other fluency disorders Flashcards

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cluttering

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-onset not usually until 7 years of age
-may co-occur with stuttering around 22-32% of the time
-cluttering is characterized by a rate of speaking that is very fast and very rapid hindering the ability for clear speech

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cognitive deficits in cluttering thoughts

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-lack of awareness
-poor self-monitoring
-poor attention span
-poor thought orginization
-impulsivity
-perceptual deficits

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language deficits in cluttering

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-expressive, receptive, or both
-poor reading abilities

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pragmatic deficits cluttering

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-poor turn-taking
-poor topic maintenance and termination

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speech deficits cluttering

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-irregular rate
-sponteaneous speech
-variable intensity
-poor rhythm

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motor deficits cluttering

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-clumsy and uncoordinated
-impulsive motor movements
-poor handwriting

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tx for cluttering

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-frequent repetition of goals
-immediate and direct feedback from the clinician
-parents/caregivers/significant others are an important part of the feedback process

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neurogenic stuttering

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-usually occurs around the age of 40 and effects males mostly
-associated with head injury and stroke, in more severe cases degenerative diseases, dementia, and vascular disease

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criteria for neurogenic stuttering

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-fluency breaks on content and function words
-speaker is anxious about stuttering
-repetitions, prolongations, and blocks do not occur only on he first syllable
-rarely have secondary behaviors
-fluency does not improve after repeated readings
-speaker stutters no matter what

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psychogenic stuttering

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-not as common, but still occurs
-may be due to emotional provlems and client may have a history of emotional issues
-fluency improves after discussing emotional info
-onset is sudden
-if stuttering becomes more severe after many readings of a passage, this is a strong indicator for psychogenic stuttering

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malingering

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-pure malingering: intentionally faking all symptoms
-partial malingering: exaggerating existing symptoms
the motivation behind malingering is to achieve some advantage

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