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Relationship between speech rate and speech disruption in cluttering.
Codas
|January 11, 2014
Summary
Individuals who clutter exhibit faster speech rates and more disfluencies. While both groups showed more disruptions with increased speech rate, the correlation was significant only in those who do not clutter.
Area of Science:
- Speech-Language Pathology
- Neuroscience of Communication
Background:
- Cluttering is a speech disorder characterized by rapid and irregular speech.
- Understanding the relationship between speech rate and disfluencies is crucial for diagnosis and treatment.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the correlation between speech rate and speech disruptions in individuals who clutter.
- To compare these correlations with individuals who do not clutter.
Main Methods:
- 14 participants (ages 8-40) were divided into two groups: 7 who clutter and 7 who do not.
- Speech samples were analyzed using the Speech Fluency Assessment Protocol.
- Speech rate (syllables/words per minute) and frequency of speech disruptions were measured.
Main Results:
- A positive correlation was observed between higher speech rates and increased speech disruptions in both groups.
- Individuals who clutter presented with higher speech rates and more frequent disfluencies.
- The correlation between speech rate and disruptions was statistically significant only in the group without cluttering.
Conclusions:
- Individuals who clutter demonstrate faster speech and more common disfluencies.
- Increased speech rate tends to correlate with more disfluencies across all participants.
- The specific correlation between speech rate and disruptions differs between those who clutter and those who do not.
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