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
Disorders, Fluency, Hardcover, Related, Stuttering
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…)
Stuttering
about, Albert, Books, Concept, Hardcover, Something, Story, Stuttering, Whitman
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
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