Practice Resources

• Aphasia
• Apraxia of Speech
• Dysarthria
• Progressive Neurogenic Communication Disorders
• Right Hemisphere Brain Damage
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Other Evidence Map Topics
• Additional Resources

Aphasia

• Practice Portal:
• https://www.asha.org/practice-portal/clinical-topics/aphasia/
• Evidence Maps:
• https://apps.asha.org/EvidenceMaps/Maps/LandingPage/6d3e363d-1443-4699-85c5-19aa71c7eccc
• ASHA’s National Center for Evidence-Based Practice in Communication Disorders (N-CEP)
• ASHA’S N-CEP Systematic Review: Evidence-Based Systematic Review: Effects of Intensity of Treatment and Constraint-Induced Language Therapy for Individuals With Stroke-Induced Aphasia
• https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/1092-4388%282008/07-0206%29
• Update: https://www.asha.org/uploadedFiles/EBSR-Updated-CILT.pdf

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Apraxia of Speech

• Practice Portal:
• Acquired Apraxia of Speech: https://www.asha.org/Practice-Portal/Clinical-Topics/Acquired-Apraxia-of-Speech/
• Childhood Apraxia of Speech: https://www.asha.org/Practice-Portal/Clinical-Topics/Childhood-Apraxia-of-Speech/
• Evidence Maps:
• Adults: https://apps.asha.org/EvidenceMaps/Maps/LandingPage/c410ce3a-ced6-4960-9f0f-f58291f0d0b9
• Childhood: https://apps.asha.org/EvidenceMaps/Maps/LandingPage/b537a59d-b97c-4148-b3c5-1a69357138fe
• ASHA's National Center for Evidence-Based Practice in Communication Disorders (N-CEP)
• ASHA’S N-CEP Systematic Review: Effect of Treatment for Bilingual Individuals with Aphasia: A Systematic Review of the Evidence https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0911604410000126

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Dysarthria

• Practice Portal:
• https://www.asha.org/Practice-Portal/Clinical-Topics/Dysarthria-in-Adults/
• Evidence Map:
• https://apps.asha.org/EvidenceMaps/Maps/LandingPage/8929a3a8-a603-439d-b79e-c83f78f3cc90
• ASHA’s National Center for Evidence-Based Practice in Communication Disorders (N-CEP)
• ASHA’S N-CEP Systematic Review: Evidence-Based Systematic Review: Effects of Nonspeech Oral Motor Exercises on Speech https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/1058-0360%282009/09-0006%29

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Progressive Neurogenic Communication Disorders

• Practice Portal:
• Dementia: https://www.asha.org/Practice-Portal/Clinical-Topics/Dementia/
• Augmentative and Alternate Communication (AAC): https://www.asha.org/Practice-Portal/Professional-Issues/Augmentative-and-Alternative-Communication/
• Evidence Maps:
• Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC):
  https://apps.asha.org/EvidenceMaps/Maps/LandingPage/990772a6-9cd8-4203-a76c-6ccd91eac874
• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis:
  https://apps.asha.org/EvidenceMaps/Maps/LandingPage/eadc87db-1c29-4d05-87eb-9bd424fb1bb3
• Dementia: https://apps.asha.org/EvidenceMaps/Maps/LandingPage/26a1b189-1e34-4d33-be2a-762230b3d485
• Huntington’s Disease: https://apps.asha.org/EvidenceMaps/Maps/LandingPage/cb68f330-2199-46aa-bcb9-58638b545cc6
• Parkinson’s Disease: https://apps.asha.org/EvidenceMaps/Maps/LandingPage/c85d196d-1db9-42d0-aeeb-4feea9ae34d9
• ASHA’s National Center for Evidence-Based Practice in Communication Disorders (N-CEP)
• ASHA’S N-CEP Systematic Review: An Evidence-Based Systematic Review on Cognitive Interventions for Individuals with Dementia https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/1058-0360%282012/11-0137%29

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Right Hemisphere Brain Damage

