Attention training in rehabilitation of children with developmental stuttering.

BACKGROUND

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.