Stuttering

among peers B. 44% of adults looking for stuttering treatment have diagnosis of social…

Monster Study In 1939, Mary Tudor and Wendell Johnson performed a stuttering experiment on 22 orphan children in Davenport, Iowa. The purpose of the experiment was to induce and make healthy children learn how to stutter. He wanted to prove that stuttering was not a genetic cause. He believed that labeling children as a stutterer caused them to become a stutterer. 22 orphans ranging from age 5 to 15 were used. 10 of the orphans were already marked as stutterers before the experiment. The kids…

pronounced as stutters before the experiment. After all the orphans were placed in groups. She gave positive speech therapy to half and the rest negative speech. Tudor and five other graduates listened to them speak and gave the a scale from 1-5. The stuttering children were placed in two different groups, group IA which was the group that was…

Robert Love, also known as Bob Love led the 2007 campaign for National Stuttering Awareness Week. Love, suffered an extremely severe stutter since he was young. He was educated and talented and played basketball for the Chicago Bulls. He stuttered so badly that in huddles during timeouts between games, his teammates had to speak for him. After 11 seasons in the NBA, and after being dumped by his wife, he retired but was unable to find regular jobs since all of them required the ability to speak…

than verbal and relational bullying. When looking at physical bullying with imitation of a stutter and without, the average seriousness that was recorded was a 4.7 (with stuttering) and a 4.6 (without stuttering) on a scale of 1-5. For verbal bullying, the average seriousness with stuttering was a 3.6, and the average without stuttering was 3.3. Lastly, the average seriousness for relational bullying with a stutter was a 1.9, and the average without a stutter was a 1.8. In all of these…

progress is slow moving and you rarely see great big leaps (Bothe, Finn, & Bramlett, 2007). The Speech Easy is not connected to a scientific or empirical tradition. However, it has been portrayed on the media as the "cure" for stuttering. Claiming it can eliminate stuttering in as little as 90 minutes. It is unreasonable to expect a lifelong problem to be permanently eradicated in the short time it takes to learn to speak fluently (Bloodstein, 2006). Although the Speech Easy website claims…

Dillards, where I asked a retail worker where the dresses were. Right before the interaction I was feeling somewhat nervous, since this was my first time pseudostuttering in public around a stranger. Furthermore, I was mostly nervous about how my stuttering would sound. For instance, was it believable, and did it sound like a natural stutter? So when I asked the lady about the dresses I was mostly anxious…

that is shown through his stuttering. His stuttering mostly occurs at the beginning of a word, but once he says his initial sounds, the rest of the sounds in the word he says is clearly pronounced. While he is stuttering, Eugene closes his eyes tight to concentrate on getting the initial sound out. He also attempts to start over and repeat the word all over after a few seconds of stuttering. When talking, Eugene can say complete and coherent sentences, but his stuttering does throw him off. …

exhibits all of the aforementioned symptoms for a diagnosis of Childhood Fluency Disorder. Kaci is currently prescribed Xanax for anxiety. Treatment Plan Current Medication Client is currently prescribed Xanax 0.5 mg BID for anxiety secondary to stuttering. Client has had no adverse reactions to current medication. Client continues to have outbursts and uncontrolled behavior at current dose. Social Worker will refer to prescribing doctor for possible dosage adjustment or medication change.…

Atypical Development; The first type of atypical tone is hypertonicity. Babies and toddlers with hypertonicity have increased tone and may appear rigid or tight in some or all muscle groups. Hypertonicity may be reported by parents if their chuld is having difficulty bending and straightening legs or having trouble seperating their legs whilst changing nappies etc. The second type of atypical tone is hypotonicity. Babies and toddlers with hypotonicity have low muscle tone and may appear…