Book Outline #1 Flashcards
What are the 5 parts of the “If your child stutters, a guide for parents” book?
- Part 1: Does my child stutter?
- Part 2: What causes stuttering?
- Part 3: Additional facts about stuttering
- Part 4: Six ways to help your child
- Part 5: When stuttering seems more severe
What are the 6 ways to helps your child?
- Listen with “all ears”
- Talk with rather than at your child
- Pay attention to body language
- Make day-to-day living easier
- Manage your child’s behavior
- Use common sense
What are the 3 goals of this book for parents?
- Educate themselves
- Start right away
- Find competent help
What are the key warning signs of stuttering according to this book?
- Multiple repetitions
- Schwa vowel
- Prolongations
- Tremors
- Rise in pitch and loudness
- Struggle and tension
- Moment of fear
- Avoidance
According to “If your child stutters, a guide for parents” what are factors that put a child at risk of stuttering?
- No clear cut answer
- Family history
- Age of onset
- Time since onset
- Gender
- Other speech and language factors
According to this book, what causes stuttering?
- Role of inheritance
- Muscle coordination
- Environmental-Emotional Stress
- Imitation
Wen stuttering seems more severe, what are two types of time pressures that you want to reduce?
- Communicative time pressure
- Lifestyle time pressure
According to the book, how many people stutter?
1% of the population
T/F: For every person who stutters today, there are 3-4 people who have stuttered at some point?
TRUE
T/F: Sometimes recovery takes as long as 3 years?
TRUE
T/F: Children who begin stuttering after age 3.5 are less likely to recover?
TRUE
T/F:Boys are less likely to recover than girls?
TRUE
T/F: Children with other speech/language concerns are less likely to recovers?
TRUE
What are some things you can do when the stuttering seems more severe?
- Reduce time pressure
- Accept the disfluencies
- Study speech differences
- Increase your tolerance for disfluencies
- Take the necessary time
- Express acceptance
- Describe the behavior rather than label it
- Reduce your anxiety
- React appropriately to stuttering
- Talk openly about stuttering
- Give direct advice at times
- Reduce fears and frustration with speech
- Encourage independence
- Deal with fears in small steps
- Teach your child to cope with frustration
What are some questions parents regarding obtaining reimbursement for stuttering treatment
(“Parting word” section)
- Will my health plan cover treatment?
- Does health plan require a physician before payment for the treatment of stuttering?
- What can I do if my claim is denied?
- What action can I take if my appeal is denied?
- Are there any other ways to pay for treatment?
