SPHS-S 425 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Stuttering, Protective Factor, Stressor
22 Oct 2018
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Prevalence of stuttering: prevalence, the number of individuals who have a given condition at a specific moment of time, 1% = prevalence of stuttering. Is stuttering at onset mild or severe: clinicians report 35% mildly, 45% are moderate and 20% are severe, parents report 45% mildly, 27% are moderate and 28% suggest severe. ****these do not cause stuttering but they are more of a pushing point. The person is already predisposed to stuttering and these just trigger such to develop. Spontaneous recovery: the improvement of stuttering in the absence of therapy, rate of spontaneous recovery = 65-85% (but depends on who you ask) An effect that when a person who stutters is asked to repeat a sentence multiple times, they tend to stutter on the same words/parts: does tend to go down over time, especially by the 6th time, adaptation. Aggravating factors: stress, high cognitive load, fatigue, speed.
