Award
NIH Reporter #5R01DC022267-02
Auditory-perceptual motor speech features in preschoolers: Norms and utility in differentiating childhood apraxia of speech and dysarthria
Recipient
Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Award Amount
$779,688.00
Ceiling
$779,688.00
Awarded
July 20, 2026
Identifier
5R01DC022267-02
This award funds a project to develop assessment tools to differentiate childhood apraxia of speech and dysarthria in preschoolers, aiming to improve early diagnosis and intervention.
Description
Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) and dysarthria are neurological motor speech disorders with long-term impacts on communication and participation. The project aims to develop a norm-referenced assessment protocol to differentiate these disorders in children aged 3-6, using a cross-sectional design to establish growth curves, a random forest approach for classification, and factor analyses for clustering features. The goal is to improve early diagnosis and intervention, enhancing quality of life.