Center for Childhood Communication

The Center for Childhood Communication addresses communication problems in children from birth to age 21.

CHOPPER Palm Dysfluency Software

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How to use the software

Frequency mode

Select Frequency from the Mode Menu on the upper left hand side of your screen.
The Frequency screen will appear.
Tap the Enable box to put the system on stand-by.
The Enable box will be highlighted and the system will be ready to start.

As the person begins to speak, tap on the appropriate box. For example, for every fluent syllable simply tap the Fluent box one time and for every block, tap the Block box. Then tap in the corresponding box for each syllable. When the individual is not speaking, hold down the Pause box to pause the timer. Once you have collected an adequate sample, hit the Enable box again to stop the calculation. To keep track of the sample size, a Syllable Count is tabulated throughout the calculation process.

After you stop the calculation process, hit the Results box to display the results. There you will see the rate of speech listed as Rate. This was calculated by dividing the time by the number of syllables counted. You will also see a breakdown for each type of dysfluency listed by count number and by percentage of overall dysfluency.

Duration mode

Select Duration for the Mode Menu on the upper left hand side of your screen.
The Duration screen will appear.
Tap the Start/Stop box to put the system in play.
This should start the timer on the upper right side.

You then hold down the dysfluency box at the start of each dysfluent syllable. You release the box when the individual stop stuttering. This will automatically calculate the Average Duration as well as list 10 individual dysfluencies.

Behavior mode

Select Behavior from the Mode Menu on the upper left hand side of yoru screen.
The Behavior screen will appear.

Simply tap the box in front of each behavior if that behavior was demonstrated. For behaviors not listed, tap the Other box and write in that behavior.

Note: You can flip between each mode without losing calculations. The system stores the results from the last session until they are erased or that mode is reactivated.

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