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Cosyns, Marjan; Vandeweghe, Lies; Mortier, Geert; Janssens, Sandra; Van Borsel, John – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2010
Background: Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is an autosomal-dominant neurocutaneous disorder with an estimated prevalence of two to three cases per 10 000 population. While the physical characteristics have been well documented, speech disorders have not been fully characterized in NF1 patients. Aims: This study serves as a pilot to identify key…
Descriptors: Physical Characteristics, Articulation (Speech), Speech Impairments, Hearing Impairments
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Van Borsel, John; Eeckhout, Hannelore – Journal of Fluency Disorders, 2008
This study investigated listeners' perception of the speech naturalness of people who stutter (PWS) speaking under delayed auditory feedback (DAF) with particular attention for possible listener differences. Three panels of judges consisting of 14 stuttering individuals, 14 speech language pathologists, and 14 naive listeners rated the naturalness…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Speech Communication, Stuttering, Educational Objectives
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Van Borsel, John; Taillieu, Caroline – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2001
A panel of speech professionals was randomly presented with speech samples from four neurogenic and four developmental stutterers and was asked to classify them accordingly without any patient knowledge. Results support the view that, based on the patient's verbal output only, it is difficult to distinguish between neurogenic and developmental…
Descriptors: Adults, Child Development, Children, Clinical Diagnosis
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Van Borsel, John; Medeiros de Britto Pereira, Monica – Journal of Fluency Disorders, 2005
The present study investigated how well individuals knowledgeable about stuttering are able to make disfluency judgments in clients who speak another language than their own. Fourteen native speakers of Brazilian Portugeuse identified and judged stuttering in Dutch speakers and in Portugeuse speakers. Fourteen native speakers of Dutch identified…
Descriptors: Stuttering, Educational Objectives, Second Languages, Second Language Learning
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Van Borsel, John; Dhooge, Inge; Verhoye, Kristof; Derde, Kristel; Curfs, Leopold – Journal of Communication Disorders, 1999
A survey of 128 females (ages 2-58) with Turner syndrome found almost one quarter were receiving or had received treatment for stuttering, articulation problems, and/or delayed language development, with the latter two disorders being checked most frequently. Only 4 or the 68 individuals receiving growth hormone treatment reported voice changes.…
Descriptors: Adults, Articulation Impairments, Children, Congenital Impairments