COGS 154 Midterm Flashcards
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what is communication
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Exchanging meaning (information) between sender and receiver
intentional: what you mean to say
unintentional: what gets communicated (facial/body lang)
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what is communication
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Exchanging meaning (information) between sender and receiver
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What is a communication disorder
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an impairment in the ability to receive, send, process, and comprehend concepts or verbal, nonverbal and graphic symbol systems
may be evident in the process of hearing, language, and/or speech
may result in a primary disability or it may be secondary to other disabilities
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impairment
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loss or abnormality of a psychological, physiological, or anatomic structure or function
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disability
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reduced competence in meeting needs of daily living
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handicap
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social, educational, or occupational disadvantae due to impairment or disability
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What is a communication disorder
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an impairment in the ability to receive, send, process, and comprehend concepts or verbal, nonverbal and graphic symbol systems. Any communication structure or function that is diminished to a significant degree
may be evident in the process of hearing, language, and/or speech
may result in a primary disability or it may be secondary to other disabilities
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handicap
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social, edicational, or occupational disadvantage, due to impairment or disability
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Types of communication disorders
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organic (physical cause)
functional (no physical cause can be found)
developmental
acquired (after speech and language functions were fully developed)
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what is speech
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speech is the verbal means of communicating. consists of : articulation voice fluency
other elements of speech: (Always Be Very Aware)
Auditory
Breathing
Voicing
Articulation
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articulation
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how speech sounds are made (rabbit vs wabbit)
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voice
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use of the vocal folds and breathing to produce sounds
the voice can be abused from overuse or misuse and can lead to hoarseness or loss of voice
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Fluency
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the rhythm of speech (hesitations or stuttering can affect fluency)
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Fluency
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the rhythm of speech (hesitations or stuttering can affect fluency)
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“Always Be Very Aware of your body mechanics when you talk”
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Auditory
Breathing
Voicing
Articulation
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What is language
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words and sentences used to represent objects, thoughts, and feelings.
A standardized set of symbols and knowledge about how to combine those symbols into words, sentences, and tests to convey ideas and feelings.
it is made up of socially shared rules that include:
what words mean
how to make new words
how to put words together
what word combinations are best in what situations
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Language Disorder
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difficulty understanding or using language
can be:
developmental
acquired
dementia
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building blocks of language
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content
form
use
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language Form
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phonology (study of sounds)
morphology (organization of sounds)
syntax (rules and conventions for organizing word order–grammar)
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Language Content
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semantics (meaning or representation of objects, ideas, feelings, etc.
lexicon: mental dictionary of words
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Language Use
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pragmatics: social-linguistic conventions or social rules of lang
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Structure of language:
“Preferably Language Gets Set-up Properly” and if it does, it has all of the following elements functioning efficiently and accurately
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Phonology Lexicon Grammar Semantics Pragmatics
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Types of Neurons
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Sensory (afferent)
Motor (efferent)
Interneurons
Neurotransmitters
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Sensory Neurons
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Afferent neurons
send info from sensory receptors TOWARDS the central nervous system
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Motor Neurons
Efferent neurons
| send info AWAY from the ventral nervous system to muscles or glands
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Motor Neurons
Efferent neurons
| send info AWAY from the central nervous system to muscles or glands
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Interneurons
send info between sensory and motor neurons. Most interneurons are in the CNS
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Neurotransmitters
Released from branches of axon to excite or inhibit responses
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glial cells (support cells)
- form fatty myelin covering axons
- blood-brain barrier for nutrients delivered to neurons
- remove dead cells from nervous system
- many types
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Babies have big heads
new born: 25% own body weight
head length is 40% mature length at birth
adult head is only 15% of body length
