Stuttering
What do the symptoms include?
Difficulty starting a word, phrase or sentence.
What is Childhood Apraxia?
Difficulty moving smoothly from one sound, syllable or word to another.
What kind of disorder is Dysarthria?
Motor speech disorder
What are some associated problems with SLI?
difficulty spelling, experience reading problems
What does complex communication needs affect?
Daily communication
What are the possible causes of stuttering?
Genetic Factors, Neurological Differences, Emotions, Environment / Stress, Trauma
Groping movements affect which body part?
Jaw
Lips
Tongue
What are Dysarthria symptoms?
Slurred speech, mumbling, speaking too slow or quickly
What are those with SIL two times more likely to have?
What else is associated with CCN?
Down syndrome, autism and cerebral palsy
At what age is stuttering typically at it's peak?
5 years old
What is a characteristic of childhood apraxia?
Vowel Distortion
What are the causes of Dysarthria?
Strokes, severe head injury, brain tumor
What kind of deficit is SIL?
Language Impairment
Augmentive vs Alternative?
Augmentive: Support, enhance
Alternative: Replaces
Which is the most common gender to suffer from stuttering?
Males
What is childhood apraxia a disorder of?
Motor Planning
If you have Dysarthria, what can't you control?
The muscles used for speech production (face, mouth or respiratory system)
What is a main SIL difficulty?
writing complex sentences
sign language, gestures, alphabet system, symbol systems