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A Preliminary Investigation of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults who Stutter

Recent studies have shown that many children who stutter may have elevated characteristics of attention- deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Although childhood ADHD commonly persists into adulthood, it is unclear how many adults who stutter …

Variability of Stuttering Behavior and Impact

It has long been known that stuttering behaviors vary across time and situation. Preliminary evidence suggests that this variability negatively affects people who stutter and that stuttering behaviors are more variable than adverse impact associated …

Disfluency Characteristics of 4 and 5 Year Old Children Who Stutter and Their Relationship to Stuttering Persistence and Recovery

We analyzed spontaneous speech samples from 47 children diagnosed with developmental stuttering when they were 4 and 5 years old. Based on their eventual diagnosis made the final year of participation in the longitudinal study when the children were …

Repetitive Negative Thinking, Temperament, and Adverse Impact in Adults Who Stutter

Prior research has explored how repetitive negative thinking (RNT) contributes to both the increased persistence and severity of various disorders, such as depression, anxiety, and eating disorders.This study explored the potential role of RNT in the …

Recovery and Relapse- Perspectives From Adults Who Stutter

Recovery and relapse relating to stuttering are often defined in terms of the presence or absence of certain types of speech disfluencies as observed by clinicians and researchers. However, it is well documented that the experience of the overall …

Group Experiences and Individual Differences in Stuttering

This study explored group experiences and individual differences in the behaviors, thoughts, and feelings perceived by 502 adults who stutter. Data from this survey suggest that participating in self-help/support groups and having a goal of …

Stuttering as Defined by Adults who Stutter

Numerous frameworks and definitions have sought to differentiate what behaviors and experiences should be considered as a part of stuttering. Nearly all of these efforts have been based on the perspectives and beliefs of conversational partners and …

A Phenomenological Analysis of the Moment of Stuttering

Stuttering behaviors and moments of stuttering are typically defined by what a listener perceives. This study evaluated participants’ perceptions of their own experience of moments of stuttering. Thirteen adults who stutter participated in a …

Speaker and Observer Perceptions of Physical Tension During Stuttering

Speech-language pathologists routinely assess physical tension during evaluation of those who stutter. If speakers experience tension that is not visible to clinicians, then judgments of severity may be inaccurate. This study ad- dressed this …

Update on Didactic and Clinical Education in Fluency Disorders: 2013–2014

This study surveyed didactic and clinical education in fluency disorders at undergraduate and graduate institutions in the United States that provide education in speech-language pathology to determine whether a previously observed reduction in …