The apraxia of speech rating scale: A tool for diagnosis and description of apraxia of speech

• Published in: Journal of communication disorders Vol. 51; no. NA; pp. 43 - 50
• Main Authors: Strand, Edythe A., Duffy, Joseph R., Clark, Heather M., Josephs, Keith
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.09.2014
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aphasia - diagnosis; Apraxia of speech; Apraxias - diagnosis; Assessment; Diagnosis, Differential; Differential diagnosis; Humans; Middle Aged; Observer Variation; Psychiatry; Reproducibility of Results; Speech Production Measurement - methods; Subject description; Differential diagnosis; Apraxia of speech; Subject description; Assessment

•The ASRS quantifies the frequency/severity of the characteristics associated with AOS.•ASRS correlates with clinical diagnosis and severity of AOS.•Overall intra-judge and inter-judge reliability is acceptable.•Sensitivity and specificity of the ASRS are acceptable. The purpose of this report is to...