Tingling Cast: Broadcasting Platform Service for Stuttering Children

Abstract

HIRA (Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service) in South Korea showed that 70% of patients treated for stuttering were children last year. In general, stuttering treatment is more effective the earlier post-onset it is provided to the child. However, several obstacles have found in standard stuttering treatment related to visual recording also limitations have found in existing digital treatment services for stuttering children. In this paper, the case study introduced "Tingling Cast" application to confirm stuttering symptoms and to help promote and maintain speech fluency in children. Based on the case study with a stuttering child and interviews with speech therapists, the case study showed that the "Tingling Cast" service had a positive impact on children's stuttering treatment motivation and in promoting speech fluency. In light of these positive results from qualitative data, the case study proposes this service to confirm stuttering symptoms and to help promote and maintain speech fluency in children.