SMS aids stuttering therapy for rural children

Children in rural areas who stutter may soon receive more effective treatment through the use of SMS technology, according to ABC NewsOnline Australia, though the article doesn't really explain how this works.

"A recent study has found speech pathologists can use the technology to gather information about the severity of a child's stutter.

"We know that many pre-school age children will stutter and parents can measure their children's stuttering very effectively by using a 10-point severity rating scale," Elisabeth Harrison from Macquarie University said.

"They give a rating of one when the child wasn't stuttering, two when it was very mild stuttering up to 10 when it was very severe stuttering."

emily | 9:33 AM | Health Issues and SMS Alerts |
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