Arcadia Lake annual eagle watch Dress warmly and bring your binoculars. Begin at the Arcadia Lake Park Office to receive information about where the eagles can be spotted. The office also has a raptor wingspan display, videos and other great eagle info. Friday-Sunday January 8, 9 and 10 Arcadia Lake Park Office 9000 E. 2nd Street (approximately 3.5 miles east of I-35 on Rt. 66) For a person who stutters, there are a bunch of things happening under the surface, including how they feel about themselves. School-age kids and adolescents often feel shame, embarrassment and like they aren’t as competent as other kids. Adults who stutter are at a dramatically increased risk to develop social anxiety than adults who do not stutter. Social anxiety can negatively impact their progress in speech therapy and increase their chances of relapsing after therapy. Although it is likely stuttering contributes to the development of anxiety, not everyone who stutters has anxiety. Through my research I want to identify early risk factors in anxiety development so we can recognize kids who stutter who might be prone to develop anxiety later in life. The participants will help us learn more about stuttering, which in turn will help us develop novel and better treatment approaches to help children who stutter. How can parents teach kids who don’t stutter how to support those who do? It all comes down to teaching kids how to react to someone who is different from them. First and foremost, teach kids not to tease. It’s normal for kids to ask questions — like why does he speak like that? — when they hear someone stutter. Depending on the relationship, they can ask the other child or person about their stuttering. Especially if the child who stutters is older and in therapy, it can be very empowering for them to educate others about stuttering. They are the experts! What do you hope to learn more about in your current research on kids who stutter?
Do you have a child who stutters or know someone who does? Who is eligible to join Dr. Ntourou’s research study on stuttering: Kids ages 3 to 6 who stutter who can commit to one Zoom visit and one in-lab visit for three hours over two sessions. Children receive a speech-language assessment and assessment of stuttering from an expert in the field and will complete tasks on a computer while parents fill out questionnaires. Parents are compensated for time and travel. Find out more by contacting Dr. Ntourou at 405-271-4214, ext. 46069 or OUStutteringLab@ouhsc.edu.
SPONSORED BY THE CHILD AND FAMILY STUTTERING LAB AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
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