Research & Publications

The Lidcombe Program is an evidence based treatment. That means that it is based on scientific research. One part of that research is clinical trials. Clinical trials around the world have shown that, for children who stutter and who are younger than 6 years, the treatment has an excellent chance of achieving no stuttering or nearly no stuttering and to maintain that benefit for a long time. Most importantly, the Lidcombe Program has been shown to be efficacious in randomised controlled trials.

Clinical trials have also shown that it is efficacious in a telepractice version, where the speech-language pathologist and family actually never meet. The treatment is done either by telephone or, more commonly these days, with Skype over the Internet.

Research has also shown that the Lidcombe Program is safe. It does not appear to interfere with parent-child relationships and has no apparent effect on other aspects of communication. Indeed, parents report that their children are more outgoing and talk more after treatment because they are no longer stuttering.

Treatment Guide

Packman, A., Onslow, M., Webber, M., Harrison, E., Arnott, S., Bridgman, K., Carey, B., Sheedy, S., O’Brian, S., MacMillan, V., & Lloyd, W. (2015).

Lidcombe Program Treatment Guide

General References

Onslow, M. (2015).

Stuttering and its treatment. Eleven lectures.

Onslow, M., & O’Brian, S. (2013). Management of childhood stuttering. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 49, 112-115.

Onslow, M., Jones, M., Menzies, R., O’Brian, S., & Packman, A. (2012). Stuttering. In P. Sturmey & M. Hersen. (Eds.), Handbook of Evidence-Based Practice in Clinical Psychology. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

O’Brian, S., & Onslow, M. (2011). Clinical management of stuttering children and adults. British Medical Journal, 342, 35-38.

Harrison, E., & Onslow, M. (2010). The Lidcombe Program for preschool children who stutter. In B. Guitar and R. McCauley (Eds.), Treatment of Stuttering: Established and emerging interventions. Baltimore: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.

Measurement

Bridgman, K., Onslow, M., O’Brian, S., Block, S., & Jones. M. (2011). Changes to stuttering measurement during the Lidcombe Program treatment process. Asia Pacific Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing, 14, 147-152.

Onslow, M., Harrison, E., Jones, M., & Packman, A. (2002). Beyond-clinic speech measures during the Lidcombe Program of early stuttering intervention. Acquiring Knowledge in Speech, Language and Hearing, 4, 82-85.

Hayhow, R., Kingston, M., & Ledzion, R. (1998). The use of clinical measures in the Lidcombe Programme for children who stutter. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 33(S1), 364–369.

Lincoln, M., Onslow, M., & Reed, V. (1997). Social validity of the treatment outcomes of an early intervention for stuttering. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 6, 77-84.

Eve, C. L., Onslow, M., Andrews, C., & Adams, R. (1995). Clinical measurement of early stuttering severity: The reliability of a 10-point scale. Australian Journal of Human Communication Disorders, 23, 26-39.

Onslow, M., Andrews, C., & Costa, L. (1990). Parental severity scaling of early stuttered speech: Four case studies. Australian Journal of Human Communication Disorders, 18, 47-61.

Clinical Trials Evidence

Arnott, S., Onslow, M., O’Brian, S., Packman, A., Jones, M., & Block, S. (2014). Group Lidcombe Program treatment of early stuttering: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, 57, 1606–1618.

O’Brian, S., Smith, K., & Onslow, M. (2014). Webcam delivery of the Lidcombe Program for early stuttering: A Phase I clinical trial. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, 57, 825-830.

Koushik, S., Shenker, R., & Onslow, M. (2009) Follow-up of 6-10 year-old stuttering children after Lidcombe Program treatment: A Phase I trial. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 34, 279-290.

Miller, B., & Guitar, B. (2009). Long-term outcome of the Lidcombe Program for early stuttering intervention. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 18, 42–49.

Lewis, C., Packman, A., Onslow, M., Simpson, J. A., & Jones, M. (2008). A Phase II trial of telehealth delivery of the Lidcombe Program of Early Stuttering Intervention. American Journal of Speech Language Pathology, 17, 139-149.

Lattermann, C., Euler, H. A., & Neumann, K. A. (2008). A randomized control trial to investigate the impact of the Lidcombe Program on early stuttering in German-speaking preschoolers. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 33, 52-65.

Jones, M., Onslow, M., Packman, A., O’Brian, S., Hearne, A., Williams, S., Ormond, T., & Schwarz, I. (2008). Extended follow-up of a randomised controlled trial of the Lidcombe Program of Early Stuttering Intervention. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 43, 649-661.

Jones, M., Onslow, M., Packman, A., Williams, S., Ormond, T., Schwarz, T., & Gebski, V. (2005). Randomised controlled trial of the Lidcombe Programme of early stuttering intervention. British Medical Journal, 331, 659-661.

Wilson, L., Onslow, M., & Lincoln, M. (2004). Telehealth adaptation of the Lidcombe Program of Early Stuttering Intervention: five case studies. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 13, 81–93.

Harrison, E., Wilson, L., & Onslow, M. (1999). Distance intervention for early stuttering with the Lidcombe Programme. Advances in Speech Language Pathology, 1, 31–36.

Lincoln, M., & Onslow, M. (1997). Long-term outcome of early intervention for stuttering. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 6, 51-58.

Onslow, M., Andrews, C., & Lincoln, M. (1994). A control/experimental trial of an operant treatment for early stuttering. Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 37, 1244-1259.

Onslow, M., Costa, L., & Rue, S. (1990). Direct early intervention with stuttering: Some preliminary data. Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 55, 405–416.

