ArticleJournal of fluency disorders2018
Executive function and childhood stuttering: Parent ratings and evidence from a behavioral task.
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- A Meta-Analytical Review of Executive Function Skills in Adults Who Stutter.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2026Pooled it
- Short-Term Memory, Inhibition, and Attention in Developmental Stuttering: A Meta-Analysis.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2018Pooled it
- Cortical emotional reactivity, caregiver-reported emotional control, and stuttering frequency in young children.Journal of fluency disorders · 2025Article
- The Significance of a Higher Prevalence of ADHD and ADHD Symptoms in Children Who Stutter.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2025Article
- Executive function in preschool children who stutter: a behavioral assessment study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Mental state verb use in play by preschool-age children who stutter and their mothers.Journal of fluency disorders · 2024Article
- Adults Who Stutter Show Diminished Word Fluency, Regardless of Mode.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2022Article
- Cognitive flexibility in younger and older children who stutter.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Complex response inhibition and cognitive flexibility in school-aged Cypriot-Greek-speaking children who stutter.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Acute Effect of Cognitive Compromise during Physical Exercise on Self-Regulation in Early Childhood Education.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Visual exogenous and endogenous attention and visual memory in preschool children who stutter.Journal of fluency disorders · 2020Article
- Cognitive Flexibility for Semantic and Perceptual Information in Developmental Stuttering.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2020Article
- Associations between stuttering, comorbid conditions and executive function in children: a population-based study.BMC psychology · 2020Article
- Emotional Reactivity and Regulation in Preschool-Age Children Who Do and Do Not Stutter: Evidence From Autonomic Nervous System Measures.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2020Article
- The Role of Executive Function in Developmental Stuttering.Seminars in speech and language · 2019Review
- Temperament, Executive Functioning, and Anxiety in School-Age Children Who Stutter.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Article
- Manual response inhibition and quality of life in adults who stutter.Journal of communication disordersArticle
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this study was to examine the executive function (EF) abilities of preschool children who do (CWS) and do not stutter (CWNS) using a parent-report questionnaire and a behavioral task.
methodParticipants were 75 CWS and 75 CWNS between the ages of 3;0 and 5;11 (years; months). Parents rated their children's EF abilities using the Behavioral Rating Inventory of Executive Function-Preschool Version (BRIEF-P; Gioia, Espy, & Isquith, 2003). Children's ability to integrate cognitive flexibility, inhibitory control, and working memory was measured using a behavioral task, the Head-Toes-Knees-Shoulders (HTKS; Cameron Ponitz, McClelland, Matthews, & Morrison, 2009).
resultsThe CWS were judged by their parents as being less proficient in working memory, shift/flexibility, and overall EF than the parents of the CWNS. Children in the CWS group were also 2½ to 7 times more likely than children in the CWNS group to exhibit clinically significant difficulties with EF. Behavioral task findings revealed that 3-year old CWS performed more poorly than their peers on the HTKS. Parental ratings of executive function and working memory were significantly and moderately correlated with receptive and expressive vocabulary skills only for the CWNS group.
conclusionCWS have more difficulty with EF in everyday life and may experience early delays in their ability to integrate aspects of attention and EF compared to CWNS.
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