(POS07) Evaluation of Speech Disorders Associated with Cleft Palate and Velopharyngeal Dysfunction
ASHA Special Interest Group 5, Craniofacial and Velopharyngeal Disorders, Professional Development Committee offers this poster as a practical review of assessment and management approaches for speech disorders associated with cleft palate and/or velopharyngeal dysfunction (VPD). Differential diagnosis, management, and collaboration between the SLP and the Cleft Palate Team are emphasized.
Learning Outcomes:
You will be able to:
Identify and describe the 3 types of velopharyngeal dysfunction (VP insufficiency, VP incompetency, and VP mislearning).
Describe the obligatory speech features of VPD and differentiate these from compensatory articulation errors associated with VPD.
Describe two specific evaluation techniques for assessing resonance.
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