Syllable Sequencing (Diadochokinesis)

Rapid syllable repetition can be used as a sensitive measurement of oralfacial motor impairment. In this exercise the client will attempt to produce a maximum repetition rate (MRR) for selected syllables. Make observations concerning the sequencing, speed and number of repetitions in addition to the variation between successive syllables. A longer syllable duration is often found in dysarthria, and syllable sequencing problems are found in apraxia. Both qualitative and quantitative observations should be noted.

Use the Assessment Notes to document dysarthric features of slowness etc., and apraxic features such as unsequenced or perseverative syllable production.

Alternate
Some individuals may not be able to produce /p^t^k^/ but can produce /b^d^g^/. Norms are not available for /b^d^g^/ but the table for /p^t^k^/ may be useful for comparison.

If automatic saving is not enabled, the speech sample can be saved by clicking on the Save Recording... button. All of the samples for this exercise are saved in the same folder and given a name that starts with the word, followed by the date, and time. You can play the sample by clicking on the Load Recording... button and selecting it from the list.

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