Cermak S A, Ward E A, Ward L M
Am J Occup Ther. 1986 Aug;40(8):546-50. doi: 10.5014/ajot.40.8.546.
This study was designed to examine the relationship between articulation disorders, soft neurological signs, and motor abilities. Fifteen children with articulation problems, as measured by the Templin-Darley Articulation Screening Test and a connected speech sample, were compared with a normal control group (matched for sex and age) on the Quick Neurological Screening Test, the Imitation of Postures test (from the Southern California Sensory Integration Tests), and the 1984 version of the Stott Test of Motor Impairment that has been revised by Henderson. A significant difference was found between the groups on the Motor Impairment Test and the Quick Neurological Screening Test, supporting the hypothesis that the articulation disorder children would have more motor coordination problems and soft neurological signs than the normal children in the control group. There was no between-group difference on the Imitation of Postures test, suggesting that as a group, children with articulation deficits are not dyspraxic. This study supports other research findings stating a relationship between articulation problems and motor impairment, but it also indicates that this motor impairment is not necessarily dyspraxia.
本研究旨在探讨发音障碍、轻微神经学体征与运动能力之间的关系。通过坦普林 - 达利发音筛查测试及连贯言语样本测量，选取了15名有发音问题的儿童，并将其与正常对照组（按性别和年龄匹配）在快速神经学筛查测试、姿势模仿测试（来自南加州感觉统合测试）以及经亨德森修订的1984年版斯托特运动障碍测试中进行比较。结果发现，两组在运动障碍测试和快速神经学筛查测试中存在显著差异，这支持了以下假设：与对照组中的正常儿童相比，有发音障碍的儿童会有更多的运动协调问题和轻微神经学体征。在姿势模仿测试中，两组之间没有差异，这表明作为一个群体，有发音缺陷的儿童不存在运用障碍。本研究支持了其他研究结果，即发音问题与运动障碍之间存在关联，但同时也表明这种运动障碍不一定是运用障碍。
