Program

Friday, March 28, 2014

08.00 am	Registration
08.45 am	Opening Symposium
09.00 am	Exploring the relationship between treatment and casual theory in stuttering. Ann Packmann (University of Sydney, Australia) pdf
10.00 am	Speech-associated attitude and its broader framework. Martine Vanryckeghem ( University of Central Florida, USA & University Gent, Belgium) Pdf
11.00 am	Coffee break
11.30 am	Inhibition and attention in stuttering. Kurt Eggers (Thomas More University College Antwerp, Belgium) Pdf
12.30 pm	Lunch
01.30 pm	Poster session 1. CNV: a neural correlate for stutter frequency and compensation strategies? S. Vanhoutte pdf 2. Speech-motor and phonological skills in adults with persistent developmental stuttering. R. Niepelt abstract 3. Evaluating communicative stress in school-aged stutterers by measuring slaivary amylase. S. Murase abstract 4. Differences in acoustic structure of voice by PWNS and PWS. N. Dobrota-Davidovic, D. Soster & J. Otasevic abstract 5. The working memory basis of normal and pathological speech dysfluencies. L. Van der Linden pdf cancelled 7. Communication Attitude of Polish Preschool-Age Children Who Stutter. K. Wesierska, M. Vanryckeghem, B. Jeziorczak & B. Wilk pdf 8. Survey: perceptions and prejudices towards stuttering & PWS. M. Tonnis & J. van Ormondt pdf 9. Stuttering and bilingualism: An investigation of the difference in type and frequency of stuttering and other disfluencies during different speech tasks. M. Vanryckeghem, J. Neyt & L. Hollebeke abstract 10. Attitudes towards Stuttering in Poland: an Overview of Research . M. Wesierska, A. Blachnio, A. Przepiorka, K. St. Louis & K. Wesierska Pdf 11. Do teachers' attitudes on stuttering contribute to teacher-student relationships? S. Adriaensens & E. Struyf Pdf 12. 'Stutter pub': independently and accessible, bringing people together to talk about stuttering. S. Adriaensens & J. van Ormondt Pdf 13. Applicability of OASES scale on Serbian speaking people who stutter. N. Dobrota-Davidovic, D. Soster, J. Tadic & J. Otasevic abstract 14. Determining the effect of laser acupunture in treating stutterers. B. Shafiei abstract
02.30 pm	Emerging topics in fluency research: Session 1 02.30-02.50 Speech disfluencies of preschool-age children who do and do not stutter. V. Tumanova Pdf 02.50-03.10 The Internet Parent Training of the Lidcombe Program.S. Van Eerdenbrugh Pdf 03.10-03.30 Day-to-day experiences of CWS during a three-week intensive treatment. S. Cook Pdf
03.30 pm	Coffee Break
04.00 pm	Parallel sessions Session A 04.00-04.30 Emotional Diathesis and Emotional Stress and Childhood Stuttering. D.Choi, E.G. Conture & T. A. Walden Pdf 04.30-05.00 "Lexipontix": Developing a Structured Stuttering Therapy Programme for School Age Children. G. Fourlas & D. Marousos Pdf Session B 04.00-04.30 Results of a universal screen for fluency for 4-5 year-olds. P. Howell, A. Mirawdeli & A. Campbell Pdf 04.30-05.00 Profiling subjects that stutter: a comparison between adolescents and children. F. Del Gado, D. Tomaiuoli, M.G. Spinetti, E. Capparelli & P. Falcone Abstract Session C 04.00-05.00 Using narrative practices to develop preferred stories about stuttering. M. O'Dwyer,F. Ryan & M. Leahy Pdf Session D 04.00-05.00 First aid guide for teachers in supporting CWS: a 3-steps seminar. S. Adriaensens, V. Waelkens & P. Fieremans Pdf

Saturday, March 29, 2014

09.00 am	The Genetic Proclivity of Stuttering. Shelly Jo Kraft (Wayne State University, USA) Abstract
10.00 am	Evidence-based Clinical Guidelines in Stuttering Therapy. Mark Pertijs (University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, The Netherlands) Pdf
11.00 am	Coffee break
11.30 am	Cluttering and persons with mental challenges. Yvonne van Zaalen (University College Fontys, Eindhoven, The Netherlands) Pdf
12.30 pm	Lunch
01.30 pm	Emerging topics in fluency research: session 2 01.30-02.00 Effects of concurrent task demands on speech planning in typically fluent children and children who stutter. J. Sasisekaran Abstract 02.00-02.30 Effectiveness of avoidance reduction therapy for adults who stutter. J. Linklater Abstract
02.30 pm	Parallel sessions Abstracts Session A 02.30-03.00 Treatment time with the Lidcombe Program: Benchmarks for bilingual children. R. Shenker Pdf 03.00-03.30 Presentation of BSV (Belgian Stuttering association) & animation film 'STUTTERING'. E. Lamens Pdf Session B 02.30-03.00 Timing and Tallying Dysfluencies using Praat software. P. Corthals Pdf 03.00-03.30 The effect of different breathing patterns on stuttering therapy outcome.T. Nabieva Pdf Session C 02.30-03.00 Public Attitudes Towards Stuttering: Epidemiological Study on An Irish Population. C. Daly & M. Leahy Pdf 03.00-03.30 Attitudes and knowledge of the Portuguese population about stuttering. A.R. Valente, L.M.T. Jesus, M. Leahy & K.O. St Louis Pdf Session D 02.30-03.30 From genes to social context: Understanding and treating stuttering in a biopsychosocial framework. T. Weidig & G. Michaux Pdf
03.30 pm	Coffee Break
04.00 pm	We're all in it for the outcomes but which ones? Rosemary Hayhow (Honorary researcher at the Bristol Speech & Language Therapy Reasearch Unit and visiting fellow at the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK) Pdf
05.00 pm	Closing