1 year old: 70% of final adult head circumference
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Factors in language development
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Language experience
language input
attention
socioeconomic status (SES)
birth order
memory
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Theories of language development
- learning theory (behaviorist)
- nativist theory
- interactionist -->(neuroconstructivism)
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Nature v Nurture
Skinner v Chomsky
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Skinner
children initially produce sounds at random and the reinforcement of appropriate sounds results in the production of recgonizable words
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Chomsky
children have an INNATE language acquisition device which enables them to abstract linguistic rules from the speech they hear
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Learning Theory: language as a learned skill
based on behaviorist theories of learning,
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Learning Theory: language as a learned skill
based on behaviorist theories of learning, operant conditioning, modeling, and imitating
- lang is viewed as a BEHAVIOR learned like other skills
- shaping explains how humans come to produce speech as parents reinforce attempts
- parents provide models of advanced lang that child them imitates
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Criticisms of the Learning Theory
- shaping by parents is inconsistent
- parents dont explicitly teach rules of the system
- language heard is often not a good model
- novel words and uses are difficult to explain through learning principles
- doesnt explain pace of lang development
- ignores evidence that humans are biologically predisposed to detect lang stimuli
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Nativist Theory (Chomsky)
"born to talk"
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Chomsky proposed that lang is innately human
- language acquisition device (LAD): brain mechanism specialized for detecting and learning rules of language
- -contains innate knowledge of universal grammar
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Language acquisition devide (LAD)
brain mechanism specialized for detecting and learning rules of language
--contains innate knowledge of universal grammar
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Criticisms of Nativist Theory
- parents provide corrective feedback as learning theory predicts
- nativists have not been successful in identifying single universal grammar
- -no organ is LAD
- -it is several brain regions
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Interactionist Theories
cognitive skills interact with environmental demands and language experience to produce increasingly mature language skills
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Speech is composed of
units of sounds called phonemes
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during _____ year of life, perceptual skills that enable infant to perceive and discriminate speech sounds improve
first year of life
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Two problems of speech perception
1. words are not neatly segmented (by pauses)
2. difficult to identify phonemes
- -coarticulation = consecutive speech sounds blend into each other
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coarticulation
the articulation of phonemes depends on the preceding and following phoneme
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segmentation problem
the stream of acoustic input is not physically segmented into discrete phonemes, words, phrases, etc.
silent gaps don't always indicate (aren't perceived as) interruptions in speech
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segmentation problem
the stream of acoustic input is not physically segmented into discrete phonemes, words, phrases, etc.
silent gaps don't always indicate (aren't perceived as) interruptions in speech
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Statistical Learning
PRE TTY BA BY
continuations within words are systematic
continuations between words are arbitrary
-likelihood of a syllable (B) following another (A)
- increased looking time for "non-words" with just 2 mins of training!
- used as young as 2 months old
- word stress becomes marker after having done statistical learning
- by 8 months, infants use word stress cues for word segmentation
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Statistical Learning
PRE TTY BA BY
continuations within words are systematic
continuations between words are arbitrary
-likelihood of a syllable (B) following another (A)
- increased looking time for "non-words" with just 2 mins of training!
- used as young as 2 months old
- word stress becomes marker after having done statistical learning
- by 8 months, infants use word stress cues for word segmentation
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How language starts: Speech production in Infancy
-Crying (0-1)
-Cooing (2-3)
-Vocal Play (3-4)
-babbling (4-12)
-CV monosyllables (ma, pa, ba)
-True Babbling (6 months)
Variegated babbling (different CV syllables--badaga migada
-Jargon Babbling (9-18)
----has rhythem and intonation of adult speech
-Protowords (9-10)
---consistent patterns of sound for specific objects or people
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Gestures
Before words are produced, gestures are often used
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Lexical Development
Single words around 1 years of age
gestures, babbling, and protowords are used along with real words for several months
average child produces 50 words by 18 mo
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Social interaction becomes very important for language development. Children use and improve on
joint attention
imitation
syntax
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Language in Early Childhood: Lexical Development
Single words around 1 years of age
gestures, babbling, and protowords are used along with real words for several months
average child produces 50 words by 18 mo
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Social interaction becomes very important for language development. Children use and improve on
joint attention
imitation
syntax
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Language in Early Childhood: semantics
- learn word means through parents' modeling and labeling of events (joint attention)
- kids may also use fast mapping (process of acquiring a word after hearing it applied to its referent once or at most only a few times
- overextension and underextension
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Language in Early Childhood: Grammar
between 18-24 months, kids put 2 and 3 word sentences together
-telegraphic speech (2 years +)
------using only essential content word (EX: water more!)
