This study surveyed speech-language pathologists (SLPs) across several states to assess their knowledge and perceptions of stuttering. The survey included questions about whether children who stutter differ from peers in areas like intelligence, attention, behavior, and social skills. Most SLPs correctly said children who stutter do not differ in intelligence or attention. However, nearly a quarter said they differ in behavior, and over 40% said they differ in social skills. When asked to describe behavioral or social differences, SLPs provided limited responses. Overall, the study suggests SLPs have incomplete understandings of stuttering and how it may impact children, calling for more education on fully assessing and treating the disorder.
Hearing, listening and reading: A complex interplay of factors that contribut...HEARnet _
Research Aims:
1.Systematically map the auditory, cognitive, and linguistic abilities of children with listening concerns (as reported by parent/teacher).
2.Investigate how the ability to attend to and process incoming auditory information affects word reading and reading comprehension in school-aged children.
A Survey on Hong Kong Secondary School Students’ Knowledge of Emergency Manag...Cecilia Young 楊幽幽
A Survey on Hong Kong Secondary School Students’ Knowledge of Emergency Management of Dental Trauma
Cecilia Young1*, Kin Yau Wong2, Lim K. Cheung3,4
1 Private Practice, Hong Kong, 2 Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America, 3 BDS (Glasgow), FFDRCS (Ireland), FDSRCPS (Glasgow), FRACDS (Australia), FRACDS (OMS) (Australia), PhD (HK), Hon FDSRCS (Edin), FHKAM (Dental Surgery), FCDSHK (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery), 4 Chair Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Hearing, listening and reading: A complex interplay of factors that contribut...HEARnet _
Research Aims:
1.Systematically map the auditory, cognitive, and linguistic abilities of children with listening concerns (as reported by parent/teacher).
2.Investigate how the ability to attend to and process incoming auditory information affects word reading and reading comprehension in school-aged children.
A Survey on Hong Kong Secondary School Students’ Knowledge of Emergency Manag...Cecilia Young 楊幽幽
A Survey on Hong Kong Secondary School Students’ Knowledge of Emergency Management of Dental Trauma
Cecilia Young1*, Kin Yau Wong2, Lim K. Cheung3,4
1 Private Practice, Hong Kong, 2 Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America, 3 BDS (Glasgow), FFDRCS (Ireland), FDSRCPS (Glasgow), FRACDS (Australia), FRACDS (OMS) (Australia), PhD (HK), Hon FDSRCS (Edin), FHKAM (Dental Surgery), FCDSHK (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery), 4 Chair Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Challenges for SLPs in Working with Extreme Paralysis or Loss of SpeechEmily Boland
Join Caitlin Smith, MA. SLP-CCC, in talking about her experience in dealing with patients that suffer from extreme paralysis or loss of speech. This presentation covers various assistive technology devices and practices for the new or seasoned SLP.
Social technology professionals, such as journalists, bloggers, marketers, publicists, and others, need a strong Code of Ethics to take their rightful place in the ranks of recognized, legitimate professions. This proposed Code of Ethics would help social technology professionals achieve that goal
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Discrete Trial Training (DTT) effect on children with ASD
Introduction
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a condition that affects the development of an individual affecting their behaviour and the ability to communicate (Autism Spectrum Disorder, 2021). In most cases, this disorder exhibits its symptoms within the initial two years of an individual, despite its diagnosis being plausible for individuals of all ages. Persons diagnosed with this disorder often have repetitive behaviours and restricted interests, find it difficult to partake in social interactions and communication with others, and show other symptoms that may impede the individual's ability to perform well in school, work and several other aspects of life ("Autism Spectrum Disorder, 2021). The individuals diagnosed with the disorder will, in some cases, be reliant on their families and individuals close to them for help and support. Despite the disorder's potency as a life-long condition, some services and treatments are provided, helping an individual diagnosed with the condition improve the quality of their life. It is also important to note that the disorder has several different variations; hence, the spectrum of different characteristics, unique to every diagnosed individual.
