A new prospective study of 1,093 stroke patients found that 38.8% had dysphagia within 96 hours of onset, with dysarthria and infratentorial stroke among the key risk flags worth watching for in your early screening and caseload planning: bit.ly/4yrLnsk

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Just one to two minutes of connected speech was enough for an automated tool to tell PPA variants apart with about 79% accuracy, giving clinicians another way to support diagnosis: bit.ly/4zC21Xf

Stanford researchers found that language models predicted which children aged 9 to 13 would develop mental health conditions six years later, with speech style mattering more than content, though larger replication is still needed. bit.ly/3W8eWSo

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When a child talks freely at home but not at school, this article urges follow-up for selective mutism instead of reassurance that the child is just shy, a useful read for your referral partners. bit.ly/4evzpH1

Stanford researchers found that language models predicted which children aged 9 to 13 would develop mental health conditions six years later, with speech style mattering more than content, though larger replication is still needed. bit.ly/3W8eWSo

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A Norwegian cohort of more than 200,000 children found no broad link between prenatal COVID-19 and neurodevelopmental disorders, though one sensitivity analysis flagged a speech and language signal that still needs replication. bit.ly/4i2JcFy

In 104 people with early Parkinson’s disease, speech impairment tracked with both dopamine loss and striatal connectivity changes in men, but only with connectivity changes in women. bit.ly/4dFsD1e

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A Danish study of 2.1 million young people suggests children diagnosed with ADHD or autism now look more like the general population than a decade ago, which may help explain rising diagnosis rates. bit.ly/4hJ1blF

A Journal of Voice analysis of more than 833,000 older adults found voice disorders were linked to a 58% higher risk of cognitive impairment or dementia, with the highest risk when hearing loss was also present. bit.ly/47iorAY

A 24-year-old content creator credits her mother’s advocacy and years of support for her progress with rhotacism, yet says she wouldn’t choose to eliminate it now, and asks listeners for one thing: patience. bit.ly/4yGrFtY

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A small pilot study found higher levels of many environmental chemicals in the baby teeth of 22 children with autism than in 16 peers, though the researchers stress it cannot show cause. bit.ly/4B3U8LL

In a preliminary Purdue study of 17 adults with aphasia, eight weeks of personalized music or audiobook listening showed encouraging patterns in attention, though the researchers stress more data is needed. bit.ly/4jKQdNH

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In a single case report, an 80-year-old man's swallowing returned to normal after a hypopharyngeal cyst ruptured on its own, a reminder that new or worsening dysphagia can have rare structural causes that need a scope to find. bit.ly/471NZSL