Stuttering as a Disorder of Timing

Which of the following speech fluency components are explained by the theory “stuttering as a disorder of timing”? Select all that apply.

• Rate

• Duration

• Continuity

• Effort

According to the theory, what plays a role in the disruption of timing?

• Developmental Delays

• Genetics

• Emotion

• Age

According to Van Riper and Kent, stuttering is a deficit in ________.

• Speech motor control

• Temporal programming

• Phonological encoding

• Organization

True or False: Deficits in auditory temporal processing, most especially concerning temporal ordering and resolution, may result in disfluent speech.

• True

• False

True or False: Stuttering as a disorder in timing can also affect one’s linguistic fluency.

• True

• False