Abstract
Specific Language Impairment (SLI) is a disorder categorized by the inability of an individual to master spoken and written language, despite the absence of any apparent handicapping conditions. Many tools have been developed to diagnose or treat SLI, but these tools are largely made up of standalone components which must be utilized separately to obtain sufficient data for the diagnosis and treatment of SLI. Furthermore, some of these components are either very expensive or not widely available. As a result, therapists have faced many inconveniences when trying to treat individuals suffering from SLI. Hence, the development of an integrated, cost-effective Psychology Software Tool (PST) to diagnose and treat SLI is being developed as a solution to counter the inconveniences currently faced by SLI therapists. As a tool by SLI therapists to diagnose and treat SLI within children, the Psychology Software Tool offers standardized questionnaires with a special method to diagnose SLI will be presented in both text and audio, while a webcam will be used to deduce the amount of focus which is given by the patient to comprehend a particular element displayed on the screen. The diagnosis shall take into account the accuracy of answers provided within the questionnaires, the time taken to provide those answers and the aforementioned degree of focus. In terms of SLI treatment, the tool will also provide music therapy for SLI patients to work towards better speech production and comprehension. In short, PST will simplify and enhance the process of diagnosing and treating SLI patients.
Highlights
Specific Language Impairment (SLI), known as Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is a disorder wherein an individual has an apparent delay in language development they do not appear to be inhibited physically or intellectually
Rice (2013) stated that SLI is especially common among children and adolescents, such that approximately 7 to 8 percent of children in kindergarten are affected, and the problems introduced by SLI would persist into adulthood
This paper presents an all-in-one Psychology Software Tool (PST) which can be used by a therapists or a speech-language pathologist to diagnose and treat SLI, without the use of costly equipment which are not widely available in our everyday lives
Summary
Specific Language Impairment (SLI), known as Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is a disorder wherein an individual has an apparent delay in language development they do not appear to be inhibited physically or intellectually. As the integration of technology began to take place in the medical field, more advanced tools like eye trackers and electroencephalogram (EEG) bio-sensors became accessible to therapists, which allow them to determine cases of SLI at higher ease and accuracy by acquiring data on their patient’s attention and point of focus within a diagnosis. The aforementioned advanced tools to diagnose SLI, such as eye trackers and EEG bio-sensors are expensive and not readily available to all therapists and researchers. This paper presents an all-in-one Psychology Software Tool (PST) which can be used by a therapists or a speech-language pathologist to diagnose and treat SLI, without the use of costly equipment which are not widely available in our everyday lives. The Psychology Software Tool is designed as a single web application capable of delivering effective SLI diagnosis and treatment, in which dependencies on non-integrated tools and costly equipment are eliminated
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