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Semin Speech Lang 2018; 39(05): 458-468
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1670669
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Exploring the Effectiveness of an Intensive Treatment Program for School-Age Children Who Stutter, Camp Dream. Speak. Live.: A Follow-up Study

Courtney T. Byrd
1   Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, The University of Texas at Austin, University Station, Austin, Texas
,
Zoi Gkalitsiou
1   Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, The University of Texas at Austin, University Station, Austin, Texas
,
Danielle Werle
1   Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, The University of Texas at Austin, University Station, Austin, Texas
,
Geoffrey A. Coalson
2   Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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19 September 2018 (online)

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Abstract

The purpose of this follow-up study was to explore the effectiveness of an intensive treatment program—Camp Dream. Speak. Live.—within older, school-age children who stutter. Twenty-three school-age children who stutter (age range: 7–14 years) attended this week-long intensive therapy program for the first time. Outcome measures included Overall Assessment of the Speaker's Experience of Stuttering and the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Pediatric Peer Relationships Form. Findings demonstrate significant improvements in quality of life and communication attitudes can be achieved in a short period of time when increasing fluency is not a target.

Keywords

stuttering - intensive treatment - attitudes - perceptions - peer relationships
 

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