According to studies conducted, one in fifty-four children is diagnosed with the disorder in the United States, occurring in children of all racial backgrounds and socioeconomic groups ("Data and Statistics on Autism Spectrum Disorder | CDC," 2021). According to the same report, the disease is four times more likely to occur in boys than in girls. Between 2009 to 2017, the number of children aged between 3-17 years diagnosed with development disorders, inclusive of ASD, increased from 16.2% to 17.8%. (Ünlü et al., 2018). In the use of discrete trial training (DTT), children are taught a plethora of skills, which include academic, language, and social skills, necessary to facilitate their development. In the treatment of ASD, options are limited. However, early diagnosis, coupled with behaviour interventions, is considered to have the best outcomes in managing the disorder's symptoms (Masi et al., 2017).
The prevalence of ASD in children has been noted to rise significantly in the population (Masi et al., 2017; "Data and Statistics on Autism Spectrum Disorder | CDC," 2021), affecting a larger portion of the population. This number of affected individuals is projected to rise even higher in the coming years, a problem in society that needs to be addressed. In the treatment of the disorder, drug interventions, while widely used, have failed to prove their efficiency in improving or managing symptoms in most cases (Masi et al., 2017). The treatment options for the disorder are also very limited. The use of drug interventions, early diagnosis, and early behavioural interventions is very expensive and inaccessible to many individuals affected by the condition. Identifying the disorder i ...
Challenges for SLPs in Working with Extreme Paralysis or Loss of SpeechEmily Boland
Join Caitlin Smith, MA. SLP-CCC, in talking about her experience in dealing with patients that suffer from extreme paralysis or loss of speech. This presentation covers various assistive technology devices and practices for the new or seasoned SLP.
Social technology professionals, such as journalists, bloggers, marketers, publicists, and others, need a strong Code of Ethics to take their rightful place in the ranks of recognized, legitimate professions. This proposed Code of Ethics would help social technology professionals achieve that goal
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Discrete Trial Training (DTT) effect on children with ASD
Introduction
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a condition that affects the development of an individual affecting their behaviour and the ability to communicate (Autism Spectrum Disorder, 2021). In most cases, this disorder exhibits its symptoms within the initial two years of an individual, despite its diagnosis being plausible for individuals of all ages. Persons diagnosed with this disorder often have repetitive behaviours and restricted interests, find it difficult to partake in social interactions and communication with others, and show other symptoms that may impede the individual's ability to perform well in school, work and several other aspects of life ("Autism Spectrum Disorder, 2021). The individuals diagnosed with the disorder will, in some cases, be reliant on their families and individuals close to them for help and support. Despite the disorder's potency as a life-long condition, some services and treatments are provided, helping an individual diagnosed with the condition improve the quality of their life. It is also important to note that the disorder has several different variations; hence, the spectrum of different characteristics, unique to every diagnosed individual.
According to studies conducted, one in fifty-four children is diagnosed with the disorder in the United States, occurring in children of all racial backgrounds and socioeconomic groups ("Data and Statistics on Autism Spectrum Disorder | CDC," 2021). According to the same report, the disease is four times more likely to occur in boys than in girls. Between 2009 to 2017, the number of children aged between 3-17 years diagnosed with development disorders, inclusive of ASD, increased from 16.2% to 17.8%. (Ünlü et al., 2018). In the use of discrete trial training (DTT), children are taught a plethora of skills, which include academic, language, and social skills, necessary to facilitate their development. In the treatment of ASD, options are limited. However, early diagnosis, coupled with behaviour interventions, is considered to have the best outcomes in managing the disorder's symptoms (Masi et al., 2017).
The prevalence of ASD in children has been noted to rise significantly in the population (Masi et al., 2017; "Data and Statistics on Autism Spectrum Disorder | CDC," 2021), affecting a larger portion of the population. This number of affected individuals is projected to rise even higher in the coming years, a problem in society that needs to be addressed. In the treatment of the disorder, drug interventions, while widely used, have failed to prove their efficiency in improving or managing symptoms in most cases (Masi et al., 2017). The treatment options for the disorder are also very limited. The use of drug interventions, early diagnosis, and early behavioural interventions is very expensive and inaccessible to many individuals affected by the condition. Identifying the disorder i ...