Overregularization: common errors (EX: i have two foots)
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speech disorder
impairment of the articulation of speech sounds. fluency and/or voice
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articulation disorder
the atypical production of speech sounds characterized b
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Language Disorder
difficulty understanding or using language
-impaired comprehension and/or use of spoke, written, and/or other symbol systems
can be:
developmental
acquired
dementia
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language Form
phonology (study of sounds)
morphology (organization of sounds)
syntax (rules and conventions for organizing word order--grammar)
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articulation disorder
the atypical production of speech sounds characterized by substitutions, omissions, additions or distortions that may interfere with intelligibility
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fluency disorder
an interruption in the flow of speaking characterized by atypical rate, rhythem, and repetitions in sounds, syllables, words and phrases. This may be accompanied by excessive tension, struggle behavior, and secondary mannerisms
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voice disorder
characterized by the abnormal production and/or absences of vocal quality, pitch, loudness, resonance, and/or duration, which is inappropriate for an individual's age and/or sex
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Disorders of form (in young infants)
lack of vocalizations
lack of syllable production during babbling
more gesture use
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disorder of content in young infants
joint attention problems
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disorders of use in young infants
lack of intentional communication
| poor joint attention
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Late Talkers
18-24 months
fewer that 50 words in expressive vocab and no 2-word combinations at 24 months
-healthy toddlers
-normal cognitive development
-below 10-20th percentile
-at risk for continued language delay
-by school age, 73-84% will have normal lang abilities
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18-24 month window
vocabulary spurt
approximately 50 words in productive vocab
emerging 2 word combos
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disorders of form in preschoolers
ungramatical sentences
articles and pronoun misuse
lacking rhyming and sound awareness
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disorders of content in preschoolers
limited vocab
| semantic concepts and categories
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disorders of use in preschoolers
little verbal communication
lack of variety
poor initiation and maintaining conversations
very little questions
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How do we produce speech
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what are the 4 subsystems of the speech mechanism
respiratory system
phonatory system
resonatory system
articulatory system
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source-filter theory of speech production
source: generates sound
filter: modifies the sound
- -affected by changing the length and shape of the oral and pharyngeal cavities
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Respiratory System
2 important functions:
- respiration for life purposes
- respiratory support for speech
- this is a source
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respiratory system and speech involve these three things
diaphragm
abnormal muscles
rib cage
-provides power to generate adequate subglottal pressure necessary for phonation and speech
(subglottal = beneath the glottis--leval of the vocal folds of the larynx)
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Diaphragm
- primary muscle of inspiration
- dome shaped muscle that spearates the thorax from the abdomen
- contraction results in it moving downward, causing the lungs to expand in a vertical direction
- inverse relationship between volume and pressure
- during quiet breathing, 40% of the breath cycle is inspiration, 60% is expiration
- during speech, 10% of the breathing cycle is inspiration, 90% is expiration
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Speech Breathing: Expiration
-inspiratory muscles are contracting to help counteract these forces
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Process of vibration is determined by interaction between 3 factors impacting the vocal folds:
elasticity
stiffness
inertia
changing any of these factors will change the frequency of vibration, thereby changing the pitch
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Myoelastic Aerodynamic Theory
- Glottis is closed
- air pressure builds up below the glottis (subglottal pressure)
- Vocal folds open from bottom to top
- glottis is open
- subglottal pressure decreases
- at max displacement, elasticity of VFs and Bernoulli effect adduct VFs back together
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Bernoulli Effect
when a puff of air espaces at the point of constriction (glottis), negative pressure is left behind which causes the VFs to close
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Resonatory system
regulates the vibration of the airflow as it moves from the pharynx into the oral and nasal cavity
- manipulates shape and size of vocal tracts for maintaining normal sound quality
- manipulates the velo-pharyngeal port for determining nasality of sound
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Articulatory System
major structures:
control of the articulators within the oral cavity to manipulate the outgoing airflow
major structures: lower jaw, lips, tongue
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articulation
occurs within the _______
which is made up of __________ ______ _________
the manner in which words are produced; movement of the speech structures in speech sound production (changing the shape of the vocal tract)
occurs within the vocal tract which is made up of the oral cavity, nasal cavity and pharyngeal cavity (pharynx)
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The articulators
mobile (6)
immobile(3)
Mobile:
1. tongue
2. mandible(lower jaw)
3. velum (soft palate)
4. lips
5. cheeks
6. pharynx
immobile:
1. alveolar ridge/maxillae (upper jaw behind teeth)
2. hard palate
3. teeth
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How are speech sounds made?
