Self-Acceptance, Resilience, Coping and Satisfaction of Life in People who Stutter
Publication date: Available online 1 November 2018Source: Journal of Fluency DisordersAuthor(s): Laura W. Plexico, Stephen Erath, Hannah Shores, Embry Burrus (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - November 2, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Editorial Board
Publication date: December 2018Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders, Volume 58Author(s): (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - November 2, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Disclosure of stuttering and quality of life in people who stutter
ConclusionsAttempts to conceal stuttering in at least some life situations are not uncommon among adults who stutter. However, being involved in self-help support groups may be a helpful way of increasing disclosure of stuttering. Speech-language pathologists should become aware of the positive relationship between disclosure of stuttering and quality of life and its relevance in assessment and treatment when working with people who stutter. (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - October 16, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
The Satisfaction with Communication in Everyday Speaking Situations (SCESS) scale: An overarching outcome measure of treatment effect
ConclusionThe SCESS measure has potential to be applied as an overarching clinical trial outcome measure of stuttering treatment effect. This study provides some preliminary evidence for including it as a primary or secondary outcome in clinical trials of adult stuttering treatments. However, further studies are needed to establish the SCESS responsiveness to different stuttering treatments. (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - October 16, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Genetic epidemiology of stuttering among school children in the state of Tamil Nadu, India
Conclusion: The prevalence of stuttering in Tamil Nadu is estimated for the first time in this study. High familial incidence, familial aggregation and sibling recurrence risk ratio point to the presence of a genetic basis. Familial aggregation was high among consanguineous families although consanguinity did not seem to play a role in severity. (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - October 12, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Shining a Light on Stuttering: How One Man Used Comedy to Turn his Impairment into Applause, J. Campbell & D. F. Williams, The Brainary®, Victoria, Australia (2016). 433pp. Hardcover.
Publication date: Available online 24 September 2018Source: Journal of Fluency DisordersAuthor(s): Nicholas J. Brow (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - October 5, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Recovery from stuttering in preschool-age children: 9 year outcomes in a clinical population
ConclusionIn this exploratory study of a clinical population, the recovery rate in children that received treatment for stuttering appeared to be comparable to a non-clinical population. Considering self-reports can improve validity of assessing the “recovery rate”. Moreover, recovery in children may not be effortless; instead, it may be the result of conscious or unconscious coping behavior. Future studies are recommended to consider self-reports to improve validity of recovery, and to document experiences with speaking to explore effortless, spontaneous fluency versus controlled fluency. (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - October 5, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Self-report of self-disclosure statements for stuttering
ConclusionAWS may benefit from learning about the type of self-disclosure statements and the contexts in which other AWS chose to disclose. Additionally, SLPs who work with AWS may benefit from the reported procedures for and types of self-disclosure statements formulated by AWS. (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - October 5, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Envelope modulation spectral (EMS) analyses of solo reading and choral reading conditions suggest changes in speech rhythm in adults who stutter
ConclusionOverall, current results highlight that decreases in stuttering during the choral reading is characterized by a decrease in rate and changes in some aspects of speech rhythm in Kannada speaking AWS. (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - September 10, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Stuttering-like hesitation in speech during acute/post-acute phase of immune-mediated encephalitis
ConclusionThis case reports a probable immune-mediated encephalitis that resulted in acquired stuttering. The effect of “slowed” oscillatory brain activity on motor skills requesting sequencing and fine coordination (e.g. speech) could result in less “synchronized” systems, easily prone to disruptions. (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - September 8, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Phonological working memory in developmental stuttering: Potential Insights from the neurobiology of language and cognition
Publication date: Available online 1 September 2018Source: Journal of Fluency DisordersAuthor(s): Andrew Bowers, Lisa M. Bowers, Dan Hudock, Heather L. Ramsdell-HudockAbstractThe current review examines how neurobiological models of language and cognition could shed light on the role of phonological working memory (PWM) in developmental stuttering (DS). Toward that aim, we review Baddeley’s influential multicomponent model of PWM and evidence for load-dependent differences between children who stutter (CWS) and adults who stutter (AWS) and typically fluent speakers (TFS) in nonword repetition and dual-task paradigms. We ...
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - September 2, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Phonological Neighborhood Effect in Spontaneous Speech in Adults Who Stutter
ConclusionNeighborhood density facilitates fluent word production in spontaneous speech in adults who stutter, regardless of stuttering severity. This finding adds to the evidence supporting that phonological encoding plays a role in stuttering in naturalistic, spontaneous speech in adults. (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - August 31, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
Shining a Light on Stuttering: How One Man Used Comedy to Turn his Impairment into Applause, J. Campbell, D. F. Williams, The Brainary®, Victoria, Australia (2016). 433pp. Hardcover.
Publication date: Available online 28 August 2018Source: Journal of Fluency DisordersAuthor(s): Jason Walther (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - August 29, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
A response to reviewers Brow and Walther
Publication date: Available online 20 August 2018Source: Journal of Fluency DisordersAuthor(s): Dale F. Williams (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - August 21, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
The Speech Efficiency Score (SES): A time-domain measure of speech fluency
ConclusionsResults suggest that speech efficiency scores, which are based on a time-domain analysis, closely match subjective stuttering severity ratings and could ultimately provide a more objective way to measure speech fluency. (Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders)
Source: Journal of Fluency Disorders - August 14, 2018 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research
