Treatment of the young stuttering child with Mini-KIDS
1st European Symposium on Fluency Disorders, Antwerp, Belgium, 18 & 19 April 2008 Peter Schneider School for Logopedics University Hospital Aachen Germany
Content Why
stuttering modification with children? Mini-KIDS Demands on the SLT Problems and benefits
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Young children are aware of stuttering Young
stuttering children estimate their own speaking significantly worse than peers (Vanryckeghem et al 2005)
Preventing
singsong
Overt
strategies e.g. whispering or
emotional reactions Peter Schneider, Aachen
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Rationale of early intervention
Linguistic + motoric fragility
Disfluency
Awareness Struggle
Environment
Hyperfunctional selfmonitoring
Bernstein Ratner 2008 - modified Peter Schneider, Aachen
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Intervention has to focus on
Environmental factors – supporting reactions towards stuttering – Fluency facilitating communication
Child Functional coping: – Decrease of tension and time pressure during symptoms – Decrease of shame or guilt – Increase of tolerance concerning mistakes – Increase of self-esteem as a competent speaker Reducing risks (e.g. speech and language disorder) Peter Schneider, Aachen
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Early intervention
prevents chronic stuttering in many cases (Curlee 1999, Onslow & Packman 1999, Reardon & Yaruss 2003, Yaruss et al 2006)
Short intervention in most cases
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Stuttering Modification Objective: optimal coping – Short and easy symptoms – Calm and assertive reactions to stuttering – Self-esteem as a competent speaker
Steps – – – –
Desensitisation against stuttering and triggers Identification of overt/covered stuttering behaviour Modification of stuttering behaviour Generalisation of easy assertive stuttering
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Stuttering Modification for children Ch.v.Riper, 1973 C. Dell, 1979 Antwerp Model, L. Larsson, P. Zebrowki, S. Yaruss, N. Reardon, V. Waelkens, KIDS (P. Sandrieser & P. Schneider) and many others apply essential elements of stuttering modification to the treatment of young children Peter Schneider, Aachen
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KIDS Kinder dürfen stottern Translation:
Children are allowed to stutter We should show them good coping strategies that frequently induce recovery Peter Schneider, Aachen
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Why should children be allowed to stutter? It prevents dysfunctional coping strategies. If it is not allowed to stutter failure if it occurs efforts to get out of it > struggling attempts to avoid it negative reactions of environment induce secondary emotions shame and guilt > risk for self-esteem Peter Schneider, Aachen
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Why should it be allowed to talk about stuttering? It prevents dysfunctional coping strategies. If it is not allowed to talk about stuttering taboo imagination and concerns about reasons and future no relief and consolation for both - child and parents Peter Schneider, Aachen
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Disrupting self reinforcing processes! Functional coping instead of – – – –
Automation of motor reactions Psychological reactions Irritations in the environment Prejudices
in order to reduce the maintaining factors and to increase the chance of recovery Peter Schneider, Aachen
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Objective of Mini-KIDS: Recovery induced
by a modified stuttering as a step towards fluent speech – Short and easy symptoms – Calm and assertive reactions to stuttering – Self-esteem as a competent speaker
induced
by reduction of other risks Peter Schneider, Aachen
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Side-effects in case of no recovery:
Reduction of – dysfunctional motor reactions – dysfunctional psychological reactions Ability to control the remaining tensed stuttering events to some extent More competence in the environment
Only effects, that persist in everyday situations after the end of the treatment may be called success Peter Schneider, Aachen 14
Mini-KIDS
Patricia Sandrieser & Peter Schneider (2002)
Assessment Parental
interview and questionnaires Spontaneous speech of the child Observation of general communication and concerning stuttering Observation of reactions to the SLTs stuttering and to the topic of stuttering Assessment of other possible risks Peter Schneider, Aachen
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Treatment indication Stuttering with motor reactions (e.g. struggling) cognitive and emotional reactions (e.g. avoidance) concerns in the environment associated speech and language disorder other risks in the child and his environment Peter Schneider, Aachen
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Information and agreement Information
of the parents about the objectives and the proceeding of MiniKIDS and alternative approaches
agreement
with the parents
– 1 - 2 sessions a week – One parent takes part during the session and does the home assignments with the child – Both parents take part in a parental group and individual counselling Peter Schneider, Aachen
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Parental counselling individual and in groups
Symptomatology, epidemiology Multifactorial causes Maintaining factors Reacting towards stuttering Social environment, dealing with prejudices, bullying Fluency facilitating behaviour Comparison of treatment approaches Self-help groups
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Principles Good
relationship between SLT, child and parents
Continuous
updating of assessment and parental interview in order to fit the treatment plan
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Stuttering modification combined with an individually planned framework treatment of risks Treatment
of speech and language
disorder Increasing self-esteem and assertiveness Improving turn-taking within the family Improving problem solving strategies Peter Schneider, Aachen
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Phases Desensitisation
and identification
Modification Generalisation
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Agreement with the parents and the child “Your
mother, you and I will play and work together and I will show you how you can bring out your words easily if they get stuck and how you are less embarrassed by the stuttering. Peter Schneider, Aachen
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Desensitisation - principles
The therapist always stutters first.