Neurodevelopmental Treatment and Cerebral Palsy- Researchda5884
An alternative description of my Critically Appraised Topic on Neurodevelopmental treatment when used on children with cerebral palsy. This presentation focuses more on the process of the research.
Can an image dominant contraception App meet the speech, language and communi...HIMSS UK
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School Nurse
MSc BSc(Hons) SCPHN
Running Head: DYSLEXIA 1
DYSLEXIA 5
Dyslexia Psychological Assessment
Matthew Rosario
SNHU
Dyslexia Psychological Assessment
Dyslexia is a broad term for disorders that entail difficulty in learning to read or interpret words, letters, and other symbols, but it does not affect general intelligence. There have been important advances in research in dyslexia over the past twenty years. The results have been considerable although there has not been a clear explanation that is accepted of what exactly dyslexia constitutes. Identification is still puzzled with arguments in spite of the emergence of some new tests to recognize dyslexia as an identifiable condition. Furthermore, there is still a continuing debate on the cost of dyslexia as an identifiable condition (Goswami, 2012).
Dyslexia is described as a difficulty with word recognition when speaking out loud. These problems are not particular to specific languages and the individual’s concerned intelligence. It is a syndrome which is a compilation of related characteristics that vary in degree from one person to another. Dyslexia may overlap with connected conditions and in childhood; its effects may be recognized as a behavioral or emotional disorder. Dyslexia seems to be more common with males and females. The evidence implies that in three-thirds of cases, it has a genetic origin but in some cases, birth complications may play an important role.
A researcher argues that there is inherited, sensory, motor and psychosomatic evidence that this condition is a neurological condition affecting the brain development. He also argues that visual system gives the main entry in both lexical and the sub- lexical means for reading and this should be taken as the most significant sense for reading. Early detection and right interference can reduce its effects. People who have dyslexia learn to accommodate to a bigger or a smaller degree depending on their character and the kind of support they have got from home and at school (Goswami, 2012).
Dyslexia affects 10 in 100 individuals many of whom stay undiagnosed and do not get. If dyslexia is not recognized earlier, the person suffering from it may face a problem of underemployment, difficulty in getting used to the academic environments, difficulty performing job duties, and self-confidence that is very low. The individuals who have been diagnosed are likely to have some struggling in writing and reading (Reiter, Tucha & Lange, 2008).
Dyslexia is a particular reading disorder, and it does not interfere with the intelligence of an individual. There are a lot of intelligent people who have dyslexia, and they are creative enough even to think that they learned and read. An assessment is a process of collecting information to classify the factors causing difficulties to a student with learning to spell and read. The information is collected from ...
Attitudes And Opinions of Parents and Teachers About Autism in Turkeyinventionjournals
Autism is a lifelong developmental disability that affects the way a person communicates and relates to people around them. Bringing up an autistic child is a hard and long journey, but parents have various options and places to turn for help. For example, they can learn and use certain strategies to help communicate with autistic children. Teaching strategies for students with ASD still need to be individualized, and it is fairly important for teachers to realize their expectations of their students. Children with autism often have visualspatial strengths so teachers can modify their instructional strategies several ways by demonstrating and modelling expected skills. The purpose of this study is to explain the attitudes and opinions of parents and teachers about autism in Turkey. The participants of the study consists of 82 subjects, 42 of whom were parents of children with autism and the remaining 40 were teachers of students with autism. This study was carried out several public and private schools in Konya, by means of interviews and regular conversations with teachers and parents of children with autism, over the period from 03.01.2015 until 04.05.2015. In order to obtain the data, three types of survey questionnaires were employed in this research.
