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Signal and Acoustic Modeling for Speech and Communication Disorders demonstrates how speech signal processing and acoustic modeling can be instrumental in early detection and successful intervention with speech deficits resulting from Parkinson’s disease, Autism Spectrum disorder, cleft palate, intellectual disabilities, and neuro-motor impairments. Utilizing some of the most advanced methods in signal and acoustic modeling, this eminent group of contributors show how such technologies can inure to the benefit of healthcare and to society writ large. Paradoxically, what most of us take for granted still remains a Sisyphean battle for those with speech and language disorders, who struggle every day to make themselves heard and understood. The purpose of this book is to stimulate a vibrant discussion among speech scientists, system designers, and practitioners on how to best marshal the latest advances in signal and acoustic modeling to address some of the most challenging speech and communication disorders affecting a wide variety of patient populations across the world.This volume explains the role of speech signal processing in critical care and the management of patient care.
Introduction
Applying New Developments in Speech Signal Processing in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Speech and Communication Disorders and in the Detection of Risk to Neuro-Motor Functioning
Advancements in whispered speech detection for interactive/speech systems
Selective pole defocussing for detection of hypernasality
Acoustic-based tools and scripts for the automatic analysis of speech in clinical and non-clinical settings
Analysis of normal and pathological voices by novel chaotic titration method
Using Acoustic Modeling in the Detection and Treatment of Cognitive, Affective, and Developmental Disorders
Speech disorders in children and adults with mild-to-moderate intellectual disability
Autism and speech, language, and emotion – a survey
Clinical applications of speech technology for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Assessing and Quantifying Speech Intelligibility in Patients with Congenital Anatomical Defects, Disabling Conditions, and Degenerative Diseases
Automatic assessment of consonant omission and speech intelligibility in cleft palate speech
Distinctive auditory-based cues and rhythm metrics to assess the severity level of dysarthria
Quantification system of Parkinson’s disease