• Practice Portal:
• https://www.asha.org/Practice-Portal/Clinical-Topics/Right-Hemisphere-Damage/
• Evidence Map:
• https://apps.asha.org/EvidenceMaps/Maps/LandingPage/62b76a27-1d17-496a-92bc-26554687b8f7
• ASHA’s National Center for Evidence-Based Practice in Communication Disorders (N-CEP)
• ASHA’S N-CEP Systematic Review: An Evidence-Based Systematic Review on Communication Treatments for Individuals with Right Hemisphere Brain Damage https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/1058-0360%282012/12-0021%29

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Traumatic Brain Injury

• Practice Portal:
• Adults: https://www.asha.org/Practice-Portal/Clinical-Topics/Traumatic-Brain-Injury-in-Adults/
• Pediatric: https://www.asha.org/Practice-Portal/Clinical-Topics/Pediatric-Traumatic-Brain-Injury/
• Evidence Map:
• Adults: https://apps.asha.org/EvidenceMaps/Maps/LandingPage/5e8b2df5-f057-42c5-b06f-b0b31aed828d
• Pediatric: https://apps.asha.org/EvidenceMaps/Maps/LandingPage/242c64f7-8e63-4ddc-bdb8-102fe0e159bb
• ASHA’s National Center for Evidence-Based Practice in Communication Disorders (N-CEP)
• ASHA’S N-CEP Systematic Review: Assessment and Treatment of Cognition and Communication Skills in Adults With Acquired Brain Injury via Telepractice: A Systematic Review https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2015_AJSLP-14-0028

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Other Evidence Map Topics To Consider

• Acquired Brain Injury (Adults): https://apps.asha.org/EvidenceMaps/Maps/LandingPage/f077996c-7965-4050-9bca-ee20a110e49d

• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): https://apps.asha.org/EvidenceMaps/Maps/LandingPage/32e4ebdf-262c-4036-9777-5cfb882bf731

• Cultural and Linguistic Diversity (CLD): https://apps.asha.org/EvidenceMaps/Maps/LandingPage/4c8a6260-1315-4ec9-9c5a-18d818e519e4

• Executive Function: https://apps.asha.org/EvidenceMaps/Maps/LandingPage/c6f89187-82fe-44b7-bb80-47ad3d7b21e5

• Interprofessional Education/Interprofessional Practice (IPE/IPP): https://apps.asha.org/EvidenceMaps/Maps/LandingPage/6bdece74-6307-40a5-89f8-f83f4f3f46b9

• Mild Cognitive Impairment: https://apps.asha.org/EvidenceMaps/Maps/LandingPage/e0c742c7-38d5-4161-8959-c13660530e76

• Primary Progressive Aphasia: https://apps.asha.org/EvidenceMaps/Maps/LandingPage/269b08de-6017-ed11-8135-005056834e2b

• Stroke (Adults): https://apps.asha.org/EvidenceMaps/Maps/LandingPage/cbe20826-abdf-494f-a9a7-28dda2ceac9c

• Telepractice: https://apps.asha.org/EvidenceMaps/Maps/LandingPage/f8eee3d9-4739-4ba6-b925-5d2f3ad809b6

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Additional Resources

The following links are clinical and practice resources that ANCDS members may find interesting and useful:

ASHA Position Statement on Evidence-Based Practice in Communication Disorders
https://www.asha.org/policy/PS2005-00221/

The Institute of Medicine's report on Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy for Traumatic Brain Injury: Evaluating the Evidence
https://www.nap.edu/catalog/13220/cognitive-rehabilitation-therapy-for-traumatic-brain-injury-evaluating-the-evidence (Free PDF download with email / guest login)

International Brain Injury Association 
http://www.internationalbrain.org/

NeuroBITE
https://neurorehab-evidence.com/

Speech Pathology Database of Best Interventions and Treatment Efficacy
www.speechbite.com

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: National Guidelines Clearinghouse
https://www.ahrq.gov/gam/index.html

Code of Ethics of the ANCDS
http://www.ancds.org/code-of-ethics

These resources are provided to be helpful.  The ANCDS takes no responsibility for the quality of content on external sites.

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