Palavras brincantes: o teatro como aliado da intervenção fonoaudiológica para pessoas com gagueira

Abstract

The present study aims to investigate the therapeutic effects of a theater workshop with children who stutter. This is a multiple case study study with four children. Pre and post assessments of fluency and quality of life were carried out through the application of the Speech Fluency Assessment Protocol - ABFW and the Impact of Speech Disorders on Quality of Life Questionnaire. Both pre- and post-intervention estimates showed that all participants obtained similarity in their percentages of typical stuttering disfluencies. After the theater workshop, a slight reduction in the percentage of speech discontinuity and the percentage of stuttering disfluencies was observed, demonstrating an increase in the flow of words per minute of the participants. The Quality of Life Questionnaire showed the perception of important improvements after the theater workshop, mainly in the social, emotional and physical domains.