Stuttering Therapy for Children

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What are the news updates and upcoming projects announced at the start of the episode?

Carrie Clark 0:02

Hey everybody, this is Kari Clark from SpeechAndLanguageKids.com. You are listening to episode number 17 of the Speech and Language Kids podcast. This is the podcast with activities and resources for families of children with speech and language delays, as well as the professionals who serve them. Today our topic is speech therapy for stuttering. I will be going over some strategies for preschoolers who stutter as well as older children who stutter, what the research says that the best therapies are right now. So stay tuned for that. But first I'd like to do a quick news and update section. I have announced that I am planning on writing a full-length e-book to sell on a larger platform such as Amazon.com.

Carrie Clark 0:44

And I've gotten some feedback from the group, and it sounds like the topic that everyone wants to hear about is childhood apraxia of speech. So I have all kinds of great plans for writing this book about childhood apraxia of speech. It's going to include current research as well as practical activities that you can do that will... make use of the current research to help these kiddos. I know that there's not a lot of information out there for childhood apraxia of speech right now. So I'm going to be learning as much as I can in the upcoming months to write this book. And I would love to have you on my backstage team. People that are in my backstage team are going to get input to me directly as to what you want in the book, kind of help guide the direction of the book.

Carrie Clark 1:26

You're also going to get sneak peeks along the way. You'll get some information as I find it. And then also a select group of the backstage team is going to get a free copy of the book before it comes out so that you can give me an honest review on it on Amazon so that when we launch it has some reviews already there and hopefully we can make it a really successful launch. and get the word out to everybody. So if you'd like to be on that backstage team, it's completely free. It's a Facebook group. All you have to do is go to www.speechandlanguagekids.com slash apraxia group. There's no spaces or dashes on there. Speechandlanguagekids.com slash apraxia group. That will redirect you to the Facebook page where you can go on there.

Carrie Clark 2:10

You just need to ask to join and I'll add you on there. But yeah, I'm really excited and I'm hoping it's going to turn out to be awesome. So Jump on board with that and we're going to have some good times learning about apraxia over the next couple months. So moving on to our feature segment, let's talk about stuttering. I want to start first with stuttering in preschoolers.

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Carrie Clark 2:34

The concern with stuttering with preschoolers is that many, many children, many, many preschoolers go through phases of typical stuttering. So your kid may start stuttering more frequently for a period of time and then kind of stop for a while, and then maybe it'll come back. This is very typical with preschoolers, and it's... It's usually an indication that they're going through some great language growth and that their mouth is just not really able to keep up with what's going on in their brain right now, or their language is just not organized well enough for them to access everything that they want to say. So it's very typical for kids to go through that. But that being said, some preschoolers don't stop.

Carrie Clark 3:16

So there are some kids that start stuttering when they're preschoolers and then it continues on. So you have to ask yourself which kids are going to be those ones that are going to recover on their own and which ones are going to have a lifelong stuttering problem if we don't deal with it. And unfortunately, there is no surefire way of knowing. So my first advice, if you are the parent of a preschooler who is stuttering, go see a speech language pathologist. This podcast is not meant to be in place of you going to see a speech language pathologist. This is meant to give you an overview of stuttering therapy, what the best practices are right now. It'll give you some ideas of things you can do at home, but you should be doing that in conjunction with a speech language pathologist's advice.

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1 What are the news updates and upcoming projects announced at the start of the episode? 0:02–22:27 2 What warning signs indicate that a preschooler’s stuttering may become persistent? 22:27–26:54

