Practice Resources

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

Aphasia

• Practice Portal:
• https://www.asha.org/practice-portal/clinical-topics/aphasia/
• Evidence Maps:
• https://www2.asha.org/EvidenceMapLanding.aspx?id=8589936279&recentarticles=false&year=undefined&tab=allTab
• 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://www2.asha.org/EvidenceMapLanding.aspx?id=8589936294&recentarticles=false&year=und l efined&tab=all
• Childhood: https://www2.asha.org/EvidenceMapLanding.aspx?id=8589936369&recentarticles=false&year=undefined&tab=all
• 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://www2.asha.org/EvidenceMapLanding.aspx?id=8589943323&recentarticles=false&year=undefined&tab=all
• 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://www2.asha.org/EvidenceMapLanding.aspx?id=8589942945&recentarticles=false&year=undefined&tab=all
• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: https://www2.asha.org/EvidenceMapLanding.aspx?id=8589936264&recentarticles=false&year=undefined&tab=all
• Dementia: https://www2.asha.org/EvidenceMapLanding.aspx?id=8589936399&recentarticles=false&year=undefined&tab=all
• Huntington’s Disease: https://www2.asha.org/EvidenceMapLanding.aspx?id=8589945644&recentarticles=false&year=undefined&tab=all
• Parkinson’s Disease: https://www2.asha.org/EvidenceMapLanding.aspx?id=8589936519&recentarticles=false&year=undefined&tab=all
• 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://www2.asha.org/EvidenceMapLanding.aspx?id=8589944777&recentarticles=false&year=undefined&tab=all
• 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://www2.asha.org/EvidenceMapLanding.aspx?id=8589936624&recentarticles=false&year=undefined&tab=all
• Pediatric: https://www2.asha.org/EvidenceMapLanding.aspx?id=8589943490&recentarticles=false&year=undefined&tab=all
• 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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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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