Review
A tremendous book relating NLP to stuttering in an accessible and practical way. — Marjorie Rosenthal Foer, MA, Speech-Language PathologistAt long last, speech language therapists and stutterers have the tools to address the habits that drive the speech block.” — John C. Harrison, National Stuttering AssociationFull of illuminating questions and practical exercises to help people who stammer ‘reframe’ speaking. An excellent resource. — Jan Anderson, British Stammering Association
Have you ever wondered why most people who block or stutter do not stammer every single time that they speak? Indeed, most people who stammer are actually consistently fluent in certain contexts. When by themselves, speaking to a pet, (more…)
Stuttering
Achieving, Approach, Blocking, Cognitive, Fluency, Hardcover, Mastering, Stuttering
Review
“A well-researched book which benefits from the author’s personal experience of stammering.” — Dr. Trudy Stewart, Speaking Out”Lucid, easy-to-read . . . . You learn to see your stuttering in an entirely new light. . . . Bill has identified and demystified one of the key elements of the [stuttering] system - the speech block - and he does it in a way that makes perfect sense.” — John Harrison, Letting Go
Puzzled about stuttering? If so, here is a book, written in clear, every-day language, that fits together the pieces of the stuttering puzzle as never before. The key to its approach is the Valsalva Hypothesis. This exciting new theory proposes that stuttering blocks may result from a neurological confusion betw (more…)
Stuttering
Approach, Based, Comprehensive, Controlling, Hypothesis, Paperback, Stuttering, Understanding, Valsalva
This new Third Edition provides a comprehensive overview of the etiology and development of stuttering and details appropriate approaches to accurate assessment and treatment. A new chapter on related fluency disorders discusses evaluation and treatment of stuttering associated with neurological disease or trauma, psychological disturbance, or mental retardation, and explains how developmental stuttering can be differentiated from these conditions. This edition also features a new chapter on preliminaries to assessment as well as new information on differential diagnosis of stuttering versus other fluency disorders. Appendices include forms for diagnosis and evaluation.
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Stuttering
Approach, Hardcover, Integrated, Nature, Stuttering, Treatment