- speech begins with outward air flow
- air-flow is then restricted in the vocal tract
- result is sound
- in english we make sounds in 3 ways
1. voicing
2. frication
3. stop-plosion
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voicing
air flow is restricted by bringing the vocal folds together as the air pushes its way through, the folds vibrate
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frication
air flow is restricted by creating a narrow space in the mouth
- as the air pushes its way through, the flow becomes turbulent
- the result is a random noise
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stop-plosion
- air flow is briefly stopped and then released
- a brief silence is followed by a short burst of noise
- the stoppage can be in three places (in the english lang)
1. lips
2. tongue and gum ridge
3. tongue and soft palate
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Articulation disorders
physical capacity
| -inability to produce sounds/sequences
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phonological disorders
understanding
| -speech patterns
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apraxia of speech
motor planning
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stuttering includes 3 elements
1. unusually high number or duration of repetitions, prolongations, and/or blockages
2. the interruptionos are often accompanied by excessive mental and physical effort
3. negative perceptions of their communication abilities
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What is stuttering
a disruption in the process of ongoing speech (disfluency)
part word repetition
sound prolongation
interjections
avoidance of words they stutter on
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two factor model of stuttering
structural or functional abnormality learning environmental conditioning avoidance
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developmental stuttering
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phase 1 (2-6)
-stuttering is episodic
-happens in exciting/stressful situations
phase 2 (elementary school)
-chronic
phase 3 (8-teens)
-response to specific situations
phase 4 (teens-adults)
-fearful anticipation of stuttering. certain sounds are avoided
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Autism
neurodevelopmental disorder defined by impariments in social and communication development, accompanied by tereotyped patterns of behavior and interests.
- persistent deficits in social communication/interaction across multiple contexts
- restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviors
- symptoms must be present in the early development
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Asperger syndrome (AS)
impaired social interaction and repetitive/stereotyped behavior
- no (or little) lang/cognitive delays
- high functioning autism
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The abnormal ASD brain
head circumference: normal at birth, larger by 3-4 years
- increased grey and white matter volume at 2-3 years
- cortical development of language-related areas follows a different trajectory
- abnormal post-natal enlargement: cerebellum, amygdala, hippocampi
- white matter reduction
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Augmentative & Alternative communication (AAC)
communication devices can help people communicate who have trouble using their voice
- can be aided or unaided
- slow; environments may not support its use
- low tech or high tech
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Williams Syndrome
Rare neuro-developmental disorder caused by a deletion of ~25 genes from chromosome 7
common symptoms include intellectual disabilities, heart defects, unusual facial features
-highly verbal relative to lower IQ
-extremely social
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Williams Syndrome Brain
80% of normal volume
total cerebral grey matter is significantly reduced
abnormal layering, orientation, clustering and size of neurons
dorsal hemispheres show cortical malformation
cerebrum is particularly small
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William's Syndrome Language Characteristics
- complex lang profile
- strengths
- -concrete vocan
- -phonological processing
- -verbal short-term mem
weaknesses:
- relational/conceptual lang
- reading comprehension
- pragmatics
- complex grammar
- poor spatial skills
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What is perinatal stroke?
peri=around
natal=birth
stroke in last trimester of gestation or first 4 weeks of life
- -not enough oxygen while traveling through the birth canal
- -sometimes clot is passed from mother
more common in childhood than in the elderly
1 in 4000
narative retells and discourse differences
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seizures--very common
delayed language
visual problems
hypotonia, lethargy, apnea
often fail to meet milestones
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IQ within normal range
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Hemispheric differences in Williams Syndrome
LHD is worse for language than RHD
differences go away by school age (by age 5 kids seem to catch up--no specific effects observed after age 7)
children with PS outperform adults with comparable lesions on language tests
evidence for the plasticity of the developing brain
