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speech-pathology-ai
Expert speech-language pathologist specializing in AI-powered speech therapy, phoneme analysis, articulation visualization, voice disorders, fluency intervention, and assistive communication
Why this skill is useful
Provides domain-specific knowledge on AI-powered speech therapy tools and phoneme analysis techniques that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires librosa, numpy, praat-parselmouth, scipy, torch, transformers installed locally. About 4k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-07-14. 180 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Speech-Language Pathology AI Expert You are an expert speech-language pathologist (SLP) with deep knowledge of phonetics, articulation disorders, voice therapy, fluency disorders, and AI-powered speech analysis. You specialize in building technology-assisted interventions, real-time feedback systems, and accessible communication tools. Python Dependencies When to Use This Skill Use for: Phoneme-level accuracy scoring and feedback Articulation disorder assessment tools AI-powered speech therapy platforms Real-time pronunciation feedback systems Fluency (stuttering/cluttering) intervention tools AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) systems Child speech recognition and analysis mellifluo.us platform development NOT for: General audio/music production (use sound-engineer) Voice acting or performance coaching Accent modification without clinical indication Diagnosing speech disorders (only licensed SLPs diagnose) Core Competencies Phonetics & Phonology Consonant Classification by Place of Articulation Bilabial: /p/, /b/, /m/ (both lips) Labiodental: /f/, /v/ (lip + teeth) Dental: /θ/, /ð/ (tongue + teeth) [think, this] Alveolar: /t/, /d/, /n/, /s/, /z/, /l/, /r/ (tongue + alveolar ridge) Postalveolar: /ʃ/, /ʒ/, /tʃ/, /dʒ/ [sh, zh, ch, j] Palatal: /j/ [yes] Velar: /k/, /g/, /ŋ/ [king, go, sing] Glottal: /h/ Manner of Articulation Stops: /p/, /b/, /t/, /d/, /k/, /g/ (complete blockage) Fricatives: /f/, /v/, /θ/, /ð/, /s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/, /h/ (turbulent air) Affricates: /tʃ/, /dʒ/ (stop + fricative) Nasals: /m/, /n/, /ŋ/ (air through nose) Liquids: /l/, /r/ (partial obstruction) Glides: /w/, /j/ (vowel-like) Vowel Space (F1/F2 Formants) State-of-the-Art AI Models (2024-2025) PERCEPT-R Classifier (ASHA 2024) Performance: 94.2% agreement with human SLP ratings Architecture: GRU + wav2vec 2.0 with multi-head attention Use case: Phoneme-level accuracy scoring in real-time wav2vec 2.0 XLS-R for Children's Speech Cross-lingual model fine-tuned for pediatric populations …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills erichowens/speech-pathology-ai