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CaseStudy1Example.docxChristina Howie
CSD 212
6 March 2018
Case Study 1
1. Professional Reference: I selected an article from the Journal of Communication Disorders entitled Some empirical observations about early stuttering: A possible link to language development. This article analyzes the characteristics of early stuttering and the potential link between possible link between early stuttering and early difficulty in language formulation. This article is relevant because it points out some of the early indications of stuttering such as whole word repetition, which is a symptom that the patient has.
2. Famous Person Profile: One celebrity who has brought public awareness to stuttering is Ed Sheeran. Sheeran’s stuttering began following a procedure that affected his nervous system. While fans admire Ed Sheeran’s voice now, he admitted that he felt as if he was a weird kid. Through music, specifically Eminem, Sheeran was able to overcome his stutter by learning the words to his rap songs and rehearsing them over and over. In 2015, Sheeran was honored at the American Institute for Stuttering’s Free Voices Changing Lives Benefit Gala in New York City where he gave a speech encouraging kids with stutters to embrace their ‘quirks’.
3. Differential Diagnosis: Riley’s condition indicates that she has a stutter. By definition, “Stuttering refers to abnormal disruptions in speech fluency that include sound repetitions, prolongations, or blocks, and may include some associated nonspeech behaviors, such as blinking or grimacing.” (pg. 107). During the medical evaluation, Riley showed hesitation in her speech and whole word repetitions sporadically, which aligns with the definition presented in the text. Signs of stuttering include sound and syllable repetition, which is known as within-word disfluencies. Despite the fact that hesitation when speaking occurs with the majority of people, the combination of hesitation and repetition indicates a stutter. Riley’s young age is an explanation for her lack of noticing these particular disfluencies in her speech.
4. Treatment Recommendation/Prognostic Statement: Due to her symptoms, Riley is an ideal candidate for therapy. As a result of her young age, the best method to treat Riley’s stuttering would be an indirect method where Riley’s parents play a significant role. An example of this would be Riley’s parents slowing down their own speech in conversation to enhance hers. Another example would be using positive reinforcement to enforce fluent speech. They will praise her when she speaks fluently and might ask her to repeat her sentence if she does not. By involving Riley’s parents in her treatment, she will become more aware of her disfluencies and make positive changes without negative psychological effects (pg. 120-121).