Autistic Learning & Behavioural Difficulties Inventory: Validation of the Scr...iosrjce
The triad of impairments in communication, social interaction, and imagination is often used in
autism screening tools. In this paper, the authors have proposed an alternative by examining autistic learning
and behavioural challenges in cognitive, conative, affective and sensory processes. The alternative pinpoints the
specific needs and strengths for informing decisions on selecting appropriate autism treatment strategies to
follow up. They trialled the use of the Autistic Learning and Behavioural Difficulties Inventory (ALBDI) on 53
participants and validated it on the Gilliam Autism Rating Scale-Second Edition (GARS-2). Findings of their
study suggested that ALBDI is a useful measure where its total autistic learning and behavioural difficulties
scores correlated significantly with the GARS-2 total standard scores of its subtests and its Autism Index with
Pearson correlation coefficients r = .800 (p<.01)><.01) respectively. ALBDI is included in the
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Introduction
In paper
An opening statement that frames your focus
Autism self-management treatment without child's vocalization. Inappropriate language replacement with verbal labeling will be more functional than the normal verballing.
Who
The psychologists are working towards developing a stimuli language that will help autistic students improve their learning and responding skills. Echolalia's language has always responded inappropriately to questions that should replace verbal representation for more effectiveness.
What
Children with
autism are normally rejected and treated differently from others. Standardizing their learning skills or rather simplifying their response through verbal stimulation will, in turn, raise self-management.
When
The program generalization and maintenance will take place in phases. They are evolving from the initial settings to the new vocalization.
Where
The research will be conducted in a wide range to ensure more participants are reached out.
Why?
The intended project will ease communication between autism-affected children and others as well as between themselves.
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In paper
Topic sentence
Coming up with the visual language entails the incorporation of knowledge from the physician to the verbal developer.
Observation 1
In an experiment to test the language, the sequence wording in a sentence or a question must be repeated for emphasis regardless of verbalization.
Support 1
Though verbalization may have considered most accurate concerning autism, errors may occur, which may amount to the incorrect response. Therefore, the tutor must proofread the question to ensure correctness. A combination of correct and incorrect verbiage will add up to an incorrect and inappropriate presentation.
Conclusion
The tutor should go through the verbalized questions to ensure no errors may lead to incorrect responses. This will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of audiotaped or videos as intended.
Body Paragraph 2
In paper
Topic sentence
Young children diagnosed with autism made it necessary to come up with some ways for self-development.
Observation 1
From the research, communication improvement will improve their learning skills and how the affected interact with other children. Autism children are frequently discriminated against due to a lack of mutual understanding.
Support 1
On the conducted research, according to Karl, his module went through upon the third trial. This is a positive indication that verbalization can be depended upon when questioning.
Conclusion
Though the stimuli differed from one participant to the other, at least there is a mutual language used by both the tutor and the respondent. This indicates a positive step towards verbalization.
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It's essential to note that it can lead to communication breakdown on echolalia treatmen ...
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Introduction
In paper
An opening statement that frames your focus
Autism self-management treatment without child's vocalization. Inappropriate language replacement with verbal labeling will be more functional than the normal verballing.
Who
The psychologists are working towards developing a stimuli language that will help autistic students improve their learning and responding skills. Echolalia's language has always responded inappropriately to questions that should replace verbal representation for more effectiveness.
What
Children with
autism are normally rejected and treated differently from others. Standardizing their learning skills or rather simplifying their response through verbal stimulation will, in turn, raise self-management.
When
The program generalization and maintenance will take place in phases. They are evolving from the initial settings to the new vocalization.
Where
The research will be conducted in a wide range to ensure more participants are reached out.
Why?
The intended project will ease communication between autism-affected children and others as well as between themselves.
Body Paragraph 1
In paper
Topic sentence
Coming up with the visual language entails the incorporation of knowledge from the physician to the verbal developer.
Observation 1
In an experiment to test the language, the sequence wording in a sentence or a question must be repeated for emphasis regardless of verbalization.
Support 1
Though verbalization may have considered most accurate concerning autism, errors may occur, which may amount to the incorrect response. Therefore, the tutor must proofread the question to ensure correctness. A combination of correct and incorrect verbiage will add up to an incorrect and inappropriate presentation.
Conclusion
The tutor should go through the verbalized questions to ensure no errors may lead to incorrect responses. This will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of audiotaped or videos as intended.
Body Paragraph 2
In paper
Topic sentence
Young children diagnosed with autism made it necessary to come up with some ways for self-development.
