FRENCHAY Dysarthria Assessment - Second Edition

The second edition of FRENCHAY Dysarthria Assessment (FDA-2) includes new powerful knowledge about motor speech disorders and their contribution to neurological diagnosis. This updated edition remains a well-established test for the measurement, differential description, and diagnosis of dysarthria. It can be used in international research, as well as all clinical settings.

FDA-2 is quick and simple to administer, accurate, reliable, and cost-efficient. The client is rated on a number of simple performance tasks related to speech function.

The FDA-2 is divided into eight sections:
● Reflexes — Ratings for cough, swallow, and dribble/drool
● Respiration — Ratings at rest and in speech
● Lips — Ratings for at rest, spread, seal, alternate, and in speech
● Palate — Ratings for fluids, maintenance, and in speech
● Laryngeal — Ratings for time, pitch, volume, and in speech
● Tongue — Ratings for at rest, protrusion, elevation, lateral, alternate, an in speech
● Intelligibility — Ratings for words, sentences, and conversation
● Influencing Factors — Includes hearing, sight, teeth, language, mood, posture, rate (words per minute), and sensation

Complete FDA-2 Kit Includes: Examiner’s Manual, 25 Rating Forms, and Intelligibility Cards, all in an organized folder. (©2008)

Ages: 12 years to adult.