Purpose: A systematic search and review of published studies was conducted on the use of
automated speech analysis (ASA) tools for analysing and modifying speech of typically …

Abstract Speech and Language Pathologists have to treat a wide spectrum of disorders,
working with a large set of exercises and activities to design personalized therapy plans for …

Nowadays there are no precise estimates about the number of persons (especially children)
living with disabilities and communication disorders in the world. This situation becomes …

Genetic factors have been pointed out as the primary root associated with the risk of autism.
Recent works indicate that approximately 80% of autistic people have inherited the condition …

Background: Speech and language pathologists (SLPs) deal with a wide spectrum of
disorders, arising from many different conditions, that affect voice, speech, language, and …

Although interest has been shown in the literature for the study of the correlation and the
analysis of the language phraseological elements, no research has focused mainly on the …

Cleft palate has impact to speech, language and hearing problems. Speech therapy is a
common treatment process required after surgery. To improve the assessment efficiency in …

In Chapter 1, we looked at the motivation for automated speech processing of daylong audio
files with application of feedback to teachers about their interactions with children. The most …

This study addresses two issues related to both machine-and subjective-based speech
evaluation by investigating five phonological phenomena related to allophone production …

This paper presents an audio file segmentation method in an attempt to mitigate the issue of
variable durations of the same utterance by different individuals, eg: Speech-Language …