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Stuttering disclosure by a child who stutter or his advocates: Which works best?
What is it about?
Study participants viewed one of four videos. The first video was of a child who stutters. The next 3 videos had a brief stuttering disclosure (one from the boy, one from his mother, and the other from his "teacher") prior to watching the boy's speaking video. Results indicate positive perceptual differences when the boy self-disclosed his own stuttering, as well as when the teacher disclosed the boy's stuttering. However, when the mom disclosed her son's stuttering, no positive perceptual differences were noted.
Why is it important?
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first paper that documents that stuttering disclosure--given by an advocate--can quantifiably help children who stutter. However, the child who stutter is not helped when the mother discloses stuttering on her son's behalf.