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stuttering-like behaviors, as well as their hearing counterparts, deserve to obtain language services
to improve their quality of life.
Acknowledgements
The authors would like to acknowledge Dr. Samuel Supalla for his input and revision to the
earlier draft. They would also acknowledge the three anonymous reviewers for their feedback
and comments on this article.
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