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Coordinative movements in children with stuttering and phonological disorders
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ABSTRACTS
COORDINATIVE M O V E M E N T S IN CHILDREN WITH STUTTERING AND PHONOLOGICAL DISORDERS H. K O B A Y A S H I and K. H A Y A S A K A Tsukuba-shi, Japan
The purpose of the present study is to examine coordinative movements of children who have stuttering and phonological disorders. The subjects of this study were 27 children who have both stuttering and phonological disorders (S + P), 27 children who stutter (S + NP), and 27 children who neither stutter nor have a phonological disorder (NS + NP) (N = 81). We used three types of manual diadochokinetic movements based on the Interhemispheric Interference Model (Webster, 1993). The results of these examinations indicate that the coordinative ability in S + P is significantly inferior to that of the other two groups. We will discuss the possibility that S + P children may compose a subtype of stutterers characterized by poor coordinative movements. Wednesday 1015 h-1030 h, Sal D/E
FORMULATION OF PROGNOSIS FOR THE TREATMENT OF STUTTERING T. A. C R O W E , A. D I L O L L O Mississippi, MS, USA
B. T. C R O W E Pontotoc, MS, USA
In the art-science profession of speech-language pathology and in stuttering evaluation/therapy, formulation of prognosis falls chiefly on the side of art. A prognostic statement for stuttering therapy outcomes is at best a clinical judgment based on insight into and reflection upon as many as possible of the factors that might influence therapy outcome. At worst, a prognostic statement is a snap decision based on the clinician's intuition at the moment it is made. Accuracy of prognosis is one of the most important yardsticks of clinical accountability, and the clinician should be able to explain to the client the process and decisions that went into the prognostic statement. This presentation will describe a formulistc approach to determination of prognosis for treatment of stuttering designed to increase the clinical relevance and accountability of the prognostic statement. Wednesday 1100 h-1130 h, Sal D/E
ABSTRACTS
COORDINATIVE M O V E M E N T S IN CHILDREN WITH STUTTERING AND PHONOLOGICAL DISORDERS H. K O B A Y A S H I and K. H A Y A S A K A Tsukuba-shi, Japan
The purpose of the present study is to examine coordinative movements of children who have stuttering and phonological disorders. The subjects of this study were 27 children who have both stuttering and phonological disorders (S + P), 27 children who stutter (S + NP), and 27 children who neither stutter nor have a phonological disorder (NS + NP) (N = 81). We used three types of manual diadochokinetic movements based on the Interhemispheric Interference Model (Webster, 1993). The results of these examinations indicate that the coordinative ability in S + P is significantly inferior to that of the other two groups. We will discuss the possibility that S + P children may compose a subtype of stutterers characterized by poor coordinative movements. Wednesday 1015 h-1030 h, Sal D/E
FORMULATION OF PROGNOSIS FOR THE TREATMENT OF STUTTERING T. A. C R O W E , A. D I L O L L O Mississippi, MS, USA
B. T. C R O W E Pontotoc, MS, USA
In the art-science profession of speech-language pathology and in stuttering evaluation/therapy, formulation of prognosis falls chiefly on the side of art. A prognostic statement for stuttering therapy outcomes is at best a clinical judgment based on insight into and reflection upon as many as possible of the factors that might influence therapy outcome. At worst, a prognostic statement is a snap decision based on the clinician's intuition at the moment it is made. Accuracy of prognosis is one of the most important yardsticks of clinical accountability, and the clinician should be able to explain to the client the process and decisions that went into the prognostic statement. This presentation will describe a formulistc approach to determination of prognosis for treatment of stuttering designed to increase the clinical relevance and accountability of the prognostic statement. Wednesday 1100 h-1130 h, Sal D/E