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Worldwide speech-language pathology practice: Stuttering and multilingualism

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Category: Joint World Congress 2018 Proceedings

Nancy E. HALL¹ and Kimberly MARTINS²

¹University of Maine, Orono

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²Orthophonie VoxLingue Speech & Language, Montreal

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Abstract. This study aimed to gather information on worldwide assessment and treatment of stuttering in multilingual children and adults. Both differences and similarities were found across and within regions regarding the profile of multilingual clients who stutter as well the practices employed by SLPs in treating and diagnosing stuttering. Discussion is centered on demographic findings along with global trends.

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Awareness building and destigmatization of stuttering in India: Baby steps

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Category: Joint World Congress 2018 Proceedings

Pallavi KELKAR¹ and Pratiksha VAIDYANATHAN²

¹School of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed University)

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²Ruby Hall Clinic, Wanowrie, Pune, India

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Abstract. Although terminologies have shifted from “stutterer” to person with stuttering (PWS), stuttering still has stereotypes attached to it. This paper outlines an attempt at destigmatization and a needs analysis for such endeavours in future. The frequency of correct responses to a short survey questionnaire were analysed before and after an awareness program on stuttering. Correct responses to the pre-test were also compared across variables like gender, occupation and contact with a PWS. People from the health sector tended to have slightly more knowledge about stuttering, though their overall levels of awareness still need improvement. The findings revealed a need for an increase in frequency of attempts at awareness and changes in methods of dissemination of information about stuttering in India.

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Motor response inhibition and severity of stuttered speech in adults

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Shanley TRELEAVEN¹, Geoffrey COALSON¹

¹Louisiana State University, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Abstract. Research has suggested manual response inhibition as a potential area of compromise in persons who stutter. The present study examined stop-signal response latencies between AWS (n=17) and AWNS (n=17) while also controlling for participants’ nonverbal intelligence – a factor known to contribute to manual response inhibition.  Manual response latencies were also examined in relation to stuttering severity during a 300-word conversational speech sample. Results indicated AWS were slower to inhibit inaccurate manual responses than AWNS when nonverbal intelligence was controlled. However, no significant relationship was observed between stuttering severity and non-vocal manual response inhibition in AWS.  

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A Survey of the Experience of Stuttering: A Preliminary Report

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Category: Joint World Congress 2018 Proceedings

Seth TICHENOR¹ and J. Scott YARUSS¹

¹Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Abstract. Repetitions, Prolongations, and blocks are commonly considered to be the central behaviors of the stuttering disorder. There is growing evidence that people who stutter experience the moment of stuttering in ways that cannot be captured by observation alone. This survey builds on and expands recent phenomenological findings regarding the moment of stuttering as experienced by speakers (Tichenor & Yaruss, 2018) to ascertain consistency of findings across a larger population.

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Attitudes toward Stuttering and Cluttering of the Chinese Public

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Category: Joint World Congress 2018 Proceedings

Yulia O. FILATOVA¹, An-Ning SONG² and Kenneth O. ST. LOUIS³

¹Moscow Pedagogical State University, Moscow, Russia, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

² Tong Ren University, Gui Zhou, China, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

³ West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Abstract. This study compared the attitudes toward stuttering and cluttering of more than 200 Chinese nationals living in numerous areas of China and in Moscow, Russia. Respondents filled out an online version of the Public Opinion Survey of Human Attributes–Stuttering (POSHA–S) and Public Opinion Survey of Human Attributes–Cluttering (POSHA–Cl) that were translated into Simplified Chinese. Confirming earlier research representing nine countries, young Chinese adults had less positive attitudes toward cluttering than for stuttering. Additionally, from other questions about who they knew with stuttering, cluttering, or both, respondents who identified someone with a fluency disorder had more positive attitudes for both stuttering and cluttering than those who did not identify such a person.

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