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Impaired Categorical Perception of Speech Sounds under the Backward Masking Condition in Adults Who Stutter
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Shao, Jing; Bakhtiar, Mehdi; Zhang, Caicai – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2022
Purpose: Evidence increasingly indicates that people with developmental stuttering have auditory perception deficits. Our previous research has indicated similar but slower performance in categorical perception of the speech sounds under the quiet condition in children who stutter and adults who stutter (AWS) compared with their typically fluent…
Descriptors: Stuttering, Auditory Perception, Speech Communication, Acoustics
The Integrity of Anticipatory Coarticulation in Fluent and Non-Fluent Tokens of Adults Who Stutter
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Sussman, Harvey M.; Byrd, Courtney T.; Guitar, Barry – Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 2011
This article analysed the acoustic structure of voiced stop ++ vowel sequences in a group of persons who stutter (PWS). This phonetic unit was chosen because successful production is highly dependent on the differential tweaking of right-to-left anticipatory coarticulation as a function of stop place. Thus, essential elements of both speech motor…
Descriptors: Stuttering, Vowels, Acoustics, Adults
What Do People Who Stutter Want--Fluency or Freedom?
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Venkatagiri, H. S. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2009
Purpose: In this study, the author examined the following questions: What proportion of adult persons who stutter (PWS) choose fluency and what proportion choose to be free from a need to be fluent in managing their stuttering? What demographic and stuttering-related variables influence their choice, and how consistent are they in their choice?…
Descriptors: Freedom, Stuttering, Adults, Communication Disorders
Perspectives on Individual Differences Affecting Therapeutic Change in Communication Disorders. New Directions in Communication Disorders Research
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Weiss, Amy L., Ed. – Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2009
This volume examines the ramifications of individual differences in therapy outcomes for a wide variety of communication disorders. In an era where evidence-based practice is the clinical profession's watchword, each chapter attacks this highly relevant issue from a somewhat different perspective. In some areas of communication disorders,…
Descriptors: Intervention, Stuttering, Autism, Oral Language
Communication Problems in Turner Syndrome: A Sample Survey.
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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
Florida Journal of Communication Disorders, 1998.
Victor, Shelley J., Ed.; Lundy, Donna S., Ed. – Florida Journal of Communication Disorders, 1998
This annual volume is a compilation of research, clinical, and professional articles addressing innovative technology, new diagnostic tests, physiological basis for treatment, and therapeutic ideas in the fields of speech-language pathology and audiology. Featured articles include: (1) "Development of Local Child Norms for the Dichotic Digits…
Descriptors: Adults, Audiology, Children, Cultural Differences