Children with Language Impairments (LI) have difficulties understanding and using language. Due to their language problems, LI children experience difficulties in communication in all aspects of life. They are at risk of behavioural problems, emotional and psychosocial difficulties, and they perform …

Background: Lexical access problems of inflected verbs are common in aphasia. Previous research addressed these problems either in purely linguistic terms (e.g., verb movement) or in terms of lexical characteristics (e.g., frequency). We propose a new measure of verb complexity, which combines linguistic …

Background Total laryngectomy with or without adjuvant (chemo)radiation often induces speech, swallowing and neck and shoulder problems. Speech, swallowing and shoulder exercises may prevent or diminish these problems. The aim of the present paper is to describe the study, which is designed to investigate …

Deze openbare les is uitgesproken door dr. Ellen Gerrits ter gelegenheid van haar installatie als lector Logopedie aan Hogeschool Utrecht. Dit lectoraat is ontstaan vanuit een samenwerking tussen de Faculteit Gezondheidszorg van Hogeschool Utrecht, de opleiding Logopediewetenschap van de Universiteit …