This course provides an advanced examination of motor speech disorders, including both congenital and acquired dysarthria and dyspraxia, along with resonance disorders affecting the velopharyngeal mechanism. It will prepare students to assess, diagnose, and manage these disorders, integrating evidence-informed practices and addressing the psychosocial and vocational impacts on individuals. The course covers the neurological basis and clinical characteristics of motor speech disorders, including the effects on respiratory, phonatory, resonatory, articulatory, and prosodic features of speech. It explores the theoretical frameworks and etiological factors relevant to motor speech and resonance disorders. Students will gain expertise in instrumental and perceptual assessment techniques and apply systematic management strategies. Special emphasis is placed on resonance disorders, understanding their etiologies—including structural, neurogenic, and learning factors—and their impact on communication. Additionally, the course examines the broader psychosocial, educational, and vocational implications of these disorders, highlighting their relationships with related neurological or developmental conditions. Restriction(s): For students in the Master of Speech Language Pathology (M.S.L.P.) program only.
This course provides an advanced examination of motor speech disorders, including both congenital and acquired dysarthria and dyspraxia, along with resonance disorders affecting the velopharyngeal mechanism. It will prepare students to assess, diagnose, and manage these disorders, integrating evidence-informed practices and addressing the psychosocial and vocational impacts on individuals. The course covers the neurological basis and clinical characteristics of motor speech disorders, including the effects on respiratory, phonatory, resonatory, articulatory, and prosodic features of speech. It explores the theoretical frameworks and etiological factors relevant to motor speech and resonance disorders. Students will gain expertise in instrumental and perceptual assessment techniques and apply systematic management strategies. Special emphasis is placed on resonance disorders, understanding their etiologies—including structural, neurogenic, and learning factors—and their impact on communication. Additionally, the course examines the broader psychosocial, educational, and vocational implications of these disorders, highlighting their relationships with related neurological or developmental conditions. Restriction(s): For students in the Master of Speech Language Pathology (M.S.L.P.) program only.
