Disfluency Counting (copy)

What is an IDEAL sample size/context for a disfluency count? (not always realistic)

300 words or 3 samples of 100 words in a language sample

Where can we get our samples from?

• Narratives

• Conversation

• step by step instructions

• reading out loud

  • only if functional and pertinent for your patient

How can you gather a conversation sample?

Through an interview, play-based, guided conversation

What's the purpose of disfluency counting?

Gives us an idea about...

• kinds of disfluency

• how often they are being produced per 100 words/syllables

• duration of disfluent moments

***this all helps towards developing a diagnosis

What type of disfluencies are considered stuttering like?

1. part word repetition (sound or syllable)

2. whole word repetition (monosyllabic)

3. Tense pauses or blocks

4. Dysrhythmic phonation (prolongations or sound that is tense or harsh)

What type of disfluencies are considered more typical?

1. Phrase repetitions

2. interjections

3. Revisions

4. Multisyllabic word repetitions (common in Spanish speakers)

What percentage of disfluency in a child's speech is considered stuttering like opposed to normal disfluency?

50% of child's speech

If child has more than _____ stutter-like disfluencies per 100 words, more likely to be stuttering

3

At what age do children begin to decrease what type of repetitions?

4yrs: part-word repetition (sound and syllable)

this means if this behavior continues after 4 then it is more likely to be stuttering

What percentage of the total disfluency count is considered atypical?

10% or more

it should be less than 10% to be considered typical/fluent

what do you count for the total?

• Total words =

• Total disfluencies =

• Total SLDs (stuttering like) =

• Total NSLD’s (nonstuttering like) =

Percent disfluencies

• Total Percentage =

• Percent SLD’s =

• Percent NSLD’s =

• Total Percentage = total disfluencies/total word count

• Percent SLD’s = SLD count/disfluency count

• Percent NSLD’s = NSLD count/disfluency count

What is the formula for disfluency rate

rate of disfluencies = Disfluencies total / words

do we count “uh” and “um” as words

no