A screening assessment of cleft palate speech (Great Ormond Street Speech Assessment).
This paper presents a comprehensive screening procedure for describing the speech characteristics commonly associated with cleft palate and/or velopharyngeal dysfunction. A unique method of representing the information visually is proposed. The theoretical background and recommendations for clinical application are discussed. This procedure is designed for use by specialist and non-specialist speech and language therapists working in this field. It has been developed primarily with a child population but can be used with all age groups. It provides a structure for assessment, record keeping, report writing and research, thereby facilitating the development of intercentre studies.
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Hospital for Sick Children, Cleft Lip and Palate Unit, London, UK.
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Grunwell
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D002648:Child; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000150:complications*; D005149:Facial Expression; D006801:Humans; D013062:Speech Articulation Tests / Q000379:methods*; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000209:etiology*