Article

Attention and executive function play an important role in fluent
speaking. The aim of the present study is to evaluate effect of attention
training in rehabilitation of stuttering. METHOD: In this random clinical trial
30 children with developmental stuttering participate in a random allocation
sampling in case or control group. In case group, we trained patient with
NEurocognitive Joyful Attentive Training Intervention (NEJATI) in 12 sessions.
Riley Stuttering severity instrument-3 (SSI-3), Wisconsin Card Sorting Test
(WCST), and Stroop Color Word Test (SCWT) are used for evaluation of executive
function before and after intervention. Dependent T-Test was used for analysis.
RESULTS: Comparing case group before and after intervention showed a significant
enhancement in executive function and reduced stuttering severity. CONCLUSION:
Attention training propose as a non lingual method of language and speech
rehabilitation in developmental stuttering.

Langue : ANGLAIS