Comparing acceptance and rejection in the classroom interaction of students who stutter and their peers: a social network analysis
Conclusion Our results suggest that SWS are quite accepted by peers in secondary education in Flanders. Such positive peer interaction can create a supportive and encouraging climate for SWS to deal with specific challenges. (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - February 28, 2017 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research
Stuttering treatment and brain research in adults: a still unfolding relationship
Publication date: Available online 28 February 2017 Source:Journal of Fluency Disorders Author(s): Roger J. Ingham, Janis C. Ingham, Harald A. Euler, Katrin Neumann (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - February 27, 2017 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research
Speaking-related changes in cortical functional connectivity associated with assisted and spontaneous recovery from developmental stuttering
Publication date: Available online 13 February 2017 Source:Journal of Fluency Disorders Author(s): Christian A. Kell, Katrin Neumann, Marion Behrens, Alexander W.von Gudenberg, Anne-Lise Giraud We previously reported speaking-related activity changes associated with assisted recovery induced by a fluency shaping therapy program and unassisted recovery from developmental stuttering (Kell et al., Brain 2009). While assisted recovery re-lateralized activity to the left hemisphere, unassisted recovery was specifically associated with the activation of the left BA 47/12 in the lateral orbitofrontal cortex. These findings...
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - February 12, 2017 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research
Psychological counseling as an adjunct to stuttering treatment: Clients ’ experiences and perceptions
Publication date: Available online 5 February 2017 Source:Journal of Fluency Disorders Author(s): Alanna Lindsay, Marilyn Langevin (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - February 5, 2017 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research
Anomalous network architecture of the resting brain in children who stutter
Conclusions This study supports the view that stuttering is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder and provides comprehensive brain network maps that substantiate past theories emphasizing the importance of considering situational, emotional, attentional and linguistic factors in explaining the basis for stuttering onset, persistence, and recovery. (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - January 24, 2017 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research
A Real-Time Phoneme Counting Algorithm and Application for Speech Rate Monitoring
Publication date: Available online 15 January 2017 Source:Journal of Fluency Disorders Author(s): Vered Aharonson, Eran Aharonson, Katia Raichlin Levi, Aviv Sotzianu, Ofer Amir, Zehava Ovadia-Blechman Adults who stutter can learn to control and improve their speech fluency by modifying their speaking rate. Existing speech therapy technologies can assist this practice by monitoring speaking rate and providing feedback to the patient, but cannot provide an accurate, quantitative measurement of speaking rate. Moreover, most technologies are too complex and costly to be used for home practice. We developed an algorithm...
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - January 15, 2017 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research
The Japanese version of the Overall Assessment of the Speaker ’s Experience of Stuttering for Adults (OASES-A-J): Translation and psychometric evaluation
Conclusion These results suggest that the OASES-A-J is a reliable and valid instrument to measure the impact of stuttering on Japanese adults who stutter. The OASES-A-J could be used as a clinical tool in Japanese stuttering field. (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - January 8, 2017 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research
Language skills of children during the first 12 months after stuttering onset
Conclusion In the first year following the report of stuttering onset, the language skills of the children who were stuttering progressed in a manner that is consistent with developmental expectations. (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - December 25, 2016 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research
A speech and psychological profile of treatment-seeking adolescents who stutter
Conclusion To our knowledge, this is the largest cohort study of adolescents who stutter. Higher stuttering severity, speech dissatisfaction, and anxiety predicted a more negative overall impact of stuttering, indicating the importance of carefully managing the speech and psychological needs of adolescents who stutter. Further research is needed to understand the relationship between stuttering and externalizing problems for adolescent boys who stutter. (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - November 16, 2016 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research
Japanese normative data for the Unhelpful Thoughts and Beliefs about Stuttering (UTBAS) Scales for adults who stutter
Conclusion Given the current scarcity of clinical assessment tools for adults who stutter in Japan, the UTBAS-J holds promise as an assessment tool and outcome measure for use in clinical and research environments. (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - November 4, 2016 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research
An exploration of the mechanisms of change following an integrated group intervention for stuttering, as perceived by school-aged children who stutter (CWS)
Conclusions This study demonstrates the importance of adopting an integrated approach in therapy for CWS, which incorporates Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) as a key component, to facilitate change and build resilience. These results are unique to this cohort of CWS and further investigation into the use of CBT and the process of change may be warranted. Educational Objectives The reader will be able to (1) describe the integrated intervention used in this study (2) define the most significant change following therapy for the participants involved (3) summarise the key factors that facilitated change during the therap...
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - October 31, 2016 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research
Long-term Consequences of Childhood Bullying in Adults who Stutter: Social Anxiety, Fear of Negative Evaluation, Self-esteem, and Satisfaction with Life
Publication date: Available online 15 October 2016 Source:Journal of Fluency Disorders Author(s): Gordon W. Blood, Ingrid M. Blood (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - October 15, 2016 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research
Utility of virtual reality environments to examine physiological reactivity and subjective distress in adults who stutter
Publication date: Available online 5 October 2016 Source:Journal of Fluency Disorders Author(s): Shelley B. Brundage, James M. Brinton, Adrienne B. Hancock (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - October 5, 2016 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research
Impact of Social Media and Quality Life of People Who Stutter
Publication date: Available online 30 September 2016 Source:Journal of Fluency Disorders Author(s): Akiko Fuse, Erika A. Lanham (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - September 29, 2016 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research
A comparison of three strategies for reducing the public stigma associated with stuttering
Conclusion Advocates in the field of stuttering can use education and protest strategies to reduce negative attitudes about people who stutter, and people who stutter can increase affirming attitudes through interpersonal contact with others. (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - September 29, 2016 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research
