Speech training based on mirror neuron theory can improve children′s functional articulation disorders
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-1424.2022.06.003
- VernacularTitle:基于镜像神经元理论的语音训练对儿童功能性构音障碍的影响
- Author:
Xiangyang GE
1
;
Yufei NI
;
Qiuyan GU
;
Lili MIAO
;
Zhanbin XU
;
Meijuan YANG
Author Information
1. 南通大学附属妇幼保健院（南通市妇幼保健院）儿童康复科，南通 226000
- Keywords:
Mirror neurons;
Functional articulation disorders;
Speech training
- From:
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
2022;44(6):493-496
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To observe the effect of speech training based on mirror neuron theory on children with functional articulation disorder (FAD).Methods:Fifty 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.Results:Before 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.Conclusions:Speech training based on mirror neuron theory can significantly improve the articulation, intelligibility and oral motor functioning of children with functional articulation disorder.
