Research

Resources

Stuttering Assessment Tools (ASHA2 2023)—The purpose of this slideshow is to list and briefly review the tools to evaluate clients with a suspected fluency disorder and provide you with a similar but updated appendix.

 

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• Addressing Attitudes About Stuttering in Preservice Teachers (Williams, Tetnowski, St. Louisc 2022)

  This study explored the impact of in-person oral presentations on stut- tering as a means of improving attitudes toward stuttering among preservice teachers. The educational intervention was tested under three conditions, which varied according to who presented the information. The research question sought to determine if differences in group change scores on the Public Opinion Survey Human Attributes–Stuttering (POSHA-S) occurred after training.

• Anticipatory Completions in Conversations Between People Who Stutter and People Who Do Not Stutter (Kondrashov & Tetnowski 2021)

  The purpose of this study was to explore the following topics. (a) What are the specific stuttering moments that trigger anticipatory completions? (b) How do people who stutter (PWS) perceive anticipatory completions of their turn by people who do not stutter (PWNS)? (c) What are the expectations of PWS from PWNS in a conversation between them?

• Acquired Stuttering (Theys, Tetnowski 2022)

  These case reports present differential diagnostic procedures and therapy approaches for acquired stuttering relating to later – frequently adult – age of onset, dysfluency, associated with other acquired communication disorders

• The Experience of Stigma in Adults Who Lisp: A Thematic Analysis (Lockenvitz, Oxley, Tetnowski 2022)

  This study investigates and describes the experience of stigma in adults who self-identify as having a lisp. It aims to shed light on and legitimize adults who self-identify as having a lisp through what emerges from their described lived experiences and in terms of minor bodily stigma and models of disability.

• Fluency and Fluency Disorders (Tetnowski, Scott, Rutland 2021)

  This chapter reviews information relating to the definition, onset, development, treatment, and theory surrounding fluency and fluency disorders.

• The impact of stuttering in the university: Told by women (Azios, Stamatis, De Nardo, Tetnowski 2022)

  The aims of this investigation were to explore (a) the experiences of women who stutter in university settings; (b) the impact of stuttering related to the emotions attached to stuttering; (c) the impact of stuttering on relationships for women; and (d) coping and management of stuttering within the university setting.

• The Linguistic Construction of Identify by Bilingual's Who Stutter (Medina, Muller & Tetnowski 2019)

  This study’s aim was to investigate the self-perceptions of bilingual people who stutter as uncovered by their word choices during social interaction. Specifically, the perceptions they have about themselves relative to their stuttering are examined using qualitative methods.

• Listener perceptions of stuttering and stuttering modification techniques (De Nardo, Tetnowski & Coalson, 2023)

  The purpose of this study was to analyze naïve listener perceptions of speech containing unmodified stuttering, use of the pull-out technique, and use of preparatory sets.

• Patterns of Conversation Trouble Source and Repair as Indices of Improved Conversation in Aphasia (Tetnowski, Tetnowski, & Damico 2020)

  This study aims to demonstrate the utility for examining the patterns of conversation trouble source and repair as indices for improved communication as a positive response to intervention.

• Perceptions of Stuttering of Different Age Groups (Kondrashova and Tetnowski 2018)

  The purpose of this study was to assess the perceptions of stuttering of school-age children who stutter and those of adults who stutter through the use of the same tools that could be commonly used by clinicians.

• Self-Help Conferences and Change in the Experience of Stuttering: Preliminary Findings and Implications for Self-help Activities (Trichon and Tetnowski 2016)

  The purpose of this study was to use a commonly-used, widely-accepted questionnaire to evaluate the relationship between attending self-help conferences for PWS and its impact on their experience of stuttering.

• The Sociolinguistics Of Lisping: A Review (Lockenvitz, Tetnowski, Oxley 2020)

  This article presents a review of the lisping research literature with the aim of providing a framework for the consideration of the sociolinguistics of lisping. We consider, in turn, the nature of lisping, the construction of identity through speech, the nature of stigma, and, in particular, stigma associated with communication disorders and especially lisping.

• Stuttering and Autism Spectrum Disorders: Assessment and Treatment (Tetnowski, Donaher 2022)

  In this article, we gathered the data available on these issues and compiled and analyzed the sparse findings to offer suggestions for assessment and treatment. This article begins with a glossary of terms to promote consistency and understanding. Next, suggestions for assessment are provided along with a worksheet to document fluency breakdowns and monitor change. Suggestions for language and cognitive issues are also provided with a sample worksheet. Finally, an outline and explanation of stuttering/fluency goals for clients with these dual diagnoses are included.

• Stutterinig and Other Nonfluencies in Spasmodic Dysphonia (Tetnowski, Cannito, Johnson, Rutland 2018)

  The purpose of this paper was to compare the percentage of stuttered words, the percentage of disfluent words not typically described as stuttering, and the total of all disfluencies between 28 individuals diagnosed with adductor spasmodic dysphonia (ADSD) and 28 age- and sex- matched controls.

• Stuttering Discrimination Under the Law: Here’s a look at how the law applies. (Weiner and Tetnowski 2016)

  Educators, peers and employers may perceive them as shy, nervous, anxious, withdrawn, self-conscious, tense, less competent, introverted and insecure (see sources). One study by Joseph Klein and Stephen Hood of the University of South Alabama indicated that 70 percent of respondents who stutter believed they had decreased opportunities to be hired or promoted compared with nonstutterers; more than a third reported that stuttering interferes with job performance. Given these attitudes and stereotypes, it is little wonder that there are several cases in which the courts have interpreted disability discrimination laws in the context of stuttering. We’ll consider several of these cases to see how the law may apply and offer protection.