Fluency Flashcards
1
Q
What is Fluency? When is it a disorder?
A
Refers to the continuity, smoothness, rate, and effort in speech production.
It is disordered when someone experiences a high frequency and high duration of disfluency
2
Q
What is the most common dysfluency?
A
Stuttering
3
Q
Success in the treatment of dysfluency is determined by 3 factors, they are:
A
- Fluency and duration of dysfluency
- Client perspective of change
- Participation in communication interactions
4
Q
What are the four main “fluency shaping” techniques?
A
- Easy onset/previous exhalation
- Decreased speaking rate
- Light contact
- Continuous phonation