Observation 1
From the research, communication improvement will improve their learning skills and how the affected interact with other children. Autism children are frequently discriminated against due to a lack of mutual understanding.
Support 1
On the conducted research, according to Karl, his module went through upon the third trial. This is a positive indication that verbalization can be depended upon when questioning.
Conclusion
Though the stimuli differed from one participant to the other, at least there is a mutual language used by both the tutor and the respondent. This indicates a positive step towards verbalization.
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Topic sentence
It's essential to note that it can lead to communication breakdown on echolalia treatmen ...
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Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews
journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/neubiorev
Changing conceptualizations of regression: What prospective studies reveal
about the onset of autism spectrum disorder
Sally Ozonoffa,⁎, Ana-Maria Iosifb
a Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, MIND Institute, University of California – Davis, 2825 50th Street, Sacramento CA, 95817, USA
b Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California – Davis, Medical Sciences 1C, Davis CA, 95616, USA
A R T I C L E I N F O
Keywords:
Autism spectrum disorder
Onset patterns
Regression
Prospective studies
A B S T R A C T
Until the last decade, studies of the timing of early symptom emergence in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) relied
upon retrospective methods. Recent investigations, however, are raising significant questions about the accuracy
and validity of such data. Questions about when and how behavioral signs of autism emerge may be better
answered through prospective studies, in which infants are enrolled near birth and followed longitudinally until
the age at which ASD can be confidently diagnosed or ruled out. This review summarizes the results of recent
studies that utilized prospective methods to study infants at high risk of developing ASD due to family history.
Collectively, prospective studies demonstrate that the onset of ASD involves declines in the rates of key social
and communication behaviors during the first years of life for most children. This corpus of literature suggests
that regressive onset patterns occur much more frequently than previously recognized and may be the rule rather
than the exception.
1. Introduction
The onset of behavioral signs of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is
usually conceptualized as occurring in one of two ways: an early onset
pattern, in which children demonstrate delays and deviances in social
and communication development early in life, and a regressive pattern,
in which children develop largely as expected for some period and then
experience a substantial decline in or loss of previously developed
skills. While it was long believed that the majority of children with ASD
demonstrated an early onset pattern, more recent studies suggest that
regressive onset occurs more frequently than previously recognized
(Brignell et al., 2017; Hansen et al., 2008; Kern et al., 2015; Pickles
et al., 2009; Shumway et al., 2011; Thurm et al., 2014; for a review, see
meta-analysis by Barger et al., 2013). Studies occasionally also identify
a third onset pattern, that of developmental stagnation or plateau
(Shumway et al., 2011), that is characterized by intact early skills that
fail to progress or transform into more advanced developmental
achievements. This onset pattern is distinct from regression, in that the
child does not lose acquired skills, but instead fails to make expected
gains.
1.1. Methods for measuring onset patterns
The most common procedure fo ...
1. Assessing Speech-Language Pathologist’s Perceptions/Knowledge of Stuttering
Authors: Caitlyn Cauvel, Loryn Bleyle, Craig Coleman, Audrey Sydenstricker, Eric Goble, Leigh Stephens, Kayla
Childers, Brittany Fisher
Background
Stuttering is a complicated speech disorder that involves affective,
behavioral, and cognitive components. For this reason, many speech-language
pathologists (SLPs) are not adequately prepared to assess and
treat stuttering. There have been various research studies conducted to
explore SLPs knowledge of stuttering (e.g., Tellis, 2008; Coleman et al.,
2013). The results from such previous research has repeatedly shown
that SLPs lack knowledge about assessment and treatment of stuttering,
as well as basic stuttering facts. These SLPs have been unable to define
stuttering correctly, they feel uncomfortable in treating and assessing the
actual disorder, and/or have had little to no prior experience with
stuttering (Tellis, 2008). The purpose of the present study was to explore
SLPs knowledge and perceptions of stuttering. This was conducted
through an anonymous, voluntary survey on stuttering.