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How to conduct stuttering therapy with children On, this episode of the speech and language kids podcast, Carrie Clark reviews the current research on stuttering therapy for children. You will also learn how to conduct this therapy yourself. Note: This information is not intended to replace the guidance of a licensed speech-language pathologist (SLP). Every child is different and only a licensed SLP will know exactly what kind of therapy is best for your child. This information is intended to assist SLPs with knowing the best approach to therapy to take as well as to help parents understand the therapy process. News/Updates: Before getting into the content, I announced on the podcast that I will be writing a full-length e-book about Childhood Apraxia of Speech. Show Notes: Stuttering in Preschoolers typical to go through phases of stuttering warning signs that stuttering may be persistent and not resolve on own A parent, sibling, or other family member who still stutters Stuttering starts after age 3 ½ Stuttering has been occurring for at least 6 months Preschooler is a male The child has other speech sound errors or trouble being understood The child’s language skills are advanced, delayed, or disordered Source: http://www.stutteringhelp.org/risk-factors So What Therapy is Most Effective? Younger children: systematic review in 2006 by Bothe, et. al. found that the response-contingency approach Source: https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/1058-0360(2006/031) What is Response-Contingency Therapy for Stuttering? For a full article on this topic, visit the link below: http://www.speechandlanguagekids.com/stop-stuttering-preschoolers-current-research-based-methods/ Reinforce fluent (non-stuttered) speech While playing with the child, comment on utterances that the child says that do not have any stutters. You can say “oh I like how smooth that was” or “you say that without any bumps!”. If the child stutters frequently, try an activity that requires the child to use shorter utterances. For example, you could play a game that requires the child to say a short sentence, like “Go Fish” (ex: “Do you have a ball?”). If the child still stutters on these, back up to even shorter sentences, like having the child use one word to name an object in a picture. Then, praise the fluent speech as above. If you need to shorten the utterance length down to have stutter-free speech, gradually build the utterance length back up by choosing slightly more demanding tasks. Give direct corrective feedback for stuttering As soon as the child begins to stutter, corrective feedback should be given. The research has shown that many different types of corrective feedback have worked so it doesn’t much matter what it is. One study found that turning off the lights over a puppet that the child was talking to was effective. Here are some ways that Bothe and Ingham suggest you can try: i. Say, “stop” ii. Say, “that was bumpy, try it again” iii. Say, “oops, hold on” iv. Say their name as a reminder v. Model the sentence without stutters vi. Hold up a hand and raise an eyebrow **If the child is stuttering so much that you would be doing this kind of correcting constantly, try choosing just the most severe stutters or just some of them. You can also try choosing activities that require a shorter utterance length as described above. Source: http://www.asha.org/Events/convention/handouts/2010/1528-Bothe-Anne/ Great Example of Response-Contingency Therapy: Lidcombe program: http://www.amazon.com/Lidcombe-Program-Early-Stuttering-Intervention/dp/0890799040/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1406736420&sr=1-1&keywords=lidcombe+program Older Children: Need to address psychological aspects Reduce feelings of anxiety about stuttering My activity for addressing emotional aspects. Ask these questions, listen, and discuss What are your strengths? What are your interests? What are your weaknesses? How do you feel about talking? What are your emotions when you stutter? Describe how your stutters feel or sound. Why do you think you stutter? What changes do you make because of your stutter? What situations do you stutter more or less? How does your stuttering impact interactions with other people? What’s the worst thing that could happen because you stutter? How likely is that to happen and what is more likely to happen instead? What strategies have you used and how have they worked? What are your goals for yourself and will your stuttering prevent you from doing those things? To Download the Emotional Aspects of Stuttering Worksheet (including what to say in response to the child’s answers), Click the Link Below Click here to download the free PDF of the Emotional Impacts of Stuttering Worksheet. Other Therapies for Older Children Response Contingencies once again tops the list Prolonged speech also has good outcomes (stretching out vowels and using extra pauses) Self-management for older kids : know when they are stuttering and provide the response contingencies themselves, such as stopping themselves Reference Article: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, November 2006, Vol. 15, 321-341. doi:10.1044/1058-0360(2006/031). History: Received October 19, 2005; Revised March 28, 2006; AcceptedMay 25, 2006 Thanks for Listening! I hope that helped to clarify how to do therapy with children who stutter. If you would like to download the free PDF of my emotional aspects worksheet, which includes what I recommend you say in response to the child’s answers, click on the link below. Click here to download the free PDF of the Emotional Impacts of Stuttering Worksheet. Thanks so much and don’t forget to leave a review on iTunes! More Resources for Speech-Language Pathologists: Looking for more therapy ideas and resources to help you provide the BEST services to your clients? Join us in The SLP Solution, our membership program for speech-language professionals! Inside the membership, you’ll find: Step-By-Step Guides for teaching a variety of speech/language/communication skills Pre-Made Worksheets and Therapy Activities for hundreds of different topics Training Videos for dealing with difficult disorders or problems Answers to Your Questions in our exclusive SLP community Tools and Resources to help you with your paperwork and admin tasks Continuing Education through our monthly webinars and webinar recordings To join us in the full SLP Solution, or to snag a free membership, click on the button below! JOIN THE MEMBERSHIP TODAY! The post Stuttering Therapy for Children appeared first on Speech And Language Kids.

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