If possible, the child determines the SLT´s stuttering
Descriptive feedback is better than judging
Go out of the practice rooms as soon as possible
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Desensitisation - cooperation with the parents
One parent learns the exercises Training at home as soon as the parent is able to – motivate the child – give a supporting feedback – show a good pseudostuttering
Continuous feedback about the home assignment to the SLT
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Talking about reactions of others towards stuttering
A stuttering hedgehog rescues the animals of the wood in spite of their negative reactions to his stuttering Peter Schneider, Aachen
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Teaching knowledge about stuttering Repetitions
- frog words
Detection Discrimination Production Peter Schneider, Aachen
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Prolongations - Snake-words Duration
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In vivo desensitisation Side effect: increasing assertiveness
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Information at nursery school Child
and SLT inform the class about stuttering Comparison with other children who are “different” Exercise of frog words with the children Discussion how to react in a fair way to stuttering Peter Schneider, Aachen
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Blocks - Pooh - words
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Tension
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Identification of pseudo and true symptoms Playing tag Who
notices the stutter first? What type of stutter was it? In which word did it occur? How much tension was in the stutter? Peter Schneider, Aachen
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Identification of true symptoms
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Modification schedule Introduction
of block solving strategy
(bss) Training with pseudoblocks Application to true symptoms Usually
its not necessary to treat accompanying motor reactions - the bss is substituting them. Peter Schneider, Aachen
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Introduction of bss Pooh has got stuck in Rabbits hole, because he has eaten too much honey. Pooh has to wait (freezing) in order to lose weight. Then a frog or a snake carefully rescues him and pulls him out with an easy pseudostutter.
Focus changes from the story of Pooh to the ability of the child to rescue him/herself. Peter Schneider, Aachen
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Training of bss
Pseudoblocks
Freezing: magic spell, solving tension with facilitating gestures
Restarting with controlled easy pseudostuttering
Training with increasing linguistic and emotional demands
Parents may not insist on training and transfer outside training time! Peter Schneider, Aachen
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Transfer to true symptoms Training
to tag true symptoms Agreement with the child concerning the assistance of the SLT Avoid disappointment and frustration as a consequence of too ambitious training Parents may only do the training at home under the precondition, that they stick to the guidelines of the SLT Peter Schneider, Aachen
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Learning how to control tension
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Generalisation
Implementation of bss in everyday situations
Support by parents and others
Discussion of realistic goals
Larger distances between the sessions Peter Schneider, Aachen
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End of treatment In case of recovery or rare and easy stuttering-events without tension and concerns
Preparing the child and the parents for a possible relapse
To dos in case of a relapse (self help booklet or video) Peter Schneider, Aachen
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The SLT should be able to
create a positive relationship with the child and its parents encourage self-esteem, assertiveness and problem-solving skills reflect his own reactions concerning stuttering talk about stuttering without negative feelings and attitudes model stuttering in everyday situations without negative feelings and attitudes Peter Schneider, Aachen
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Problems arise if both
parents (or one of them) do not accept or understand the objective and the proceeding parents are not exercising at home the SLT is not desensitized him/herself. the SLT or the parents are overambitious in the hope for a recovery. Peter Schneider, Aachen
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Benefits frequent
recovery if not, easy and assertive stuttering parents who react understandingly and supportingly to stuttering short duration of the treatment short duration of refreshers in case of a relapse Peter Schneider, Aachen
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7 years later
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Thank you for your attention! Peter Schneider Lehranstalt für Logopädie am Universitätsklinikum Aachen Pauwelsstr. 30 52074 Aachen
[email protected] www.logopaedie.ukaachen.de Patricia Sandrieser Katholisches Klinikum Marienhof/St. Josef gGmbH Rudolf-Virchow-Str 7 56073 Koblenz
[email protected] www.kk-koblenz.de Peter Schneider, Aachen
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