Experiences of Those With "Other" Disfluencies

Authors

Kathleen Scaler Scott, Misericordia UniversityFollow
Emma Schaedler, Misericordia UniversityFollow
Erica Scheinberg, Misericordia UniversityFollow
Sarah Hardy, Misericordia UniversityFollow
Margaret Koester, Misericordia UniversityFollow
Brenna Field, Misericordia UniversityFollow
Emma Maley, Misericordia UniveristyFollow
Kayla Montemarano, Misericordia UniversityFollow
Kateri Grice, Misericordia UniversityFollow

Faculty Advisor(s)

Kathleen Scaler Scott

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Abstract

This ethnographic study collected and analyzed interviews of 8 children with “other” fluency disorders: cluttering, atypical disfluency, excessive non-stuttering like disfluency. Each school-age child participated in a semi-structured interview focusing on grand and mini tour questions. The participants were asked to speak about their perspective and experience with communication in general. Preliminary results of this study revealed the following themes: friendships are hard; high-level communication is a goal; everyone doesn’t ‘get’ me when I talk. Clinical and research implications of findings will be discussed.

Publication Date

2025

Document Type

Poster

Department

Speech-Language Pathology

Keywords

atypical disfluency, cluttering, non-stuttering disfluency

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences | Speech and Hearing Science

Recommended Citation

Scaler Scott, Kathleen; Schaedler, Emma; Scheinberg, Erica; Hardy, Sarah; Koester, Margaret; Field, Brenna; Maley, Emma; Montemarano, Kayla; and Grice, Kateri, "Experiences of Those With "Other" Disfluencies" (2025). Student Research Poster Presentations 2025. 3.
https://digitalcommons.misericordia.edu/research_posters2025/3