Information to Gather if Disfluency is an Issue (usually we refer disfluency cases to Susan Hamilton)

• Gathered in the Application/Interview Process

 
• family history of stuttering/disfluency
• age of onset
• time since onset
• variability
• family situation
• parent concern
• child awareness

• Gathered in the Assessment

• types of frequency of disfluencies
• oral-motor concerns
• type of articulation concerns
• language level
• parent and/or significant-other interaction/communication style
• gender
 

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