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Masamutsu Kenjo2007 Volume 48 Issue 1 Pages 1-8
Published: January 20, 2007
Released on J-STAGE: June 22, 2010
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSThis study reports on a course of treatment used on a boy aged five years and one month with severe stuttering that began at the age of three years and three months. He had awareness of his speech difficulty. Treatment consisted of direct speech therapy, play therapy, and modification of the home environment through counseling of the subject's mother. The direct speech therapy was performed with an element of play involving his mother. The speech therapies consisted of the following: 1) slow, “stretched” speech using a toy turtle for metaphors and as a pacer; 2) rhythmic speech using tapping with a toy frog; 3) gentle voice onset and speech: after inspiration, the subject performed easy voice onset, followed by slow and stretched speech using a gentle voice with expiration; 4) free conversation between the subject and the therapists. After these speech therapies, the subject was administered child-centered play therapy. His mother was also encouraged through counseling to reduce stress in his daily environment. Through this treatment, the boy's stuttering and attitude improved remarkably. The study suggests that treatments featuring direct speech therapy can be useful for preschool children with fully developed stuttering. The findings also suggest that treatment which combines direct speech therapy and play therapy can be effective.View full abstractDownload PDF (1261K) -
Midori Homma, Satoshi Imaizumi, Yoshiaki Ozawa, Masaharu Maruishi, Hir ...2007 Volume 48 Issue 1 Pages 9-18
Published: January 20, 2007
Released on J-STAGE: June 22, 2010
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSUsing linguistically positive and negative phrases that were either pleasantly or unpleasantly uttered by a woman, we examined the role and gender differences of the dorsal medial prefrontal cortex (dMPFC) in speech communication through fMRI analyses. The subjects were 12 male and 12 female right-handed healthy adults. They judged either the speaker's mind (mind task) or the linguistic meaning (language task) of her utterances. The left dMPFC was activated in both tasks. The male subjects showed significantly stronger activation than the female subjects in the right dMPFC only in the mind task. The male subjects needed longer reaction time than the female subjects in both tasks. Concerning the consistency rate between the subject's judgment and the emotional valence of the stimuli, a significant gender effect was observed only in the mind task, with a higher consistency rate indicated in the female subjects as compared to the male subjects.These results suggest that the dMPFC plays an important role in inferring a speaker's mind from speech, and that the gender difference in the activity patterns reflects different inference processes between male and female subjects.View full abstractDownload PDF (3394K) -
Mutsumi Wakashima, Masako Notoya, Chieko Kanazuka, Yumiko Maruyama2007 Volume 48 Issue 1 Pages 19-24
Published: January 20, 2007
Released on J-STAGE: June 22, 2010
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSIsolated asymmetrical palate palsy is a rare condition in childhood. We report on two cases. A 7-year-old girl exhibited nasal speech and nasal escape of fluids from the left nostril. The other case was a 6-year-old boy who also presented nasal speech and nasal escape of fluids from the left nostril. Typical features in both cases included sudden onset, hypernasality and nasal escape of fluids from one nostril. Near total recovery was achieved spontaneously within several weeks. The findings suggest the cause to be viral infection, but attempts at viral isolation were unsuccessful in one of the two cases. Symptoms improved within several weeks.View full abstractDownload PDF (728K) -
Akiko Murono, Masako Notoya, Katsumi Inoue2007 Volume 48 Issue 1 Pages 25-31
Published: January 20, 2007
Released on J-STAGE: June 22, 2010
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSTwenty-seven children with autism and mental retardation participated in this study. We discussed the acquisition of communicative behavior and its relationship with the K-shiki developmental examination. An “S-S hou” type communication attitude checklist was used. The results showed no differences among the participants. We prepared a communication list consisting of three profiles and five stages explaining differences in communication behavior. Then we discussed the relationship between the K-shiki examination and cognition or language, concluding that there is a significant relationship with cognition and development of communication behavior. The findings suggest that acquisition of communication skills is connected with development of precognition. In addition, the study also revealed that development of communication behavior enables acquisition of communication skills. Results suggest that a communication list is useful in serious cases.View full abstractDownload PDF (976K) -
2007 Volume 48 Issue 1 Pages 36-75
Published: January 20, 2007
Released on J-STAGE: June 22, 2010
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