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ArticleJournal of communication disorders

Young children's family history of stuttering and their articulation, language and attentional abilities: An exploratory study.

Dahye Choi, Edward G Conture, Victoria Tumanova, Chagit E Clark, Tedra A Walden, Robin M Jones

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Predicting Persistent Developmental Stuttering Using a Cumulative Risk Approach.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2022
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  5. The Family History of Developmental Stuttering: A Scoping Review.International journal of language & communication disorders
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Dahye ChoiDepartment of Speech Pathology and Audiology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, United States. Electronic address: dchoi@southalabama.edu.
Edward G ContureDepartment of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States.
Victoria TumanovaDepartment of Communications Sciences and Disorders, Syracuse University, Nashville, TN, United States.
Chagit E ClarkBeyond Fluency, Asheville, NC, United States.
Tedra A WaldenDepartment of Psychology & Human Development, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States.
Robin M JonesDepartment of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States.
Vanderbilt University · USSyracuse University · USUniversity of South Alabama · US

Funding

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY CTSA FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCHUL1RR024975 · NCRR · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI BERNARD, GORDON RAPHAEL · 2007 to 2011
$45.7M
The Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR)UL1TR000445 · NCATS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI BERNARD, GORDON RAPHAEL · 2012 to 2016
$41.4M
Research Project: Sensory and Multisensory Contributions to AutismU54HD083211 · NICHD · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI DYKENS, ELISABETH MAY · 2015 to 2019
$7.1M
STUTTERING AND DISORDERED PHONOLOGY IN YOUNG CHILDRENR01DC000523 · NIDCD · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI WALDEN, TEDRA · 1991 to 2014
$4.3M
Emotional Reactivity, Regulation & Childhood StutteringR01DC006477 · NIDCD · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI CONTURE, EDWARD GAGE · 2006 to 2008
$984k
Impact of Emotion and Attention on Childhood Stuttering and its PersistenceR56DC000523 · NIDCD · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI WALDEN, TEDRA · 2009 to 2016
$588k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000445NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR024975NICHD NIH HHS U54 HD083211NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC000523NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC006477NIDCD NIH HHS R56 DC000523
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe purpose of this study was to determine whether young children who do (CWS) and do not stutter (CWNS) with a positive versus negative family history of stuttering differ in articulation, language and attentional abilities and family histories of articulation, language and attention related disorders.

methodParticipants were 25 young CWS and 50 young CWNS. All 75 participants' caregivers consistently reported a positive or negative family history of stuttering across three consecutive time points that were about 8 months apart for a total of approximately 16 months. Each participant's family history focused on the same, relatively limited number of generations (i.e., participants' parents & siblings). Children's family history of stuttering as well as articulation, language, and attention related disorders was obtained from one or two caregivers during an extensive interview. Children's speech and language abilities were measured using four standardized articulation and language tests and their attentional abilities were measured using caregiver reports of temperament.

resultsFindings indicated that (1) most caregivers (81.5% or 75 out 92) were consistent in their reporting of positive or negative history of stuttering; (2) CWNS with a positive family history of stuttering, compared to those with a negative family history of stuttering, were more likely to have reported a positive family history of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and (3) CWNS with a positive family history of stuttering had lower language scores than those with a negative family history of stuttering. However, there were no such significant differences in family histories of ADHD and language scores for CWS with a positive versus negative family history of stuttering. In addition, although 24% of CWS versus 12% of CWNS's caregivers reported a positive family history of stuttering, inferential analyses indicated no significant differences between CWS and CWNS in relative proportions of family histories of stuttering.

conclusionFinding that a relatively high proportion (i.e., 81.5%) of caregivers consistently reported a positive or negative family history of stuttering across three consecutive time points should provide some degree of assurance to those who collect such caregiver reports. Based on such consistent caregiver reports, linguistic as well as attentional vulnerabilities appear associated with a positive family history of stuttering, a finding that must await further empirical study for confirmation or refutation.

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LanguageSpeechAttentionCase-Control StudiesChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMaleSpeech Articulation TestsStutteringADHDArticulationAttentionFamily historyLanguageStuttering

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PMID29223492
PMCPMC6309324
OpenAlexW2768404480

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