Journal of Indian Speech Language & Hearing Association
Stuttering is a common speech disorder in persons of all ages that can cause disturbances in the ... more Stuttering is a common speech disorder in persons of all ages that can cause disturbances in the normal fluency and time patterning of speech. [1] Current evidence suggests that the disorder stems from inherited central nervous system abnormalities that disrupt fluent speech. [2] It is, however, related not only to the speech mechanism, but also to the psyche of the person with stuttering (PWS). [3] This in turn triggers avoidance, guilt, frustration, and more such reactions from the PWS. [4] Bloodstein [5] simplified this complex nature of stuttering by describing it in the form of physiological, overt, and introspective concomitants of stuttering. Since each of these needs to be explored, assessment of attitudes related to speech forms a large part of the assessment of stuttering. [6,7] Several tools in the form of questionnaires, Likert-type scales, and checklists have been constructed for this purpose. [8-10] The SSRSS [7] is one such tool which exhaustively assesses self-perceptions of and attitudes toward stuttering. For forty speaking situations, respondents rate themselves on a 5-point scale along four parameters-avoidance, reaction, stuttering, and frequency of that situation. While avoidance, reaction, and stuttering subscales range from lower to higher levels of the trait being measured (e.g., 1 = I never try to avoid this situation), the frequency scale ranges from higher to lower frequency (1 = this is a situation I meet very often). Forty numerical values for each subscale can thus be obtained and averaged to give four subscale scores. A freely available scale, the Stutterers' Self-Ratings of Reactions to Speech Situations (SSRSS), has been in clinical use for over 50 years. [11,12] However, in a detailed review of tools available for holistic assessment of stuttering, Franic and Bothe [13] reported that limited literature is available on the development and validation of the SSRSS. Although norm
Purpose This article presents a collaborative initiative of members of the Committee of the Inter... more Purpose This article presents a collaborative initiative of members of the Committee of the International Representatives of the International Cluttering Association (ICA) upon celebrating the 10th anniversary of the ICA. Such collaborative efforts are designed to improve communication skills, enlighten lives of people with cluttering, and serve as models for speech therapists and other health care professionals in countries around the globe. Method This initiative began with a seminar at the Inaugural Joint World Congress in Japan in 2018 and continues with an article for this special issue on cluttering based on the contents of the papers presented at the Congress. Sixteen researchers and speech therapists from 15 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe (East and West), America (North and South), and the Middle East have explored the following themes related to cluttering: cluttering awareness, research, professional preparation, intervention, and self-help groups. Results This article ...
Journal of Indian Speech Language & Hearing Association
Stuttering is a common speech disorder in persons of all ages that can cause disturbances in the ... more Stuttering is a common speech disorder in persons of all ages that can cause disturbances in the normal fluency and time patterning of speech. [1] Current evidence suggests that the disorder stems from inherited central nervous system abnormalities that disrupt fluent speech. [2] It is, however, related not only to the speech mechanism, but also to the psyche of the person with stuttering (PWS). [3] This in turn triggers avoidance, guilt, frustration, and more such reactions from the PWS. [4] Bloodstein [5] simplified this complex nature of stuttering by describing it in the form of physiological, overt, and introspective concomitants of stuttering. Since each of these needs to be explored, assessment of attitudes related to speech forms a large part of the assessment of stuttering. [6,7] Several tools in the form of questionnaires, Likert-type scales, and checklists have been constructed for this purpose. [8-10] The SSRSS [7] is one such tool which exhaustively assesses self-perceptions of and attitudes toward stuttering. For forty speaking situations, respondents rate themselves on a 5-point scale along four parameters-avoidance, reaction, stuttering, and frequency of that situation. While avoidance, reaction, and stuttering subscales range from lower to higher levels of the trait being measured (e.g., 1 = I never try to avoid this situation), the frequency scale ranges from higher to lower frequency (1 = this is a situation I meet very often). Forty numerical values for each subscale can thus be obtained and averaged to give four subscale scores. A freely available scale, the Stutterers' Self-Ratings of Reactions to Speech Situations (SSRSS), has been in clinical use for over 50 years. [11,12] However, in a detailed review of tools available for holistic assessment of stuttering, Franic and Bothe [13] reported that limited literature is available on the development and validation of the SSRSS. Although norm
Purpose This article presents a collaborative initiative of members of the Committee of the Inter... more Purpose This article presents a collaborative initiative of members of the Committee of the International Representatives of the International Cluttering Association (ICA) upon celebrating the 10th anniversary of the ICA. Such collaborative efforts are designed to improve communication skills, enlighten lives of people with cluttering, and serve as models for speech therapists and other health care professionals in countries around the globe. Method This initiative began with a seminar at the Inaugural Joint World Congress in Japan in 2018 and continues with an article for this special issue on cluttering based on the contents of the papers presented at the Congress. Sixteen researchers and speech therapists from 15 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe (East and West), America (North and South), and the Middle East have explored the following themes related to cluttering: cluttering awareness, research, professional preparation, intervention, and self-help groups. Results This article ...
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