Stuttering Treatment for a School-Age Child with Down Syndrome: A Descriptive Case Report

Autor/inn/en	Harasym, Jessica; Langevin, Marilyn
Titel	Stuttering Treatment for a School-Age Child with Down Syndrome: A Descriptive Case Report
Quelle	In: Journal of Fluency Disorders, 37 (2012) 4, S.253-262 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0094-730X
DOI	10.1016/j.jfludis.2012.05.002
Schlagwörter	Stuttering; Delayed Speech; Outcomes of Treatment; Down Syndrome; Speech Language Pathology; Speech Impairments; Intervention; Language Fluency; Followup Studies; Clinical Diagnosis; Case Studies; Evidence + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Stammer; Stottern; Sprachverzögerung; 'Downs Syndrome; Down''s Syndrome'; Down-Syndrom; Speech impairment; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Language handicps; Language impairments; Sprachbehinderung; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Follow-up studies; Kontaktstudium; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Evidenz
Abstract	Background: Little is known about optimal treatment approaches and stuttering treatment outcomes for children with Down syndrome. Aims and method: The purpose of this study was to investigate outcomes for a child with Down syndrome who received a combination of fluency shaping therapy and parent delivered contingencies for normally fluent speech, prolonged speech, and stuttered speech. Results: In-clinic speech measures obtained at post-treatment and at 4 months follow-up reflected improvements in fluency of 89.0% and 98.6%, respectively. The participant's beyond-clinic follow-up sample reflected an improvement of 95.5%. Following treatment, the participant demonstrated improved self-confidence, self-esteem, and improved participation and functioning at school. Conclusions: Findings suggest that fluency shaping with parental contingencies may be a viable treatment approach to reduce stuttering in children with Down syndrome. Future research using an experimental research design is warranted. Educational objectives: Readers will be able to describe (a) prevalence estimates of stuttering in individuals with Down syndrome, (b) the main components of a fluency shaping program for a child with Down syndrome who stutters and has co-occurring speech and language delays, and (c) speech and parent-, teacher-, and self-report treatment outcomes. (Contains 4 tables and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10