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AOS often occurs from a stroke but can also be caused by a tumor, brain injury, or degenerative disease. The impairments AOS causes can result in difficulties with planning and programming sensorimotor commands necessary for speech production. This systematic review aims to update the work done by Ballard et al. (2015) to evaluate the current […]

The literature suggests sleep can be a bidirectional factor influencing PWS with their stuttering variability. Until recently, there was little evidence about the relationship between stuttering and sleep. A few studies have shown children, adolescents, and young adults who stutter tend to have higher rates of insomnia. This insomnia could be primary or secondary to […]

This article written by Dean Williams in 1957 inspired this article, which challenged researchers, clinicians, and the general public to consider how people with stuttering perceive the experience to understand the facets of this condition better. This article challenges the term fluency and how it is frequently used instead of stutter within research and clinical […]

Speech impairments are common for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID), or those with limitations in their cognitive function and adaptive behavior. This communication difficulty negatively impacts their social interactions, quality of life, and employment. For those individuals with mild to moderate ID, verbal communication is typically their primary means of communication. This study sought to […]