Young children’s family history of stuttering and their articulation, language and attentional abilities: An exploratory study
| Autor: | Dahye Choi, Victoria Tumanova, Edward G. Conture, Robin M. Jones, Tedra A. Walden, Chagit E. Clark |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Linguistics and Language Stuttering Cognitive Neuroscience media_common.quotation_subject Exploratory research Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Article Developmental psychology 030507 speech-language pathology & audiology 03 medical and health sciences Speech and Hearing 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans Speech Attention Family history Language media_common LPN and LVN Speech Articulation Tests nervous system diseases Case-Control Studies Child Preschool Attention deficit Female Temperament medicine.symptom 0305 other medical science Psychology Articulation (phonetics) 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Communication Disorders. 71:22-36 |
| ISSN: | 0021-9924 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2017.11.002 |
| Popis: | Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine whether young children who do (CWS) and do not stutter (CWNS) with a positive versus negative family history of stuttering differ in articulation, language and attentional abilities and family histories of articulation, language and attention related disorders. Method Participants were 25 young CWS and 50 young CWNS. All 75 participants’ caregivers consistently reported a positive or negative family history of stuttering across three consecutive time points that were about 8 months apart for a total of approximately 16 months. Each participant’s family history focused on the same, relatively limited number of generations (i.e., participants’ parents & siblings). Children’s family history of stuttering as well as articulation, language, and attention related disorders was obtained from one or two caregivers during an extensive interview. Children’s speech and language abilities were measured using four standardized articulation and language tests and their attentional abilities were measured using caregiver reports of temperament. Results Findings indicated that (1) most caregivers (81.5% or 75 out 92) were consistent in their reporting of positive or negative history of stuttering; (2) CWNS with a positive family history of stuttering, compared to those with a negative family history of stuttering, were more likely to have reported a positive family history of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and (3) CWNS with a positive family history of stuttering had lower language scores than those with a negative family history of stuttering. However, there were no such significant differences in family histories of ADHD and language scores for CWS with a positive versus negative family history of stuttering. In addition, although 24% of CWS versus 12% of CWNS’s caregivers reported a positive family history of stuttering, inferential analyses indicated no significant differences between CWS and CWNS in relative proportions of family histories of stuttering. Conclusion Finding that a relatively high proportion (i.e., 81.5%) of caregivers consistently reported a positive or negative family history of stuttering across three consecutive time points should provide some degree of assurance to those who collect such caregiver reports. Based on such consistent caregiver reports, linguistic as well as attentional vulnerabilities appear associated with a positive family history of stuttering, a finding that must await further empirical study for confirmation or refutation. |
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