- Title
- Treating children with co-occurring stuttering and speech sound disorder: a long-term follow up study
- Creator
- Unicomb, Rachael; Hewat, Sally; Harrison, Elisabeth
- Relation
- Speech, Language and Hearing Vol. 25, Issue 2, p. 99-111
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2050571X.2020.1801021
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2022
- Description
- Purpose: To conduct long-term follow-up assessment on children who had previously undergone concurrent, direct treatment for co-occurring stuttering and speech sound disorder. Methods: Four children (6;10–7;7 years) were followed-up approximately 40 months after commencing Stage 1 of the Lidcombe Program. The primary outcome for stuttering, percentage of syllables stuttered, was assessed on within – and beyond-clinic samples. Percentage of consonants correct, the primary speech outcome, was gathered on single-word and connected-speech samples. Primary outcomes were analysed for statistically significant change and to assess stability of treatment gains. Additionally, formal assessment of phonological awareness ability was conducted. Results: At long-term follow-up, 2 participants had experienced relapse of stuttering. Three of the four children were within age-expected norms for percentage of consonants correct, while one participant was rated at a mild-moderate severity level on this measure. All four children had assessment scores that were within normal limits for phonological awareness. Conclusion: Children with co-occurring stuttering and speech sound disorder may be treated concurrently using direct therapy approaches in the short-term, however may be more prone to relapse across both disorders. For this caseload of children, a longer maintenance period is recommended, with regular assessments being undertaken to ensure stability of treatment gains in the long-term.
- Subject
- stuttering; speech sound disorder; Lidcombe program; long-term follow up; concurrent treatment; SDG 4; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1452628
- Identifier
- uon:44468
- Identifier
- ISSN:2050-571X
- Rights
- This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Health Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy on 5/08/2020, available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2050571X.2020.1801021.
- Language
- eng
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