Caitlin, Khloie, and Anna Claire's Specialty (Stuttering)
What is the definition for stuttering?
disordered speech characterized by disfluencies
What is Phonemic Awareness
Awareness of individual phonemes making up words that can be isolated and manipulated
What does AAC stand for?
Augmentative and alternative communication
List the formal assessment and screener for RHD
- RIC Evaluation of Communication Problems in Right Hemisphere Dysfunction (RICE)
- MIRBI
List the four phases of
swallowing in order.
1. Oral prep
2. Oral transport
3. Pharyngeal
4. Esophageal
Name three TYPICAL disfluencies
interjections, phrase repetition, revising words
What is Phonics?
. Use of printed code to represent speech sounds.
. Matching letters with sounds.
Who is an appropriate candidate for AAC
individuals who cannot meet current functional communication needs through natural speech
Formal test for cognition and communication?
SCATBI (Scales of Cognitive Ability for Traumatic Brain Injury)
What are the assessment goals of Dysphagia
Presence of dysphagia, etiology, diet recommendation, and family counseling
Name three factors that would give you a stuttering diagnosis (NOT RISK FACTORS)
Abnormal formal testing scores
total dysfluency index greater than OR EQUAL TO 10
average duration of dysfluencies is greater than OR EQUAL TO 1 second
primary dysfluecies observed are repetitions, prolongations, or blocks
secondary behaviors are observed
client or caregiver is highly concerned
What is the difference between orthographic knowledge and orthographic processing?
Orthographic knowledge is information stored in our memory about spoken language and its written representation.
Orthographic processing is using orthographic knowledge to decode text.
What are the 4 family centered/client-centered approaches
language skills
cognitive skills
sensory processing abilities
motor skills
What is the ABA-2?
Apraxia Battery for Adults; a norm-referenced assessment; evaluates presence and severity of apraxia in adults
Nasal Regurgitation can occur in which phase of swallowing?
Pharyngeal Phase
Calculate the dysfluency index… Is this typical?
Words in speech samples: 200
Total Repetitions: 5
Total Prolongation: 10
Total Blocks: 5
10%… NO NOT TYPICAL
Disability that performs poorly on receptive/expressive language tests ad written language tests
Language learning disability
Name two important cognitive skills important for using AAC
working memory
List 3 fluent aphasias.
Wernicke’s, Transcortical Sensory Aphasia, Conduction, Anomic
True or False .....
penetration is when portions of the bolus enter the trachea
False
Name 2 formal testing of stuttering
SSI-4 (stuttering severity index)
TOCS (test of childhood stuttering)
OASES (overall assessment of the speakers experience of stuttering)
What are diagnoses associated with reading disability?
Describe each in detail.
Developmental dyslexia - poor phonemic awareness; appear to be typically developing until they start learning to read; may see typical performance on language tests, but poor performance on reading tests.
Hyperlexia - ability to read words above age expectation but without comprehension
Language learning disability - generalized language disability meaning deficiencies in all areas of language.
What is the key to being independent communicator for individuals relying on AAC
Literacy
Cognitive Skills Evaluation
- Informal Examples:
- Attention
- Orientation
- Inferencing
- Formal Tests:
- MOCA
- CADL-3
Name the 3 different food and liquid textures. Which liquid textures should you use first with a patient?
Thin liquids, nectar thick, honey thick. Start with honey thick first.