In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, a team of researchers investigated the potential use of attention to motherese speech as a diagnostic character for autism spectrum disorder, and evaluated its association with social abilities and language skills.
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Attention to motherese speech is a promising ea...

Stroke Survivors Say Sen. Fetterman’s Post-Stro...
Sen. John Fetterman returned to the Senate this week after being hospitalized for testing last week to rule out a new stroke.
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Early Warning: Changes in Speech May Be the Fir...
Lithuanian researchers from Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) utilized AI to identify the early signs of Parkinson’s disease using voice data.
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Many patients receive too little rehab therapy ...
Many patients don't receive much rehabilitation therapy following a stroke, despite strong evidence that higher amounts can reduce long-term disability, according to a new UCLA-led study that tracked over 500 patients across 28 acute care hospitals in their first year following a stroke.
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A healthcare professional of 19 years shares ho...
People in healthcare, like Sorber, are especially at risk for a mental health condition called compassion fatigue where you get so overexposed and overwhelmed from others' suffering that you essentially shut down emotionally and lose, or see a reduction, in your capacity to sympathize and empathize.
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Banning straws might be good for the planet – b...
This month, Victoria became the latest Australian state to ban single-use plastics, including straws. While this is a win for the environment and marine life, it will come at a price for social inclusion.
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Gift allows CSULB Speech-Language Clinic to con...
The hit-and-run accident was devastating. Finding a place to help her son regain his communication skills after the accident was harder still for Marsha Solis until she met Dr. Pei-Fang Hung.
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Mountain Tremors Choir resumes music therapy pr...
The Mountain Tremors therapeutic choir will be starting practice for the spring semester on Feb. 20. Led by Northern Arizona University’s (NAU) Speech Language and Hearing Clinic, it has been helping to address effects of neurological disorders with song.
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ChatGPT could do more than just disrupt exams. ...
AI like ChatGPT can help pull information together in a neat text, and it can turn written text into a summary for readers with low literacy.
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Gender stereotypes impact on the diagnosis of g...
Researchers at the UOC examine the consequences of sexist myths for the development of language, communication and the social and emotional spheres among children.
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