Fluency Disorders/Stuttering |
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A Fluency Disorder, often referred to as "stuttering," is a communication disorder that affects the fluency of speech. It begins during childhood and, in some cases, persists throughout the life span. Most speakers produce brief dysfluencies in speech from time to time, but people with fluency disorders have frequent breakdowns in communication.
Types of Dysfluencies: - Block- getting "stuck" before producing a sound or word
- Repetition- repeating an isolated sound, part of a word, or a whole word or phrase (I, I, I went home)
- Prolongation- getting "stuck" while extending the first sound of a word (mmmmore)
- Fillers- um, uh, etc.
- Secondary Characteristics- eye blinks, facial grimaces, finger taps, etc.
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