Assessing Childhood Stuttering Recovery: Incorporating Self-Identification and Caregiver/Clinician Reports Through Adolescence.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Investigating stuttering recovery rates can be challenging, as recovery status can change based on self-report, later recovery, or relapse. In this study, we contacted previous child participants from our longitudinal studies (now older children to young adults) who were originally assigned persistence/recovery status guided by clinician and caregiver reports only. Their stuttering status as adolescents and young adults was re-evaluated based on currently assessed clinician and caregiver reports, observable stuttering severity assessments, and self-reports.

Method

Seventy-nine participants were contacted based on their current age and time since their last longitudinal study visit (> 2 years). Of these, 23 participated in this follow-up investigation. Participants an

SUBMITTER: Treleaven S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12120832 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature