Attitudes Toward Stuttering of Nonstuttering Preschool and Kindergarten Children: A Comparison Using a Standard Instrument Prototype
Conclusions Negative or uninformed stuttering attitudes among nonstuttering children begin as early as the preschool years. This study provides empirical evidence for the need to educate young children about the nature of stuttering and how to respond appropriately to peers who stutter. (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - April 15, 2015 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research
Perfectionism and stuttering: Findings of an online survey
Conclusions The FMPS profiles of respondents who stutter suggest that, as a group, they are not abnormally perfectionistic overall, but may be (or perceive themselves to be) abnormally error-prone. Also, AWS who are more concerned about their errors and uncertain of their actions experience more difficulty communicating verbally and speaking fluently. Educational Objectives : After reading this article, participants will be able to: (a) describe the findings of previous research investigating the role of perfectionism in stuttering and psychopathologies; (b) discuss why a multidimensional assessment of perfectionism is...
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - March 6, 2015 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research
Nonword repetition and phoneme elision in adults who do and do not stutter: Vocal versus nonvocal performance differences
Conclusion Present findings suggest phonological working memory may contribute to the difficulties persons who stutter have establishing and/or maintaining fluent speech. Educational Objectives : (a) Readers can describe the role of phonological working memory in planning for and execution of speech; (b) readers can describe two experimental tasks for exploring the phonological working memory: nonword repetition and phoneme elision; (c) readers can describe how the nonword repetition and phoneme elision skills of adults who stutter differ from their typically fluent peers. (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - February 28, 2015 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research
Video self-modeling as a post-treatment fluency recovery strategy for adults
Conclusion Given the increasing availability and ease in using portable audio-visual technology, VSM appears to offer an economical and clinically useful tool for clients who are motivated to use the technology to recover fluency. Educational Objectives: Readers will be able to describe: (a) the tenets of video-self modeling; (b) the main components of video-self modeling as a fluency recovery treatment as used in this study; and (c) speech and self-report outcomes. (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - February 28, 2015 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research
A novel approach for measuring social participation in adults who stutter
Conclusions Preliminary data suggests that the APM can provide valuable information about the amount adults who stutter speak. The APM is sufficiently sensitive to differentiate variations in the amount of phonation during different speaking situations. These favourable preliminary results suggest the value of a larger scale study. Educational objectives The reader will be able to: (a) describe the different aspects of stuttering currently routinely measured in clinical practice; (b) discuss the limitations of current measurement procedures, (c) discuss the advantages of speech measures obtained by an Ambulatory Phonatio...
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - February 28, 2015 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research
Perfectionism and stuttering: Findings from an online survey
Conclusions The FMPS profiles of respondents who stutter suggest that, as a group, they are not abnormally perfectionistic overall, but may be (or perceive themselves to be) abnormally error-prone. Also, AWS who are more concerned about their errors and uncertain of their actions experience more difficulty communicating verbally and speaking fluently. (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - February 28, 2015 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research
Erratum to “Experts’ saliency ratings of speech-language dimensions associated with cluttering” [J. Fluen. Disord. 42 (2014) 35–42]
Publication date: March 2015 Source:Journal of Fluency Disorders, Volume 43 Author(s): Florence L. Myers , Klaas Bakker (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - February 28, 2015 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research
Gerald M. Siegel (1932–2014) – A tribute
Publication date: March 2015 Source:Journal of Fluency Disorders, Volume 43 Author(s): Roger J. Ingham (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - February 28, 2015 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research
Beliefs of teachers versus non-teachers about people who stutter
Conclusion In the first study to compare teachers’ beliefs about PWS to the general public, findings indicated that teachers are no more accurate than the public in their beliefs about PWS. Associations found between these beliefs and several variables may indicate some promising mechanisms for improving beliefs, such as increased familiarity with individuals who stutter. Educational Objectives: Readers should be able to: (a) describe stuttering's potential effects on children's participation in the school setting; (b) identify actions teachers can take to improve the school experience of their students who stutter; ...
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - February 28, 2015 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research
Identifying correlates of self-stigma in adults who stutter: Further establishing the construct validity of the Self-Stigma of Stuttering Scale (4S)
Conclusions The findings of this study support the construct validity of the 4S and its use by clinicians and researchers intending to measure the construct of self-stigma in adults who stutter. Educational objectives: Readers should be able to: (a) distinguish between the various components of self-stigma; (b) describe how the various components of the self-stigma model relate to hope, empowerment, quality of life, and social support, self-rated speech disruption, anxiety, and depression; (c) summarize the psychometric properties of the Self-Stigma of Stuttering Scale (4S) in terms of reliability, factor structure, an...
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - February 28, 2015 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research
The neurological underpinnings of cluttering: Some initial findings
Conclusions Our findings were in good agreement with theoretical predictions regarding the neural correlates of cluttering. We found evidence for abnormal function in the basal ganglia and their cortical output target, the medial prefrontal cortex. The findings are discussed in relation to models of cluttering that point to problems with motor control of speech. Educational objectives: This paper reports findings on the neural correlates seen in adults who clutter, and offers hypotheses as to how these might map onto the behaviours seen amongst those who clutter. Readers will be able to (a) identify the structures that...
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - February 28, 2015 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research
Stuttering attitudes of students: Professional, intracultural, and international comparisons
Conclusion SLP students’ attitudes toward stuttering are affected by a “halo effect” of being in that major, by specific training in fluency disorders, and by various cultural factors, yet to be clearly understood. Educational objectives : The reader will be able to: (a) describe major factors affecting SLP students’ attitudes toward stuttering; (b) describe similarities and differences in attitudes toward stuttering of students from the USA and Poland; (c) describe similarities and differences in attitudes toward stuttering of Native American students from the USA and non-Native American students. (Source: Journa...
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - December 8, 2014 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research
Birth weight and stuttering: Evidence from three birth cohorts
Conclusion Our results suggest that birth weight is not a clinically useful predictor of childhood or persistent stuttering. (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - December 8, 2014 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research
Phonological encoding of young children who stutter
Conclusions Results suggest that young children who stutter have subtle, yet robust, linguistic differences in certain aspects of phonological encoding that may contribute to an unstable language planning system in young children who stutter. Educational Objectives : The reader will be able to: (a) describe how phonological awareness can inform our understanding of phonological encoding; (b) summarize the findings of previously published studies that examined some aspects of phonological awareness in children who do and do not stutter; and (c) compare the results of the current study with other investigations of phonolo...
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - December 8, 2014 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research
The effectiveness of stuttering treatments in Germany
Conclusion The stuttering treatment most often prescribed in Germany, namely a weekly session of individual treatment by a speech-language pathologist, usually with an assorted package of mostly unknown components, is of limited effectiveness. Better effectiveness can be expected from fluency shaping or stuttering modification approaches, preferably with an intensive time schedule and with group sessions. Educational objectives: Readers will be able to: (a) discuss the five most prevalent stuttering treatments in Germany; (b) summarize the effectiveness of these treatments; and (c) describe structural treatment compone...
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - December 8, 2014 Category: Speech Therapy Source Type: research
