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Åse Sjøstrand; Kari-Anne Bottegård Naess; Ane Hestmann Melle; Karoline Hoff; Elisabeth Holm Hansen; Linn Stokke Guttormsen – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2024
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify commonalities and differences between content components in stuttering treatment programs for preschool-age children. Method: In this document analysis, a thematic analysis of the content was conducted of handbooks and manuals describing Early Childhood Stuttering Therapy, the Lidcombe Program,…
Descriptors: Stuttering, Preschool Children, Intervention, Young Children
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Ritto, Ana Paula; Juste, Fabiola Staróbole; Stuart, Andrew; Kalinowski, Joseph; de Andrade, Claudia Regina Furquim – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2016
Background: Numerous studies have demonstrated the benefit of devices delivering altered auditory feedback (AAF) as a therapeutic alternative for those who stutter. Aims: The effectiveness of a device delivering AAF (SpeechEasy®) was compared with behavioural techniques in the treatment of stuttering in a randomized clinical trial. Methods &…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Auditory Stimuli, Feedback (Response), Adults
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Brundage, Shelley B.; Whelan, Cory J.; Burgess, Cathleen M. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013
Stuttering and autism can co-occur and when they do it presents a significant communication challenge. This study examined the effectiveness of a modified version of the fluency rules program (FRP; Runyan and Runyan, Stuttering and related disorders of fluency, in 2007) to reduce stuttering frequency in a man with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).…
Descriptors: Autism, Stuttering, Adults, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Fry, Jane; Millard, Sharon; Botterill, Willie – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2014
Background: Treatment of adolescents who stutter is an under-researched area that would benefit from greater attention. Aims: To investigate whether an intensive treatment programme for older teenagers who stutter, aged over 16 years of age, is effective in reducing overt and covert aspects of stuttering. Methods & Procedures: A…
Descriptors: Stuttering, Outcomes of Treatment, Intervention, Group Therapy
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Andrews, Cheryl; O'Brian, Sue; Harrison, Elisabeth; Onslow, Mark; Packman, Ann; Menzies, Ross – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2012
Purpose: This clinical trial determined the outcomes of a simple syllable-timed speech (STS) treatment for school-age children who stutter. Method: Participants were 10 children, ages 6-11 years, who stutter. Treatment involved training the children and their parents to use STS at near normal speech rates. The technique was practiced in the clinic…
Descriptors: Syllables, Stuttering, Speech Skills, Children
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Weiss, Amy L. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1995
This article explores the connections between conversation demands and the ability of children who stutter to maintain fluency. A model of conversation management useful both in assessment and intervention is introduced. The three-component model considers competencies at the utterance level, suprasegmental level, and discourse level. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Connected Discourse, Dialogs (Language), Evaluation, Interpersonal Communication