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 From: Langevin, M. (2000). Teasing and bullying: Unacceptable Behaviour. Edmonton, eatment & Research, www.tab.ualberta.ca Institute for Stuttering Treatment and Research ON THIS DAY. . October 22nd, . 1998. TEAM: THE PINK PANTHER. Juana, . Abisai. and Gerardo. 22 October was designated International Stuttering Awareness Day (ISAD) in 1998. The day is intended to raise the public awareness of the millions of people who have the speech disorder of stuttering, including over 3 million Americans.. By: Elizabeth Johnson. What is Handedness?. the preferential use of one hand for most fine manual tasks.. reflects the greater capacity of one side of the brain, the individual’s dominant cerebral hemisphere, to carry out skilled motor action. . : Development & Initial Outcomes. Farzan Irani. Assistant Professor. Department of Communication Disorders. “Share & Tell” College of Health Professions. February 16. th. , 2012 . OUTLINE. 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. “. : Development & Initial Outcomes. Farzan Irani. Assistant Professor. Department of Communication Disorders. “Share & Tell” College of Health Professions. February 16. th. , 2012 . OUTLINE. Stutters. Maryann D. Nelson, MA, CCC-SLP. Spartanburg School District 6. Disclosure. Maryann Nelson, MA, CCC-SLP. Relevant non-financial relationships:. Member of the national stuttering association (. 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. “. Stuttering & Cluttering. 1. The Words We Use. “People who stutter” preferable to:. Stutterer. PWS, CWS, TWS. Disfluency. “. Disfluency. ” = either normal or abnormal. “. Disfluency. ” is preferable to “. The preschool child who stutters. Special Considerations. What is the status of the child?. Not stuttering or at risk to stutter. Not stuttering but at risk to stutter. Currently stuttering with good chance of spontaneous recovery. 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 .