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Stammering: Its Cause And Cure - Presents A Simple Program To Cure Stammering (Kindle Edition)

September 27th, 2009

Stammering: Its Cause And Cure - Presents A Simple Program To Cure Stammering

This book discusses the futility of curing stammering by common means. It traces various attempts at curing stammering in the past and how wasteful these attempt were, until he discovered a simple program to cure it. The book presents the life of Benjamin Nathaniel Bogue and his struggles with the handicap. Bogue devotes a great deal of text to explain the handicap of stammering, its effects on the body and psychology of the sufferer, and its cure.About the AuthorA Chronic Stammerer for Almost Twenty Years; Originator of the Bogue Unit Method of Restoring Perfect Speech; Founder of theBogue Institute for Stammerers and Editor of the “Emancipator,” a magazine devoted to the Interests of Perfect SpeechCONTENTS PrefacePART I–MY LIFE AS A STAMMERERI. Starting Life Under a HandicapII. My First Attempt to Be CuredIII. My Search ContinuesIV. A Stammerer Hunts a JobV. Further Futile Attempts to Be CuredVI. I Refuse to Be DiscouragedVII. The Benefit of Many FailuresVIII. Beginnin (more…)

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British Stammering Association Membership [MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION]

September 24th, 2009

British Stammering Association MembershipNo description for this product could be found, but have a look over at Amazon for reviews and other information.

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Prevent Stuttering — Tips & Tricks to Help Combat Stuttering (Kindle Edition)

September 16th, 2009

Prevent Stuttering -- Tips & Tricks to Help Combat Stuttering

Are You Suffering From Social Withdrawal?Do People Shun Or Ostracize You Because You Have A Hard Time Getting Some Of Your Words Out?Or Does Your Child Get Teased At School Because They Stutter And Can’t Speak Like Everyone Else?If you have answered yes to any of the above, then you are in the tiny percentage of people that stutter.Stuttering is a speech disorder in where there is a disruption or interruption of a normal speech flow. When people speak, they have to force some of their words out because the flow is blocked or broken. They end up looking weird because when they stutter, they make weird looking facial expressions or are constantly blinking their eyes. When they have to force what they have to say out of their m (more…)

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Stuttering and Your Child: Questions and Answers (Paperback)

September 14th, 2009

Stuttering and Your Child: Questions and Answers

One of the best sources on early childhood stuttering and how to help! Updated by Edward G. Conture, Ph.D., of Vanderbilt University, this book represents the current thinking of seven leading authorities in the field of stuttering. All believe that early intervention is crucial in the prevention of stuttering in young children. You will find answers to the questions most often asked by parents who are concerned about stuttering and their child. These answers will enable you, the parent, to work with your child in ways that contribute significantly to the healthy and normal development of fluency. Also included are tips for parents and teachers. This book is a must for parents, teachers, and all those wanting to help (more…)

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Stuttering and Your Child: Help for Families

September 12th, 2009

Stuttering and Your Child: Help for Families

Review
…this is perhaps the best buy in the nation for information on children and stuttering. –ASHA Journal

This is a great source of help for parents! Formerly titled Stuttering and The Preschool Child: Help for Families. Spanish is included on DVD. This 30 minute DVD is for parents and families of young children who stutter. (Formerly entitled Stuttering and the Preschool Child) Both versions - English and Spanish - are on the same DVD. The focus is to help families understand stuttering and make changes to promote more fluent speech. - for parents whose child is stuttering - for speech-language pathologists working with young children and for school, clinic, university, and hospital settings.

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Stuttering and Related Disorders of Fluency (Hardcover)

September 10th, 2009

Stuttering and Related Disorders of Fluency

A clinical handbook that is designed to be a useful resource for a student in a speech pathology program or for the practicing clinician. The book is concise and current with information on the treatment of stuttering disorders. It presents a broad range of clinical management perspectives from experts in the field, while the volume selectively samples from the variety of clinical management procedures used with children and adults who stutter or who have fluency disorders.

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Stuttering (Paperback)

September 8th, 2009

Stuttering

Drs. Kalinowski and Saltuklaroglu present an intriguing new look at understanding and managing stuttering, based on recent discoveries in neuroscience They begin with a thorough history of the research and treatment of the condition before going on to introduce an alternative model of the nature and treatment of stuttering, based on 12 years of research and a lifetime of experience. They propose that visible stuttering manifestations are actually a solution to a central and involuntary problem, acting as a compensatory mechanism for a central involuntary block, rather than a problem in themselves, and suggest exploring natural recovery mechanisms as integral to treatment. While the authors point to advances in science as u (more…)

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Ben Has Something to Say: A Story About Stuttering (Concept Books (Albert Whitman)) (Hardcover)

September 6th, 2009

Ben Has Something to Say: A Story About Stuttering (Concept Books (Albert Whitman))

From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 5-Ben and his dad visit a junkyard every Friday to get car parts. There the boy befriends the guard dog, Spike. Week after week, he tries to communicate with the owner about taking better care of the animal, but he’s too ashamed to speak because of his stutter. Finally, after a break-in, the owner threatens to get rid of the dog because he is too friendly, and Ben finds the courage to ask if he can buy him. As the boy goes home with Spike, readers know that he has gained a little self-confidence. The illustrations realistically represent the situations, conveying the junkyard setting, Ben’s reluctance to speak, and the growing attachment between the child and the dog. The book has (more…)

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Redefining Stuttering: What the struggle to speak is really all about (Previously titled, How to Conquer Your Fears of Speaking before People) (Plastic Comb)

September 4th, 2009

Redefining Stuttering: What the struggle to speak is really all about (Previously titled, How to Conquer Your Fears of Speaking before People)

Review
… includes a number of witty, evocative, and hugely enjoyable essays that I would highly recommend. — Peter O’Sullivan, British Stammering Association, BSA… includes a number of witty, evocative, and hugely enjoyable essays that I would highly recommend. –Peter O’Sullivan, British Stammering Association, BSA

John Harrison is a recovered person who stutters who lived with the problem for roughly 30 years. He s also a 30-year member of the NSA and one of the first people to join the organization. Through participation in a variety of personal growth programs throughout the 60s, John discovered that stuttering was not what he thought it was. It was not just a speech problem, but a problem that involved many di (more…)

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Yoga for Stuttering: Unifying the Voice, Breath, Mind & Body to Achieve Fluent Speech (Paperback)

September 2nd, 2009

Yoga for Stuttering: Unifying the Voice, Breath, Mind & Body to Achieve Fluent Speech

Review
“J. M. Balakrishnan combines and bridges different traditions. This will help people.”—June Peterson, CCC, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Speech and Language Pathologist“I found this book fascinating, linking two bodies of research, Western science and Eastern philosophy. This book will be a resource for people who stutter and their families, and allows them to have a new insight into this difficult problem.”—Daniel J. Thwaites, MD, Modesto, California“I greatly believe that a combination of eastern and western therapies works … this different process changes the way those who stutter think.”—Adriana Faiman, MSW, founder and director of bilingual school Escuela del Sol, Palo Alto, Califo (more…)

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