Communication Disorders 611 - Fluency Disorders

The first section of the course will introduce you to many aspects of disfluency including: the prevalence/incidence of stuttering, theories of stuttering, core and secondary behaviors, other fluency disorders (cluttering, neurogenic stuttering, and psychogenic stuttering), and assessment and treatment approaches for children and adults. The second section of the course will introduce you to the diagnosis and management of communication impairments associated with cleft palate and other craniofacial disorders across the lifespan.

Prerequisite: Graduate COMM-DIS majors only.