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What is Lidcombe Program

Chapter 11
Education and Technology Support for Children and Young Adults With ASD and Learning Disabilities
It is one of two currently known evidence-based methods of treatment of stuttering in young children. It is a kind of behavior therapy. A speech-language pathologist (SLP) or the parents provide verbal contingency to children's speech to reinforce fluent speech or reduce disfluent speech. For the intervention, parents do the Lidcombe Program at home for about 10 minutes each day and proceed with the SLP’s advice.
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Treating Stuttering in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Shoko Miyamoto (University of Tsukuba, Japan) and Masayoshi Tsuge (University of Tsukuba, Japan)
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 15
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7053-1.ch011
Abstract
The number of case reports of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who stutter is increasing. The duration of intervention for stuttering in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is often greater than for children who only stutter. Whether there is a similar pattern in children with ASD who stutter should also be examined. In this study, the factors influencing the prognoses of two children with stuttering and ASD were investigated. One child's stuttering had improved and had almost been eliminated, and the other's stuttering continued. The results of the investigation showed that a significant increase in language ability and the absence of physiological problems assisted in eliminating stuttering. The child who continued to stutter originally showed a higher than average language level and high anxiety. Preventing and eliminating anxiety that accompanies ASD, in addition to intervention for stuttering, may be indispensable to reduce stuttering and improve fluency.
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