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Experimental Analysis of the Relationship Between Speaking Rate and Stuttering During Mother–Child Conversation II

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This is the second study to investigate the relationship between stuttering and speaking rates in a 3; 8 male child who stuttered and the child’s mother during conversations. A single-subject experimental time-series design (ABA) was used to investigate the effect on the child’s stuttering by decreasing the speaking rate of the mother. Decreasing speaking rate of the mother and child produced a slight decrease in the speaking rate and a major decrease in the stuttering rate of the child not accompanied by reductions in either linguistic complexity or frequency of interruption. This was a replication of Jones and Ryan (Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 13, 279–305, 20012001). The diminished stuttering observed during manipulation generalized minimally to other speaking situations.

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We thank the child and parent for their participation for seven months in this study.

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Cardman, S., Ryan, B.P. Experimental Analysis of the Relationship Between Speaking Rate and Stuttering During Mother–Child Conversation II. J Dev Phys Disabil 19, 457–469 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10882-007-9063-7

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