Adolescent male-to-female transgender voice and communication therapy.
Current research to describe and evaluate effectiveness of voice and communication therapy for male-to-female transgender people is limited to adults. This paper provides rationale, procedures, and outcomes from voice and communication therapy for a male-to-female transgender adolescent 15 years of age. Treatment addressed vocal hygiene, breath support, fundamental frequency, intonation, resonance and vocal quality, and rate. Positive acoustic, perceptual, and client self-report outcomes confirm treatment effectiveness for this adolescent.


OBJECTIVE
The reader will be able to recognize common aspects of transgender voice and communication therapy provided by a speech-language pathologist. The reader will also be able to explain the effectiveness of therapy provided to an adolescent speaker.
The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA. Hancock@gwu.edu
Adrienne
A
Hancock
Lauren
L
Helenius
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013060:Speech; D013070:Speech Therapy / Q000379:methods; D063106:Transgender Persons / Q000523:psychology; D014831:Voice; D014833:Voice Quality; D014834:Voice Training