Methods
Results
Discussion / Implications
References
Disclosures
This 33-item survey was designed to determine SLPs knowledge and
perceptions of stuttering. The survey was sent to state associations (via
email blast), in West Virginia, Ohio, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky,
Tennessee, Maryland, and North Carolina. The questionnaire was
voluntary, and the SLPs that were willing to contribute to this study could
practice in any work setting. These SLPs had to meet the minimum
requirements, which included, a Masters Degree in Speech-Language
Pathology and their Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) of Clinical
Fellowship Year (CFY).
Of the eight states the survey was released to, 86 responses were obtained
from SLPs from three states: Kentucky, Virginia, and Pennsylvania . This
study examined responses to 6 of the 33 questions on the survey, mainly
related to perceptions of stuttering. The following questions were analyzed:
Are children who stutter different from their peers in intelligence?
Are children who stutter different from their peers in ability to pay attention?
Are children who stutter different from their peers in behavior?
Are children who stutter different from their peers in social skills?
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Guntupalli, V., & nanjundeswaran, C. (2011). Past Speech Therapy Experiences of Individuals
Exploring a New Stuttering Treatment. perceptual and Motor Skills, 112(3), 975-980.
Leahy, M. (2008, March). Training Methods With Clinicians and Students - A Personal Story and
Change: Narrative Therapy for Stuttering. Perspectives on Fluency and Fluency Disorders, 18(1),
37-42.
Tellis, G., Bressler, L., & Emerick, K. (2008, March). An Exploration of Clinicians Views About
Assessment and Treatment of Stuttering. Perspectives on Fluency and Fluency Disorders, 18(1), 16-
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Seminars in Speech and Language, 32(4), 319-329
Of the 86 respondents, the following work-setting information was obtained:
School: 64.20%
Early Intervention: 9.88%
Hospital-Pediatric: 1.23%
Hospital-Adult: 3.70%
Outpatient Clinic-Stuttering Specialty: 2.47%
Outpatient Clinic- Non-stuttering Specialty: 7.41%
University/College: 11.11%
Information was also obtained about the level of experience of the SLPs
who responded:
0-2 years: 7.32%
3-5 years: 14.63%
5-10 years: 10.98%
10-15 years: 15.85%
15-20 years: 14.63%
More than 20 years: 36.59%
Are children who stutter different from their peers in intelligence?
Yes 4.88%
No 95.12%
Are children who stutter different from their peers in ability to pay attention?
Yes 10%
No 90%
Are children who stutter different from their peers in behavior?
Yes 23.75%
No 76.25%
Are children who stutter different from their peers in social skills?
Yes 45.12%
No 54.88%
If children who stutter are different than their peers in intelligence, behavior,
attention, or social skills, in what ways are they different?
Noted patterns that reoccurred (more than 3 times) throughout the 53
responses include:
• Shy
• Reserved
• Less Independent
• Difficulty joining groups
• Refuse to talk
• Isolated
It should be noted that responses were also judged on the question of “What
is stuttering?” Only 8% of the SLPs participating in the survey were able to
use a comprehensive definition that includes a definition of disfluency, but
also discusses possible physical tension, secondary behaviors, negative
reactions, and impact on communication.
While SLPs had largely positive perceptions related to intelligence and
ability to pay attention, their views on socials skills and behavior were
somewhat incomplete. For example, almost a quarter of the respondents
noted that children who stutter are different than peers in behavior, but not
one respondent reported specific ways that their behavior might be different.
In addition, almost half of the SLPs noted difference in social skills, but only
6 characteristics emerged that were noted by more than three respondents,
and no characteristic was reported by more than 5 respondents. While
there is no doubt that children who stutter might be different than peers in
social skills, this study shows that perceived differences in social skills may
be as different as the individuals who stutter.
Results of this study also reflect the glaring need for continuing to educate
SLPs that stuttering is much more than merely a disruption in the flow of
speech. This definition, while very incomplete, is still widely used among
SLPs.
Future research will focus on continuing to analyze data from this large
sample to further explore knowledge and perceptions of SLPs. Information
gleaned from this and subsequent studies will be utilized to further develop
continuing education opportunities for SLPs.
No authors of this poster have disclosures to report.