What Are Predictors for Persistence in Childhood Stuttering?

Seminars in Speech and Language
Bridget WalshAnne Smith

Abstract

Over the past 10 years, we (the Purdue Stuttering Project) have implemented longitudinal studies to examine factors related to persistence and recovery in early childhood stuttering. Stuttering develops essentially as an impairment in speech sensorimotor processes that is strongly influenced by dynamic interactions among motor, language, and emotional domains. Our work has assessed physiological, behavioral, and clinical features of stuttering within the motor, linguistic, and emotional domains. We describe the results of studies in which measures collected when the child was 4 to 5 years old are related to eventual stuttering status. We provide supplemental evidence of the role of known predictive factors (e.g., sex and family history of persistent stuttering). In addition, we present new evidence that early delays in basic speech motor processes (especially in boys), poor performance on a nonword repetition test, stuttering severity at the age of 4 to 5 years, and delayed or atypical functioning in central nervous system language processing networks are predictive of persistent stuttering.

Citations

Sep 17, 2019·Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research : JSLHR·Katelyn GerwinChristine Weber
Apr 18, 2020·Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research : JSLHR·Katelyn L Gerwin, Christine Weber
Jul 22, 2020·Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research : JSLHR·Bridget WalshChristine Weber
Aug 11, 2020·Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research : JSLHR·Cara M SingerRobin M Jones
May 7, 2019·Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research : JSLHR·Kathryn A LeechChristine M Weber
May 29, 2021·Journal of Fluency Disorders·Robyn LoweValerie Lim
Jul 15, 2021·Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research : JSLHR·Bridget WalshChristine Weber
Jan 5, 2022·Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research : JSLHR·Katelyn L GerwinSeth E Tichenor

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