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Treating Stuttering in a Preschool Child With Syllable Timed Speech: A Case Report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2012

Natasha Trajkovski ,
Cheryl Andrews ,
Sue O'Brian ,
Mark Onslow  and
Ann Packman
Natasha Trajkovski*
Affiliation:
Australian Stuttering Research Centre, The University of Sydney, Australia. n.trajkovski@usyd.edu.au
Cheryl Andrews
Affiliation:
Australian Stuttering Research Centre, The University of Sydney, Australia.
Sue O'Brian
Affiliation:
Australian Stuttering Research Centre, The University of Sydney, Australia.
Mark Onslow
Affiliation:
Australian Stuttering Research Centre, The University of Sydney, Australia.
Ann Packman
Affiliation:
Australian Stuttering Research Centre, The University of Sydney, Australia.
*
*Address for correspondence: Natasha Trajkovski, Australian Stuttering Research Centre, PO Box 170, Lidcombe NSW 2141, Australia.
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Abstract

In this article we report the use of a simple, nonprogrammed, syllable timed speech procedure to treat stuttering in a 3-year-old boy with a 2-year history of stuttering. The treatment involved the boy and his parents visiting the clinic 7 times, and the parents modelling syllable timed speech 2 to 6 times per day for 5- to 10-minute intervals in and around the home. After 7 weeks, clinic measures and objective, blinded measures of speech beyond the clinic showed stuttering frequency below 1.0% syllables stuttered. Along with low severity ratings made by the parent each day, this meets the stuttering criteria of another, proven treatment for early stuttering intervention. However, in this study reduction in stuttering was achieved with a simpler and more cost efficient procedure. With the caveat that this is a nonexperimental case report, we discuss its potential implications.

Type
Case Reports and Shorter Communications
Information
Behaviour Change , Volume 23 , Issue 4 , 01 December 2006 , pp. 270 - 277
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006

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