Clinical Research
Speech training based on mirror neuron theory can improve children′s functional articulation disorders
Ge Xiangyang, Ni Yufei, Gu Qiuyan, Miao Lili, Xu Zhanbin, Yang Meijuan
Published 2022-06-25
Cite as Chin J Phys Med Rehabil, 2022, 44(6): 493-496. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-1424.2022.06.003
Abstract
ObjectiveTo observe the effect of speech training based on mirror neuron theory on children with functional articulation disorder (FAD).
MethodsFifty children with FAD were randomly divided into a training group and a control group, each of 25. Both groups received 30 minutes of conventional speech training 5 times a week for 24 weeks, while the training group was additionally given 20 minutes of speech training based on mirror neuron theory simultaneously. Before and after the intervention, both groups were evaluated using the articulation speech ability assessment scale and the oral motor ability assessment scale.
ResultsBefore the treatment, there were no significant differences between the 2 groups in any of the measurements. After the treatment, significant improvement was observed in all of the measurements for both groups, but at that point the training group′s articulation, motor ability of the lower jaw, tongue and lips were all significantly superior to the control group′s averages.
ConclusionsSpeech training based on mirror neuron theory can significantly improve the articulation, intelligibility and oral motor functioning of children with functional articulation disorder.
Key words:
Mirror neurons; Functional articulation disorders; Speech training
Contributor Information
Ge Xiangyang
Department of Children′s Rehabilitation Medicine, Affiliated Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226000, China
Ni Yufei
Department of Children′s Rehabilitation Medicine, Affiliated Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226000, China
Gu Qiuyan
Department of Children′s Rehabilitation Medicine, Affiliated Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226000, China
Miao Lili
Department of Children′s Rehabilitation Medicine, Affiliated Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226000, China
Xu Zhanbin
Department of Children′s Rehabilitation Medicine, Affiliated Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226000, China
Yang Meijuan
Department of Children′s Rehabilitation Medicine, Affiliated Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226000, China
