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1
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What personal factors (ICF) contribute towards a recommendation for therapy?

A
  1. Family history of speech sound disorder
  2. Level of language stimulability environment – can be determined by watching the parent-child interaction in waiting room
  3. Personality – is the child withdrawn because of their speech deficit?
2
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What personal factors (ICF) contribute towards NOT recommending therapy?

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  1. If the disorder isn’t causing the child concern
  2. Parental refusal
  3. If the child is delayed rather than disordered
  4. If the parents cannot afford therapy
  5. Language stimulability environment - if the parents are very active change agents, then therapy may be unnecessary
  6. If the child is missing important school work because they are attending therapy
  7. Parental expectations are too high – think that a disorder is present when the child is in fact developing normally
3
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In a traditional approach, what sounds are selected as targets for therapy?

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  1. Sounds that are stimulable
  2. Sounds that are early developing
  3. Sounds that are inconsistently produced
  4. Sounds that the child has knowledge of
4
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What are some positives about traditional therapy?

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  1. Quick progress is seen

2. Therapy is highly enjoyable for the child (as they are having success)

5
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What are some negatives about traditional therapy?

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  1. The evidence is limited

2. Change may have occurred without therapy (maturation effects)

6
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In a nontraditional approach, what sounds are selected as targets for therapy?

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  1. Sounds that are not stimulable
  2. Sounds that are later developing
  3. Sounds that are consistently produced in error
  4. Sounds that the child has little knowledge about
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What are some positives about nontraditional therapy?

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Huge long term gains in a wide range of areas

8
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What are some negatives about nontraditional therapy?

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  1. Very hard work at the beginning
  2. Little progress seen initially
  3. Not as much fun for the child