Journal article
Natural history of stuttering to 4 years of age: A prospective community-based study
S Reilly, M Onslow, A Packman, E Cini, L Conway, OC Ukoumunne, EL Bavin, M Prior, P Eadie, S Block, M Wake
Pediatrics | AMER ACAD PEDIATRICS | Published : 2013
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To document the natural history of stuttering by age 4 years, including (1) cumulative incidence of onset, (2) 12-month recovery status, (3) predictors of stuttering onset and recovery, and (4) potential comorbidities. The study cohort was a prospective community-ascertained cohort (the Early Language in Victoria Study) from Melbourne, Australia, of 4-year-old children (n = 1619; recruited at age 8 months) and their mothers. METHODS: Outcome was stuttering onset by age 4 years and recovery within 12 months of onset, defined using concurrent monthly parent and speech pathologist ratings. Potential predictors: child gender, birth weight, birth order, prematurity, and twinning; mate..
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Awarded by Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Awarded by Australian Research Council
Awarded by NHMRC
Funding Acknowledgements
Supported by grants from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC project grant 436958) and the Australian Research Council (grant DP0984833). Murdoch Childrens Research Institute research is supported by the Victorian government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program. The following authors were supported by the NHMRC during the study: Dr Reilly (practitioner fellowship 491210); Drs Onslow and Packman (program grant 633007), Dr Wake (Population Health Career development grant 546405); Dr Ukoumunne (Population Health Capacity Building grant 436914). All authors have support from Murdoch Childrens Research Institute for the submitted work. The principal investigator is Dr Reilly. Dr Ukoumunne is supported by the Peninsula Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care, a collaboration between the University of Exeter, University of Plymouth, and National Health Service South West, funded by the National Institute for Health Research.