Allison Hilger, PhD, CCC-SLP, joins host Sarah Baar to explore the Colorado Motor Speech Framework—a free, easy-to-use tool for assessing motor speech disorders. Together, they discuss how it supports clinical decision-making and simplifies dysarthria diagnosis. Tune in for practical tips you can bring to your next evaluation.

Learning Objectives

• Analyze the evidence around motor speech/dysarthria assessment

• Apply evidence-based, practical strategies to actionably address diagnosing motor speech disorders and dysarthria subtyping, as well as logging perceptual observations of the patient’s speech
• Solve patient case scenarios involving unclear motor speech diagnoses, such as mixed dysarthria subtypes

Timestamps

• (00:00:00) Welcome
• (00:00:05) Introduction to the Colorado motor speech framework
• (00:02:53) The need for a new assessment tool
• (00:05:55) Development of the Colorado motor speech framework
• (00:08:23) Understanding dysarthria and its subtypes
• (00:11:33) How to use the Colorado motor speech framework
• (00:14:11) Clinical applications and settings for the framework
• (00:21:15) Differential diagnosis in motor speech disorders
• (00:28:02) The importance of individualized treatment goals
• (00:36:23) Actionable takeaways
• (00:40:16) Real-world clinical examples and wins
• (00:45:40) Final thoughts

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