Elaina Kefalianos1,2,3, Mark Onslow4, Ann Packman4, Adam Vogel1,3,5, Angela Pezic2, Fiona Mensah2,6,7, Laura Conway2,6, Edith Bavin8, Susan Block9, Sheena Reilly2,6,10. 1. Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 2. Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia. 3. Centre for Neuroscience of Speech, The University of Melbourne, Australia. 4. Australian Stuttering Research Centre, University of Sydney, Australia. 5. Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Germany. 6. Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Australia. 7. Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia. 8. School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia. 9. School of Human Communication Sciences, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia. 10. Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Nathan, Australia.
Abstract
Purpose: For a community cohort of children confirmed to have stuttered by the age of 4 years, we report (a) the recovery rate from stuttering, (b) predictors of recovery, and (c) comorbidities at the age of 7 years. Method: This study was nested in the Early Language in Victoria Study. Predictors of stuttering recovery included child, family, and environmental measures and first-degree relative history of stuttering. Comorbidities examined at 7 years included temperament, language, nonverbal cognition, and health-related quality of life. Results: The recovery rate by the age of 7 years was 65%. Girls with stronger communication skills at the age of 2 years had higher odds of recovery (adjusted OR = 7.1, 95% CI [1.3, 37.9], p = .02), but similar effects were not evident for boys (adjusted OR = 0.5, 95% CI [0.3, 1.1], p = .10). At the age of 7 years, children who had recovered from stuttering were more likely to have stronger language skills than children whose stuttering persisted (p = .05). No evident differences were identified on other outcomes including nonverbal cognition, temperament, and parent-reported quality of life. Conclusion: Overall, findings suggested that there may be associations between language ability and recovery from stuttering. Subsequent research is needed to explore the directionality of this relationship.
Purpose: For a community cohort of children confirmed to have stuttered by the age of 4 years, we report (a) the recovery rate from stuttering, (b) predictors of recovery, and (c) comorbidities at the age of 7 years. Method: This study was nested in the Early Language in Victoria Study. Predictors of stuttering recovery included child, family, and environmental measures and first-degree relative history of stuttering. Comorbidities examined at 7 years included temperament, language, nonverbal cognition, and health-related quality of life. Results: The recovery rate by the age of 7 years was 65%. Girls with stronger communication skills at the age of 2 years had higher odds of recovery (adjusted OR = 7.1, 95% CI [1.3, 37.9], p = .02), but similar effects were not evident for boys (adjusted OR = 0.5, 95% CI [0.3, 1.1], p = .10). At the age of 7 years, children who had recovered from stuttering were more likely to have stronger language skills than children whose stuttering persisted (p = .05). No evident differences were identified on other outcomes including nonverbal cognition, temperament, and parent-reported quality of life. Conclusion: Overall, findings suggested that there may be associations between language ability and recovery from stuttering. Subsequent research is needed to explore the directionality of this relationship.
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