Current Communication Impairment

Provide specific information regarding the severity of the expressive communication disorder

dysarthria – percent intelligible, speaking rate

“Currently, has remaining functional natural speech. Demonstrates mild dysarthria, evidenced by a speaking rate of 101 wpm and intelligibility of 91% on the Sentence Intelligibility Test.4,5 Note: Research has shown that a person with ALS reaching a speaking rate of approximately half of normal (100 wpm), will experience a rapid decline in intelligibility within 2 months.”