Translational Research

O’Brian, S., Iverach, L., Jones, M., Onslow, M., Packman, A., & Menzies, R. (2013). Effectiveness of the Lidcombe Program for early stuttering in Australian community clinics. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 15, 593–603.

Rousseau, I., Packman, A., Onslow, M., Dredge, R., & Harrison, E. (2002). Australian speech pathologists’ use of the Lidcombe Program of early stuttering intervention. Acquiring Knowledge in Speech, Language and Hearing, 4, 67-71.

Treatment Process and Safety

Donaghy, M. Harrison, E. O’Brian, S., Menzies, R., Onslow, M., Packman, A., & Jones, M. (2015). An investigation of the role of parental request for self-correction of stuttering in the Lidcombe Program. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. DOI: 10.3109/17549507.2015.1016110

Packman, A., & Onslow, M. (2012). Investigating optimal intervention intensity with the Lidcombe Program of Early Stuttering Intervention. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 14, 467-470

Femrell. L., Avall, M., & Lindström, E. (2012). Two-year follow-up of the Lidcombe Program in ten Swedish-speaking children. Folia Phoniatrica et Logopedica, 64, 248–253.

Koushik, S., Hewat, S., Shenker, R., Jones, M., & Onslow M. (2011). North-American Lidcombe Program file audit: Replication and meta-analysis. International Journal of Speech Langage Pathology, 13, 301-307.

Rousseau, I., Packman, A., Onslow, M., Harrison, E., Jones, M., I. (2007). An investigation of language and phonological development and the responsiveness of preschool age children to the Lidcombe Program. Journal of Communication Disorders, 40, 382-397.

Lattermann, C., Shenker, R. C., & Thordardottir, E. (2005). Progression of language complexity during treatment with the Lidcombe Program for early stuttering intervention. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 14, 242-253.

Kingston, M., Huber, A., Onslow, M., Jones, M., & Packman, A. (2003). Predicting treatment time with the Lidcombe Program: Replication and meta-analysis. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 38, 165-177.

Harris, V., Onslow, M., Packman, A., Harrison, E., & Menzies, R. (2002). An experimental investigation of the impact of the Lidcombe Program on early stuttering. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 27, 203-214.

Woods, S., Shearsby, J., Onslow, M., & Burnham, D. (2002). Psychological impact of the Lidcombe Program of early stuttering intervention. International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders, 37, 31-40.

Onslow, M., Stocker, S., Packman, A., & McLeod, S. (2002). Speech timing in children after the Lidcombe Program of early stuttering intervention. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 16, 21-33.

Jones, M., Onslow, M., Harrison, E., & Packman, A. (2000). Treating stuttering in young children: Predicting treatment time in the Lidcombe Program. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 43, 1440-1450.

Bonelli, P., Dixon, M., Bernstein Ratner, N., & Onslow, M. (2000). Child and parent speech and language following the Lidcombe Programme of early stuttering intervention. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 14, 427-446.

School Age Children

Koushik, S., Hewat, S., Shenker, R., Jones, M., & Onslow M. (2011). North-American Lidcombe Program file audit: Replication and meta-analysis. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 13, 301-307.

Andrews, C., Trajkovski, N., & Onslow (2010). Treatment of stuttering in a school age child. In S. Chabon and E. Cohn (eds.), The Communication Disorders Casebook: Learning by Example. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Koushik, S., Shenker, R., & Onslow, M. (2009) Follow-up of 6-10 year-old stuttering children after Lidcombe Program treatment: A Phase I trial. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 34, 279-290.

Bakhtiar, M., & Packman, A. (2009). Intervention with the Lidcombe Program for a Bilingual School-Age Child Who Stutters in Iran. Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, 61, 300-304.

Lincoln, M., Onslow, M., Lewis, C., & Wilson, L. (1996). A clinical trial of an operant treatment for school-age children who stutter. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 5, 73-85.

Telepractice

O’Brian, S., Smith, K., & Onslow, M. (2014). Webcam delivery of the Lidcombe Program for early stuttering: A Phase I clinical trial. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, 57, 825–830.

Lewis, C., Packman, A., Onslow, M., Simpson, J. A, & Jones, A. (2008). Phase II trial of Telehealth Delivery of the Lidcombe Program of Early Stuttering Intervention. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 17, 139-149.

Wilson, L., Onslow, M., & Lincoln, M. (2004). Telehealth adaptation of the Lidcombe Program of early stuttering intervention: five case studies. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 13, 81-93.

Harrison, E., Wilson, L., & Onslow, M. (1999). Distance intervention for early stuttering with the Lidcombe Programme. Advances in Speech-Language Pathology, 1, 31-36.

Parent Experiences of the Lidcombe Program

Goodhue, R., Onslow, M., Quine, S., O’Brian, S., & Hearne, A. (2010). Mothers’ Experience of the Lidcombe Program of Early Stuttering Intervention. Journal of Fluency Disorders, 35, 70-84.

Hayhow, R. (2009). Parents' experiences of the Lidcombe Program of early stuttering intervention. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 11, 20 - 25.

Troubleshooting

Swift, M., O'Brian, S., Onslow, M., & Packman, A. (2012). Checklist of parent Lidcombe Program administration. Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology, 14, 12-17.

Carr-Swift, M., O'Brian, S., Hewat, S., Onslow, M., Packman, A., & Menzies, R. (2011). Investigating parent delivery of the Lidcombe Program. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 13, 308-316.