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Middle latency auditory responses in males who stutter
ABSTRACTS
171
Middle Latency Auditory
Responses
in Males Who Stutter
S. Dietrich, S. Barry, and D. Parker, Durham, New Hampshire,
USA
Poster Presentation Little research exists exploring subcortical function in people who stutter. One study suggested that auditory middle latency response Wave Pb was prolonged in subjects who stutter as compared to controls. Other studies have suggested that Pb was generated within the thalamic portion of the reticular system. MLRs were recorded from IO males who stutter and IO controls using a variety of filter passbands in response to clicks presented binaurally at various rates. The latency of Pb was found to be significantly shorter in the group of subjects who stutter.
Comparative Analysis of Number, Duration, Stutterers and People with Normal Speech E. D’yakova,
and Localization
of Pauses for
Moscow, Russia
Poster Presentation Pauses, appearing in an oral reading of 200 syllables and in a narration of two minutes, were analyzed and compared for 16 people with normal speech and 39 stutterers. The speech samples were tape-recorded, transformed to clipped signals, and submitted to a computer program that selected and counted the pauses of 0.1-l second’s duration with 0. I second intervals. The appearance of stuttering behaviors was checked visually and acoustically. In the stutterers’ speech, we found: I. a smaller number of syntactic and hesitation pauses; 2. breaking up of syntagmatic partitions of the text; 3. numerous specific pauses, not manifested in the acoustic anomalous muscle activity in the speech mechanism.
signal, but filled with
The results are interpreted as suggesting that there are (I) peculiarities in the process of intra-speech programming and (2) a reduction of control based on speech sensation for stutterers.
Video Homework
for Children
Who Stutter
E. Dyer, Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, USA Oral Presentation: 30 min. This paper will demonstrate the use of “Video Homework” as a positive practice strategy for school-aged children who stutter. Individual students were videotaped using newly learned speech skills: use of an easy relaxed approach with smooth movements (ERA-SM) (Gregory, 1991), resistance of time pressure, and the use of pausing. Parents monitored the child’s completion of the two to four minute video homework. A tangible reinforcement system was used by the Speech/Language Pathologist at school. Three different procedures measured the effectiveness of the video homework. Video technology can facilitate generalization of new speech skills across settings for those who stutter.
171
Middle Latency Auditory
Responses
in Males Who Stutter
S. Dietrich, S. Barry, and D. Parker, Durham, New Hampshire,
USA
Poster Presentation Little research exists exploring subcortical function in people who stutter. One study suggested that auditory middle latency response Wave Pb was prolonged in subjects who stutter as compared to controls. Other studies have suggested that Pb was generated within the thalamic portion of the reticular system. MLRs were recorded from IO males who stutter and IO controls using a variety of filter passbands in response to clicks presented binaurally at various rates. The latency of Pb was found to be significantly shorter in the group of subjects who stutter.
Comparative Analysis of Number, Duration, Stutterers and People with Normal Speech E. D’yakova,
and Localization
of Pauses for
Moscow, Russia
Poster Presentation Pauses, appearing in an oral reading of 200 syllables and in a narration of two minutes, were analyzed and compared for 16 people with normal speech and 39 stutterers. The speech samples were tape-recorded, transformed to clipped signals, and submitted to a computer program that selected and counted the pauses of 0.1-l second’s duration with 0. I second intervals. The appearance of stuttering behaviors was checked visually and acoustically. In the stutterers’ speech, we found: I. a smaller number of syntactic and hesitation pauses; 2. breaking up of syntagmatic partitions of the text; 3. numerous specific pauses, not manifested in the acoustic anomalous muscle activity in the speech mechanism.
signal, but filled with
The results are interpreted as suggesting that there are (I) peculiarities in the process of intra-speech programming and (2) a reduction of control based on speech sensation for stutterers.
Video Homework
for Children
Who Stutter
E. Dyer, Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, USA Oral Presentation: 30 min. This paper will demonstrate the use of “Video Homework” as a positive practice strategy for school-aged children who stutter. Individual students were videotaped using newly learned speech skills: use of an easy relaxed approach with smooth movements (ERA-SM) (Gregory, 1991), resistance of time pressure, and the use of pausing. Parents monitored the child’s completion of the two to four minute video homework. A tangible reinforcement system was used by the Speech/Language Pathologist at school. Three different procedures measured the effectiveness of the video homework. Video technology can facilitate generalization of new speech skills across settings for those who stutter.