A relação entre linguagem e funções executivas: efeitos de uma intervenção fonoaudiológica – estudo de caso

Abstract

Objective: To analyze a speech-language intervention in language therapy using resources and strategies in which Executive Functions (EFs) emerged. Methodology: This is a case study conducted with a child aged five years and nine months, treated at the Vida Speech-Language Clinic School of the Pontifical Catholic University of Goiás, presenting with a language disorder. Results and Discussion: Based on therapy records, a representative sample of the child’s reports and performance was identified. A significant improvement in language was observed, especially in semantic, syntactic, pragmatic, and narrative discourse aspects, facilitated by the use of playful activities that enhanced engagement in the therapeutic process. Additionally, these strategies contributed to the emergence of executive functions, promoting overall advances in communication and the learning process. Conclusion: It is concluded that speech-language intervention, by enhancing linguistic aspects, expands therapeutic possibilities and improves outcomes in the rehabilitation of child language, including executive function aspects. Thus, the importance of further research addressing the interface between Language and Executive Functions in clinical speech-language practice is reinforced.