Week 8: Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Week 8: Assignment: Neurodevelopmental DisordersChildhood-onset fluency disorder (stuttering) Study GuideNameCollege of Nursing-PMHNP, Walden UniversityNRNP-6665C: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Care Across the Lifespan I Dr. DateStuttering Study GuideDefinition: Stuttering is a phonetic disturbance in the expression of speech. This includes uncontrolled repetitive amplification of sounds that inhibit the flow of speaking. The arrangement of speech patterns is not parallel with age development nor skills.Signs and Symptoms17677812224741Childhood-onset fluency disorderDSM-IV CRITERIA(One or more symptoms must be present-verbal behaviors.)00Childhood-onset fluency disorderDSM-IV CRITERIA(One or more symptoms must be present-verbal behaviors.)4165600355804Nonverbal Behaviors:Face/neck stiffnessEye blinkingHeavy breathingChanges in level/tone of audible noise(Sjostrand, Kefalianos, Hofslundsengen, Guttormsen, Kirmess, Lervag, Hulme, and Naess, 2019).00Nonverbal Behaviors:Face/neck stiffnessEye blinkingHeavy breathingChanges in level/tone of audible noise(Sjostrand, Kefalianos, Hofslundsengen, Guttormsen, Kirmess, Lervag, Hulme, and Naess, 2019).335543268605Verbal Behaviors:Repetitive sounds and syllables: parts/whole words or phrasesConsonant/vowel sound amplifiedPauses of words/blocks words/pressured speechPauses in speech/word substitution(American Psychiatric Association, 2013)00Verbal Behaviors:Repetitive sounds and syllables: parts/whole words or phrasesConsonant/vowel sound amplifiedPauses of words/blocks words/pressured speechPauses in