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This guideline provides recommendations primarily to speech-language pathologists and fluency specialists about the diagnosis, treatment, follow-up care and management of children, adolescents, and adults who stutter. The guideline is targeted toward developmental stuttering only.
1 wrz 2022 · Both individual and group therapy can address overt and covert aspects of stuttering, and in speech therapy children learn strategies to minimize overt stuttering and ways to cope with residual stuttering (Yaruss, 2010).
24 cze 2011 · Stuttering is a common speech disorder of neural speech processing that usually begins during the first three or four years of life and may affect as many as 10% of children. Educational, occupational, and social problems are common if chronic stuttering is not treated early.
10 cze 2013 · Examples of speech-centric approaches include the Lidcombe Treatment Approach for children and speech restructuring treatments for adults. Examples of symptomatic approaches include multifactorial treatments for children and stuttering management for adults.
2 mar 2024 · Stuttering is diagnosed by a healthcare professional trained to evaluate and treat children and adults who have a problem with speech and language. This professional is called a speech-language pathologist.
2 mar 2024 · Children and adults who stutter may be helped by treatments such as speech therapy, electronic devices to improve speech fluency or a form of mental health therapy called cognitive behavioral therapy.
The most convincing evidence is about the Lidcombe Program in the treatment of young children who stutter, but also other methods have promising evidence. Our data imply that in the treatment of adults who stutter, holistic treatments may influence speech fluency and overall experience of stuttering behavior.
