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Journal: Logopedia Silesiana

Speech-language therapists’ awareness of the use of orofacial myofunctional therapy as a treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea in Czechia

Kateřina Vitásková , Karolína Červinková , Jana Mironova Tabachová

Language: EN | Published: 30-06-2022 | Abstract | pp. 1-17

Obstructive sleep apnoea is an increasingly frequent lifestyle disease which affects both children and adults, affecting more than 10% of the adult population. The risk factors include unhealthy lifestyle, older age, structural and functional changes in the orofacial area as well as spinal cord injuries. Presently, there is no specific treatment of this disorder. One of the options for supportive treatment to alleviate the occurrence of apnoea during sleep is orofacial myofunctional therapy. The aim of the research presented in the article was to identify speech-language therapists’ awareness of the application of myofunctional therapy as a treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea and their awareness of the therapeutic methods in patients under supervision of a speech-language therapist. The aim of the paper is to emphasize the possibility of using myofunctional
therapy among patients with obstructive sleep apnoea.

2022-06-30



Journal: Logopedia Silesiana

Multidimensional analysis of self-concept in people with aphasia

Adéla Hanáková , Eva Urbanovská , Petra Křížkovská

Language: EN | Published: 31-12-2024 | Abstract | pp. 1-16

This study analyzes self-concept in individuals with aphasia across six key dimensions of psychosocial functioning. The research sample included 40 respondents with diagnosed aphasia who were evaluated using a standardized Self-Concept Questionnaire. Results reveal a differentiated self-concept profile with the lowest values in the area of meaning and self-realization (only 10% of respondents achieved above-average values), while relatively higher values were recorded in dimensions of social adaptability and anxiety resistance. Analysis of value distribution across individual dimensions shows a predominance of average values, suggesting potential for targeted intervention. The study overcomes methodological limitations of previous research by using a multidimensional approach to self-concept assessment and identifies specific areas requiring increased attention in the rehabilitation process.

2024-12-31



Journal: Logopedia Silesiana

Analýza možností diagnostiky a intervence oromotorické praxie u klientů poruchou autistického spektra

Kateřina Vitásková

Language: PL | Published: 01-01-2015 | Abstract

The contribution deals with the possibilities of oromotor praxis diagnosis and intervention in individuals suffering from autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Under the Czech and foreign conditions, this domain is rather neglected. The focal analysis is the analysis of an ASD child’s oromotor ability through the application of a partial task activity from the software programme FONO 2, Section ‘Warm-up’. The results of the longitudinal observation are detected by means of the developed evaluation scale and are recorded in the form of tables and graphs, which are analysed subsequently. According to the analysis of oromotor abilities, it is possible to achieve positive results through systematic speech and language therapy intervention focused on the development of mobility in the orofacial sphere. We are of the opinion that the ability to imitate oromotor skills could interfere with the ability to understand and acquire non-verbal communication elements and, subsequently, influence the correlations with possible pragmatic communication abilities in ASD children, similar to the discovery of mutual correlation among oral praxis, oral gnosis, motor praxis and visual perception (with special emphasis placed on eye movements) in children suffering from hearing disorders. The results of the study constitute partial outputs of a specific research within the IGA (IGA 2014/2015 PDF 2014_016) project and, in part, also the GAČR project implemented by the Institute of Special Education Studies of the Pedagogical Faculty of Palacký University in Olomouc.

2015-01-01



Journal: Logopedia Silesiana

Analysis of spontaneous speech productivity in a patient with dementia in the course of Alzheimer’s disease: a case report

Viktorie Hedvika Plawná , Kateřina Vitásková

Language: PL | Published: 30-06-2025 | Abstract | pp. 1-31

This article focuses on the diagnosis of spontaneous speech, and in particular its productivity in a patient with Alzheimer’s disease. The main objective of the study was to determine the level of narrative discourse in a person with Alzheimer’s disease and to compare the results with a person of the same age but without the disorder. A diagnostic tool called Analysis of Spontaneous Speech (Analýza spontánnej reči, AspoR) was used as part of the qualitative research. The results indicate significant impairments in narrative discourse productivity, and thus spontaneous speech, in individuals with Alzheimer’s disease compared to the control group. The study highlights the important role of spontaneous speech diagnosis in adult patients and its significance in speech therapy practice.

