2021 SLP Posters
Title
Identifying the Relationship between Fluency Disorders and ADHD in Adolescents
Faculty Advisor
Lauren Wright-Jones | PhD, MS-SLP, CCC
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Description
It is an intricate task when treating children and adolescents who stutter. Therefore, this poster will provide an overview of the relationship between attention deficit hyperactive disorders (ADHD) and fluency disorders. The poster will present definitions, symptoms, diagnostic methods, and treatment methods as they relate to addressing fluency concerns in children with ADHD. The relationship between fluency disorders and attention deficit hyperactive disorders in adolescents will be explained. The available treatment methods for fluency disorders in children with ADHD comorbidity with cluttering will also be summarized.
Learner Outcomes
1. Participants will have a greater understanding of how fluency disorders present in adolescents with ADHD.
2. Participants will have specific strategies related to the diagnostic process of fluency disorders in adolescence with ADHD.
3. Participants will be able to differentially diagnose stuttering vs. ADHD.
Keywords
fluency disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), children, adolescents
Disciplines
Communication Sciences and Disorders | Speech and Hearing Science | Speech Pathology and Audiology
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
College
College of Education and Allied Health
Department
Communication Disorders and Deaf Education
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Degree Program
Speech-Language Pathology
Publication Date
Spring 2021
Publisher
Fontbonne University Archives
City
St. Louis, MO
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Sarah, "Identifying the Relationship between Fluency Disorders and ADHD in Adolescents" (2021). 2021 SLP Posters. 8.
https://griffinshare.fontbonne.edu/slp-posters-2021/8
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
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