PPT-Stuttering

Marquis Harper 5 th Hour Intro Stuttering can be described as a disturbance in the flow or rhythm of connected speech It is usually characterized by repetitions of syllables and occasional cessation of airflow ie air ceases to flow through the vocal folds and the vocal folds cease vibrating thus no sound is produced In advanced cases of stuttering certain secondary phenomena occur Extreme tension in the musculature of the vocal folds tongue lips and face cause struggle behavior tics head jerks etc Most stutterers develop fear of certain words or speaking situations as well and try to avoid these. Stuttering is the subject of interest of researchers from many variousdomains like speech physiology & pathology, psychology, acoustics, signal analysis.Therefore, this area is basically an interdisci i. n Children . “If . knowledge can create problems, . it . is . not . through ignorance . that . we can solve them. .”. Isaac . Asimov*. . Anna Birstein. University of Pittsburgh . Stuttering is:. Tim . Mackesey. , CCC-SLP, BCS-F. www.stuttering-specialist.com. Tim Mackesey~ www.stuttering-specialist.com. 1. gEORGIA. Tim Mackesey~ www.stuttering-specialist.com. 2. The Big Picture. Tim Mackesey~ www.stuttering-specialist.com. By: Courtney . Chilcoat. What is stuttering?. Speech disorder in which sounds, syllables or words are repeated or last longer then what is considered normal. Causes disfluencies-which is involuntary breaks in an individuals speech. WARNING SIGNS. FIRST THREE INDICATORS-disturbance in speech production. -Multiple repetitions, especially parts of words or first syllables. -Use of schwa vowel that delays or disrupts flow of speech. Barry Guitar. University of Vermont. History of Mindfulness in Stuttering Therapy. Wendell. Johnson: “Don’t try to avoid stuttering”. Dean Williams: “Stay in the present. Feel what you’re doing. “. Bronwyn Beasley. Caitlin . McCaslin. Myelle. Wilcox. Stuttering. ASHA defines stuttering as, “a disorder characterized by disruptions in the production of speech sounds”. Types of Disfluencies. Blocks. Barry Guitar. University of Vermont. History of Mindfulness in Stuttering Therapy. Wendell. Johnson: “Don’t try to avoid stuttering”. Dean Williams: “Stay in the present. Feel what you’re doing. “. Tim . Mackesey. , CCC-SLP, BCS-F. www.stuttering-specialist.com. Tim Mackesey~ www.stuttering-specialist.com. 1. gEORGIA. Tim Mackesey~ www.stuttering-specialist.com. 2. The Big Picture. Tim Mackesey~ www.stuttering-specialist.com. SPPA 5530 Tasko. Why study occurrence?. SPPA 5530 Tasko. Determining the occurrence frequency of a disorder. Source: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy . SPPA 5530 Tasko. What is the prevalence of Stuttering? (US studies). i. n Children . “If . knowledge can create problems, . it . is . not . through ignorance . that . we can solve them. .”. Isaac . Asimov*. . Anna Birstein. University of Pittsburgh . Stuttering is:. in Children . “If knowledge can create problems, . it is not through ignorance . that we can solve them.”. Isaac Asimov*. . Anna Birstein. University of Pittsburgh . Stuttering is:. . Stuttering is “a marked impairment in speech fluency, that reflects an underlying problem with . Brian Ray. Carlos Montes-Aviles. Dennis Cairns. Disclosures. Conceptual Map for a Holistic Approach to Stuttering Therapy. . DiLollo. , A., Ray, B. & Cairns, D. (2015, September). . Beyond Technical Intervention: A Big Picture Approach to Adult Stuttering Therapy. Chapter 12. Outline. I. Introduction and Basic Definitions. II. Stuttering Defined. III. Evaluating Children with Fluency Disorders. IV. Treatment for Children who Stutter. V. Treatment for Teens and Adults.