2025-06-30



Journal: Logopedia Silesiana

Evaluation of Motor and Oral-motor Imitation in the Context of Pragmatic Communication Assessment in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Mild Intellectual Disability, Specific Language Impairment and Typical Population

Kateřina Vitásková

Language: PL | Published: 22-12-2017 | Abstract | pp. 15-26

Imitation is one of the major components in the development of pragmatic communication behaviour in all individuals. The ability to imitate and its possible impairment might play a significant role in diagnosing pragmatic language disorders in children of various groups with a risk of physiological speech development disorders stemming from their primary health disability, including people with autism spectrum disorders. In the process of designing and verifying a new assessment material for the evaluation of the ability to recognize pragmatic language disorders in people with autism spectrum disorders, the authors used selected items to assess the capability of motor and oral-motor imitation in children with autism spectrum disorders, specific language impairment (developmental dysphasia), mild intellectual disability, and typically developing children. The paper describes partial results of this research and discusses their potential correlations with the assessment of the pragmatic level of language in children with autism spectrum disorders from the perspective of the speech-language therapist.
Key words: Communication pragmatics, options of pragmatic communication level, pragmatically oriented communication situations, children with autism spectrum disorder

2017-12-22



Journal: Logopedia Silesiana

Дети с ки в школьном возрасте. Четыре истории развития

Мария Р. Хайдарпашич , Альбина И. Сатаева

Language: PL | Published: 22-12-2016 | Abstract | pp. 43-58

The article presents successful and unsuccessful case stories of children after cochlear implantation. They illustrate considerable differences in the development of children with cochlear implants installed: from high development scores for the age group and the ability to attend regular school classes with hearing pears, to a significant delay not only in relation to the age group, but also in relation to deaf children of the same age who receive special education. The article shows that a failure to complete the initial stage of rehabilitation after cochlear implantation precludes further development of the child as a hearing individual and makes complete socialization impossible.

Key words: child, deafness, hearing loss, cochlear implantation, initial rehabilitation stage, natural development of speech and communication, level of development, age group norm

2016-12-22



Journal: Logopedia Silesiana

Feeding Disorders in ASD from a Speech-Language Pathology Perspective

Ewa Małachowska

Language: PL | Published: 30-06-2025 | Abstract | pp. 1-27

Feeding disorders are a common problem in children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). They include, among others, food selectivity, oral sensory processing difficulties, challenges with chewing and swallowing, and behavioral rigidity related to meal consumption. Although these issues are widely discussed in medical and dietary literature, their significance for the communicative functioning of children with ASD remains insufficiently recognized from a speech-language pathology perspective. Feeding and communication processes, however, exhibit numerous interconnections arising from shared anatomical, motor, and sensory-regulatory foundations. This paper has a theoretical and review character and is based on the analysis of selected empirical studies and clinical reports.

2025-06-30



Journal: Logopedia Silesiana

Specifics of speech-language work with children and impacts of pandemia COVID-19

Eliška Šlesingrová , Jiří Kameník , Kateřina Vitásková

Language: EN | Published: 30-06-2024 | Abstract | pp. 1-11

This paper presents different techniques for working with children in special education in the conditions and environment of the Czech Republic. Attention is paid in particular to the context of speech-language therapy, the context of the pragmatics of communication, the impact and influence of the Covid-19 pandemic and new trends in working with the child client in the Czech Republic and abroad. The paper presents the possibilities of work in speech-language therapy and special education intervention, especially for Czech preschool and younger school children. It also describes the importance of monitoring certain aspects, preventing deepening the negative consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, the need for a multidisciplinary approach and further preventive action in selected areas. It also provides a summary of some other possible findings on the topic.

2024-06-30



Journal: Logopedia Silesiana

The Evaluation of Sensory Integration and Partial Pragmatic Communication Abilities in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder with the Application of a New Evaluation Material. Speech-Language Therapy Approach

Kateřina Vitásková , Jana Mironova Tabachová

Language: EN | Published: 23-12-2018 | Abstract | pp. 17-35

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is associated with variable communication difficulties and disorders, mostly detected in pragmatic language abilities, sensory integration, and imitation. These components are important for a comprehensive speech-language therapy (SLT) intervention. This article describes the application of a new evaluation material for assessing imitation abilities, partial pragmatic abilities based on the recognition of graphical visual diagrams, and sensory integration in two boys with ASD (diagnosed with childhood autism in accordance with International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, WHO) with sensory integration difficulties, dyspraxia symptoms, and imitation skill disturbances. The main objective is to identify potential obstacles to SLT efficiency and the causes of disturbed pragmatic language abilities. The analysis of the case studies shows some progress in communication ability; however, some of the abilities related to sensory integration have been partially inhibited. In one case, we suggest the possible influence of the individual therapy based on the described detailed assessment.

2018-12-23



Journal: Logopedia Silesiana

Remote learning in a special school – a new form of teacher – student communication

Karolina Kilar

Language: PL | Published: 29-03-2022 | Abstract | pp. 1-16

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected the ways in which people communicate with each other; it has had an impact on everyone including people with disabilities. The aim of this research was to find out the opinions of special education teachers on the new form of communication with pupils that was necessitated by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Among other things, attention was drawn to the difficulties encountered during remote teaching. Six teachers from special schools in Krakow took part in the study. The survey used a narrative interview questionnaire developed by the author.

