero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6141-7852)
- Edwin Maas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4452-2196)
- Susan S. Caspari
- Lynn C. Smith
- Jonathan L. Preston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9971-6321)
- Jenya Iuzzini-Seigel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7679-2556)
- Jyutika Mehta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2126-2195)
- Nancy L. Potter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4971-195X)
- Kimberly D. Mory (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0248-5200)
- Pooja Aggarwal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4851-2949)
- Derrick Peavy
- Anne Hodits
- Jillian LeVos-Carlson
- Patricia Mayro
- Lucia Pasquel-Lefebvre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2426-4038)
- Brooke Rea
- Melissa Taberski
- Ewa Grzelak
- Laura Baskall Smith
- Amy Meredith
- Shina Cook
- Denise Santos Ford
Institutions
- Marquette University (US)
- Drexel University Elkins Park Campus (US)
- University of Vermont (US)
- Poznan University of Medical Sciences (PL)
- University of Iowa (US)
- Alberta Health Services (CA)
- Google (United States) (US)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Royal Children's Hospital (AU)
- Hofstra University (US)
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK)
- Thomas Jefferson University (US)
- Texas Woman's University (US)
- MGH Institute of Health Professions (US)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Montclair State University (US)
- Washington State University Spokane (US)
- Curtin University (AU)
- Holistic Management International (US)
- Speech Pathology Australia (AU)
- Apraxia KIDS (US)
- HOPE Clinic (US)
- Greo (CA)
- Cornelia-Stichting (NL)
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute (AU)
- Thrive (US)
- New York University (US)
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
- Syracuse University (US)
- University of Northern Colorado (US)
- Washington State University (US)
- Temple University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research
- Published
- 2024-08-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1044/2024_jslhr-24-00196
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Language Development and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.95