Brief Report: Quantifying Speech Production Coordination from Non- and Minimally-Speaking Individuals.
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| Title: | Brief Report: Quantifying Speech Production Coordination from Non- and Minimally-Speaking Individuals. |
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| Authors: | Talkar, Tanya (AUTHOR), Johnson, Kristina T. (AUTHOR), Narain, Jaya (AUTHOR), Maes, Pattie (AUTHOR), Picard, Rosalind (AUTHOR), Quatieri, Thomas F. (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders. Mar2026, Vol. 56 Issue 3, p1266-1280. 15p. |
| Subjects: | Lung physiology, Vocal cord physiology, Laryngeal physiology, Motor ability, Mobile apps, Speech, Computer software, Research funding, Pilot projects, Scientific observation, Time series analysis, Musical perception, Signal processing, Caregivers, Physiological aspects of speech, Frustration, Self-talk, Speech evaluation, Data analysis software, Musical pitch, Classification |
| Abstract: | Purpose: Non-verbal utterances are an important tool of communication for individuals who are non- or minimally-speaking. While these utterances are typically understood by caregivers, they can be challenging to interpret by their larger community. To date, there has been little work done to detect and characterize the vocalizations produced by non- or minimally-speaking individuals. This paper aims to characterize five categories of utterances across a set of 7 non- or minimally-speaking individuals. Methods: The characterization is accomplished using a correlation structure methodology, acting as a proxy measurement for motor coordination, to localize similarities and differences to specific speech production systems. Results: We specifically find that frustrated and dysregulated utterances show similar correlation structure outputs, especially when compared to self-talk, request, and delighted utterances. We additionally witness higher complexity of coordination between articulatory and respiratory subsystems and lower complexity of coordination between laryngeal and respiratory subsystems in frustration and dysregulation as compared to self-talk, request, and delight. Finally, we observe lower complexity of coordination across all three speech subsystems in the request utterances as compared to self-talk and delight. Conclusion: The insights from this work aid in understanding of the modifications made by non- or minimally-speaking individuals to accomplish specific goals in non-verbal communication. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Purpose: Non-verbal utterances are an important tool of communication for individuals who are non- or minimally-speaking. While these utterances are typically understood by caregivers, they can be challenging to interpret by their larger community. To date, there has been little work done to detect and characterize the vocalizations produced by non- or minimally-speaking individuals. This paper aims to characterize five categories of utterances across a set of 7 non- or minimally-speaking individuals. Methods: The characterization is accomplished using a correlation structure methodology, acting as a proxy measurement for motor coordination, to localize similarities and differences to specific speech production systems. Results: We specifically find that frustrated and dysregulated utterances show similar correlation structure outputs, especially when compared to self-talk, request, and delighted utterances. We additionally witness higher complexity of coordination between articulatory and respiratory subsystems and lower complexity of coordination between laryngeal and respiratory subsystems in frustration and dysregulation as compared to self-talk, request, and delight. Finally, we observe lower complexity of coordination across all three speech subsystems in the request utterances as compared to self-talk and delight. Conclusion: The insights from this work aid in understanding of the modifications made by non- or minimally-speaking individuals to accomplish specific goals in non-verbal communication. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 01623257 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10803-023-06206-0 |
