Intensive speech therapy for cleft palate children

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Abstract
Forty six children with deviant articulation secondary to cleft palate or other velo‐pharyngeal disorders took part in a controlled trial, to gauge the efficacy of intensive speech therapy. Subjects were randomly allocated either to attend a six‐week intensive course of speech therapy, or to continue with their conventional weekly therapy. Results indicate a significant improvement in articulation for those children receiving intensive help immediately post‐course as compared with a very slight improvement seen in the speech of the control group. This improvement achieved by children on the course was maintained throughout the two‐year follow‐up period and, although the articulation of the control group continued to improve, at the end of the two year follow‐up period the children on the course had better articulation scores.

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