Fluency Disorders

Question 1

Normal stuttering disfluencies

Answer 1

Word repetition, phrase repetitions, interjections

Question 2

Abnormal stuttering disfluencies

Answer 2

Syllable/sound repetition, sound prolongations, blocks

Question 3

Do disfluencies happen in people who do not stutter?

Answer 3

Yes

Question 4

Around what percent of children spontaneously resolve their own developmental stuttering?

Answer 4

80%

Question 5

Factors that predict who spontaneously recovers from developmental stuttering

Answer 5

Being female, no history of stuttering, early onset, good language, articulation and intelligence

Question 6

Indirect treatments for stuttering

Answer 6

Approaches to treating stuttering involve modifying the child’s environment
Could be through exercises, practicing speech fluency at home, having the parents more involved in speech correction

Question 7

Direct treatments for stuttering

Answer 7

Work directly with the child to fix speech fluency
More 1 on 1 time with the SLP and the patient