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Prevention of Stuttering Intervention
The Stuttering Prevention Program at SpeechCare is an intervention program for preschool-age children who are stuttering. The goal of the program is to prevent stuttering from becoming a serious, life-long problem.
The program emphasizes training parents and caregivers to be the main therapeutic intervention force for the young child.
Our intervention program is based on the Temple University Stuttering Prevention Program. It views stuttering in the preschool child as a result of demands exceeding capacities.
In this program, parents and caregivers are given information:
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to help them differentiate normal disfluencies from true stuttering,
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to give them insight as to what may be causing the child’s stuttering, and
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to help them modify their own speech behavior and the child’s environment so as to create an environment that is more conducive to helping the child develop as a fluent speaker.
Armed with proper techniques and information, adults often see a decrease in their child’s stuttering within weeks.
If additional intervention is needed, it is then individualized to meet the needs of each family, and may consist
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telephone consultations,
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demonstration sessions,
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videotaping and feedback sessions,
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referral for psychological counseling,
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additional diagnostic testing,
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individual speech therapy, and
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consultation to the child’s daycare providers.
Related link: www.stutteringhelp.org
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