Journal article
Preparing Adolescents Who Stutter for the Transition to Life After High School
Language, speech & hearing services in schools, Vol.56(3), pp.666-681
07/16/2025
DOI: 10.1044/2025_LSHSS-24-00082
PMID: 40324151
Abstract
The purpose of this project was to understand the needs of adolescents who stutter as they transition to life after high school, and to develop an evidence-based discussion guide for speech-language pathologists (SLPs) to use in their postsecondary transition planning with adolescents who stutter.
We conducted four focus groups: two with current high schoolers who stutter and recent high school graduates who stutter (
= 11) and two with parents of high schoolers who stutter and high school-based SLPs (
= 14). The focus groups were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis.
Three to five themes were created for each of the three main domains of transition plans: postsecondary education/training, employment, and independent living. While the themes were unique to each postsecondary domain, there was a common thread of helping adolescents develop an open, proactive stance toward stuttering and discussing stuttering with others.
SLPs are uniquely positioned to guide adolescents who stutter through the postsecondary transition process, as they are often the only specialized support personnel working with students who stutter in the schools. There are discussion topics that are important to facilitate with adolescents who stutter as they prepare to transition to life after high school, which we present in a printable discussion guide located as supplemental material to this article.
https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.28824512.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Preparing Adolescents Who Stutter for the Transition to Life After High School
- Creators
- Naomi H Rodgers - Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, The University of Iowa, Iowa CityDarby Marsh - Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, The University of Iowa, Iowa CityKelly Jacobs - Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, The University of Iowa, Iowa CityGinger G Collins - University of Montana
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Language, speech & hearing services in schools, Vol.56(3), pp.666-681
- DOI
- 10.1044/2025_LSHSS-24-00082
- PMID
- 40324151
- NLM abbreviation
- Lang Speech Hear Serv Sch
- ISSN
- 0161-1461
- eISSN
- 1558-9129
- Publisher
- AMER SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOC
- Grant note
- NSA's Advancement of Clinical Research in Childhood Stuttering award
Co-PI: Rodgers) , who also aided our recruitment efforts for this project. We express our deep gratitude to the Canadeo family for funding the NSA's Advancement of Clinical Research in Childhood Stuttering award that made this work possible and to all the participants who shared their experiences.
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 05/05/2025
- Date published
- 07/16/2025
- Academic Unit
- Communication Sciences and Disorders; Center for Social Science Innovation
- Record Identifier
- 9984820569502771
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