2022-03-29



Journal: Logopedia Silesiana

Analysis of bioecological determinants of communication and social functioning disorders in seniors with hearing impairments

Katarzyna Ita Bieńkowska , Agnieszka Jedlińska

Language: PL | Published: 30-12-2023 | Abstract | pp. 1-32

Hearing loss, aside from age-related degeneration of the nervous system, is one of the most common causes of difficulties in communication and social functioning among seniors. The aim of the study was to identify factors influencing the functioning of people over sixty years of age with hearing impairment. The analysis was made based on a review of the available literature. These factors were classified according to Uri Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological model of human development. This framework made it possible to illustrate the complex interactions of multi-vector factors that, to varying degrees, influence the lives and social functioning of older people within a broad context encompassing health, family, social, legal, organizational and societal conditions.

2023-12-30



Journal: Logopedia Silesiana

Communication and motor development disorders in people with Dravet syndrome

Ewa Katarzyna Binkuńska , Jacek Szmalec

Language: PL | Published: 31-12-2024 | Abstract | pp. 1-28

The basis of the disorders characteristic of Dravet syndrome is the occurrence of a genetic mutation within: SCN1A, SCN9A, SCN2B, PCDH19, GABRG2, GABRA1 or STXBP1 genes, resulting in encephalopathy, the symptom of these abnormalities is drug-resistant epilepsy. As a result of a combination of factors such as: damage to the central nervous system, intellectual disability, and severe epilepsy that begins in infancy, people with Dravet syndrome experience a regression of acquired skills following a short period of normative development. These regressions include communication, cognitive deficits and abnormalities in motor development. Cognitive and motor deficits are important indicators or multidisciplinary therapy enabling developmental progress, compensation of impaired functions, and the development of functioning strategies that will allow achieving optimal quality of life despite fluctuations in the intensity of symptoms of drug-resistant epilepsy.

2024-12-31



Journal: Logopedia Silesiana

Parental assessment of communication attitudes in children with stuttering in early school age – practical implications

Natalia Radkowska-Marczak

Language: PL | Published: 30-06-2024 | Abstract | pp. 1-28

The article presents a quantitative study of how parents assess the communication attitudes of early school-age children who stutter compared to parents of fluent-speaking peers, using a questionnaire adapted from the Communication Attitude Test (CAT) within a quasi-experimental design. The results show that the vast majority of parents of children who stutter perceive clearly negative communication attitudes in their children, while almost all parents of fluent children report no such difficulties. Statistical analysis (Student’s t-test) confirms a significant difference between groups, underscoring the impact of stuttering on parental perception and highlighting the need to systematically involve caregivers in diagnosis and therapy as well as to provide them with evidence-based education and support.

2024-06-30



Journal: Logopedia Silesiana

Early Childhood Bilinguality. Case Study

Bożena Mikłasz-Sendecka , Olga Przybyla

Language: PL | Published: 22-12-2019 | Abstract | pp. 461-486

Early childhood bilingualism, natural bilingualism, and multilingualism, which occurs more often than ever before, are widely discussed in the secondary literature. Bilingualism entails acquiring a new identity and induces a change in linguistic thinking. This article contributes to the studies concerning the methods and strategies that are undertaken by such families that either raise or aim at raising a bilingual child; moreover, it puts forward a case study of a boy who is 2 years and 9 months old. In the introduction, the essential issues of raising a bilingual child are presented with a special emphasis put on the parents’ attitude towards bilingual education and their conviction of its underlying benefits for the boy. The empirical part of this article focuses on language proficiency and communication competences, and their assessment.

2019-12-22



Journal: Logopedia Silesiana

Afaziologický screeningový test – ASTcz (česká verze Aphasie Schnell Test)

Lucie Václavíková , Jitka Kaulfuss

Language: ##locale.name.cs_CZ## | Published: 22-12-2019 | Abstract | pp. 236-241

The incidence of stroke in the Czech Republic is increasing. Approximately one-third of people after stroke develop aphasia, manifesting various symptoms in speech production, understanding, reading and writing. In acute stage of disease, screening tools are used to detect aphasia. The aim of this article is to present and describe Afaziologický screeningový test (ASTcz) to determine the presence or absence of aphasia. This Czech version is an adaptation of the original German Aphasie-Schnell-Test. In the process of validating the adapted instrument, persons without aphasia and persons with aphasia in acute and chronic stages of the disease were tested. The results of testing the psychometric properties of the test (i.e. validity, reliability and discriminatory ability) are described and commented on. They indicate a very good applicability for clinical practice.

2019-12-22