15 Questions
What is the difference between normal disfluencies and stuttering?
Normal disfluencies are disruptions in speech flow, while stuttering is an abnormally high frequency and/or duration of disfluencies.
What are primary behaviors in stuttering?
Repetitions, prolongations, blocks
What is the typical age of onset for stuttering?
Between 2 and 4 years
What are warning signs of stuttering in children?
Prolongations, multiple part-word repetitions, struggle and tension
What is the definition of a handicapping condition from the World Health Organization and how does it relate to stuttering?
Participation restrictions that result from reactions to the audible and visible events of a person's stuttering
Which of the following is NOT a primary behavior of stuttering?
Withdrawal
What is the typical age of onset for stuttering?
Between 2 and 4 years
What is the difference between disfluency and stuttering?
Disfluency is a general term for any disruption in the forward flow of speech, while stuttering is an abnormally high frequency and/or duration of disfluencies
What are some warning signs of stuttering in children?
All of the above
What are some challenging speaking situations for people who stutter?
All of the above
_______ is a general term for any disruption in the forward flow of speech.
Disfluency
Two types of stuttering are acquired/neurogenic + psychogenic (a result of ________).
trauma
________ behaviors are used by PWS to avoid stuttering before it begins.
Avoidance
________ behaviors are used by PWS to get out of a stutter after it's begun.
Escape
________ is defined as abnormally high frequency and/or duration of disfluencies in the forward flow of speech.
Stuttering
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