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The One Page Stuttering Assessment (when printed front and back) has everything you need to evaluate a client who stutters, so you’ll know you’ve got it made whenever someone who stutters walks through your door.
In this article, you’ll learn how to do an assessment of stuttering with adults. You’ll get: A step-by-step guide; Interview questions; Links to evidence-based assessments; Visit our shop for a print-and-go fluency assessment template!
Complete a questionnaire, such as the Locus of Control of Behavior (page 28), to assess the patient’s attitudes and feelings about their stutter. Collect a five-minute monologue sample. Use a dysfluency grid or molecular analysis (described below) to determine the frequency of each type of dysfluency.
Designed to support evidence-based practice (EBP) for speech-language pathologists (SLPs), the OASES measures the impact of stuttering to support therapy planning/goal-writing and assessment of treatment outcomes. Go beyond simple measures of speech fluency to understand what really matters for stuttering therapy.
From Stuttering Therapy Resources: Our FREE Practical Tips Handouts and Videos help speech-language pathologists (SLPs) help people who stutter. Learn key therapy techniques and activities for improving communication, attitudes, and speech fluency from board-certified specialists in stuttering assessment and treatment.
Case study: George. aSSI-4 = Stuttering Severity Instrument for Adults and Children, Fourth Edition (Riley, 2009). bEthnographic interviewing: Asking the right questions to the right people in the right ways (Westby, 1990). cOASES-A = Overall Assessment of the Speaker’s Experience of Stuttering-Adult (Yaruss, & Quesal, 2010).
The Overall Assessment of the Speaker’s Experience of Stuttering (OASES) is a valuable tool for assessing the functional impact of stuttering on an individual. Speech therapists can use the results of the OASES to develop a unique treatment plan and measure the outcomes of therapy.
