Preschoolers who stutter do just fine emotionally and socially, study finds
(University of Melbourne) Stuttering may be more common than previously thought, but preschool stutterers fair better than first thought, a study by The University of Melbourne, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and The University of Sydney has found. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 26, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
'Wait and see' for preschoolers who stutter not best approach
The majority of preschool children who stutter will grow out of it, but a wait-and-see approach can harm those who ultimately don't recover and set them back academically and socially, say Purdue University speech experts. "The recovery rate is high, about 50 percent for 4- and 5-year olds who stutter, and so it is often suggested to wait and see, but that is not always the best approach. Early intervention is critical for those children who will not grow out of stuttering," says Bridget Walsh, a research scientist and speech-language pathologist with the Purdue Stuttering Project... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics / Children's Health Source Type: news
What research is being done to assess childhood stuttering?
Christine Weber-Fox, Ph.D., and Anne Smith, Ph.D., both professors at Purdue University, recently received a $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study why some children grow out of stuttering and others don't. Dr. Weber-Fox joins host Anne Ryder to discuss the grant and stuttering, a developmental disorder that affects 4 to 5 percent of preschool-age children. According to D.... (Source: Sound Medicine)
Source: Sound Medicine - July 14, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: news
Owning the Voice You Have
The unique power of a different kind of speech.read more (Source: Psychology Today Personality Center)
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - June 27, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Katherine Preston Tags: Happiness Personality Self-Help Social Life audience couple days exaggeration glasses iron grip keynote keynotes knees mind drift podium repetitions researcher speakers speeches stutter stutterers stutters syllabl Source Type: news
Do songbirds hold key to stuttering?
(Michigan State University) A tiny Australian songbird may hold the answer to discovering the biological source of stuttering. A team of Michigan State University scientists will investigate the brain and behavior of the zebra finch in the first in-depth study of whether stuttering stems from a lack of rhythm. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - May 22, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
AUDIO: 'How I made it with a stammer'
Research by the British Stammering Association suggests two thirds of employees with a stammer hold back on sharing ideas at work and hold back on going for promotions. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - May 9, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UEA Researchers Pilot New Treatment For People Who Stammer
Researchers at the University of East Anglia are pioneering a new online treatment, funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) Programme, which could one day help some of the 70 million people who stammer worldwide. People who stammer may experience high levels of social anxiety - a profound fear of interacting with or being evaluated by other people. The new treatment targets social anxiety in people who stammer... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 2, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anxiety / Stress Source Type: news
Helping Speech and Stuttering in Children with Down syndrome
Giving a voice to kids with Down syndrome - Researchers from the University of Alberta are helping children with Down syndrome who stutter find their voice and speak with ease. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - March 1, 2013 Category: Disability Tags: Alberta Source Type: news
Addressing Stuttering In Down Syndrome
Researchers from the University of Alberta are helping children with Down syndrome who stutter find their voice and speak with ease. Stuttering is a common problem that affects almost half of all children with Down syndrome, yet despite the scope of the problem, little research exists about preferred treatment options - or even whether to treat at all. Researchers with the U of A's Institute for Stuttering Treatment and Research (ISTAR) point to a new case study that shows fluency shaping can indeed improve a child's speech... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 27, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics / Children's Health Source Type: news
Giving a voice to kids with Down syndrome
(University of Alberta) University of Alberta case study shows children with Down syndrome can benefit from conventional stuttering treatment. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 25, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Singing and Stuttering: What We Know
Source: Stuttering Foundation of America
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Source: MedlinePlus Health News - February 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Language processing deficits may occur at stuttering onset
A study of preschool-age children has shown key differences in the neural networks mediating language processing between those who stutter and those who do not. (Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics)
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - January 31, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Meet Ray East, author of VOLUSPA – A Magical World in The Thursday Throng Author
Today, I’d like to welcome Ray East to the Author Interviewees’ chair with her co-authored YA novel ‘VOLUSPA- A Magical World‘. This is a YA Fantasy Romance for ages 10 and upwards and according to the author, if you think ‘Harry Potter meets Twilight’ you probably won’t go far wrong. Ray is also offering a free, signed copy to one lucky commenter on this blog, so don’t forget to make sure you get your foot in the door before Christmas!
According to Amazon “Amy, a forlorn fifteen year old girl from NYC, never thought that she would attend school on a magical mountain wi...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - November 1, 2012 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Interviews author interview Source Type: news
Meet Ray East, author of VOLUSPA – A Magical World in The Thursday Throng Author
Today, I’d like to welcome Ray East to the Author Interviewees’ chair with her co-authored YA novel ‘VOLUSPA- A Magical World‘. This is a YA Fantasy Romance for ages 10 and upwards and according to the author, if you think ‘Harry Potter meets Twilight’ you probably won’t go far wrong. Ray is also offering a free, signed copy to one lucky commenter on this blog, so don’t forget to make sure you get your foot in the door before Christmas!
According to Amazon “Amy, a forlorn fifteen year old girl from NYC, never thought that she would attend school on a magical mountain wi...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - November 1, 2012 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Interviews author interview Source Type: news
