This highly readable, clinically oriented book combines theory and therapy and examines all facets of stuttering, from possible etiologies through assessment to treatment. While considerable uncertainty still exists regarding the precise cause(s) of stuttering, Conture provides the reader with an even-handed coverage of fundamental knowledge, methodology, and procedures for effectively dealing with stuttering in children, teenagers, and adults. The book goes beyond a “how to” manual. Rather, Conture’s clinical handbook provides both students and clinicians a source for principle-based procedures and strategies for the management of stuttering. Focusing on people who stutter as people first and people who stutter second, the material covers assessment and management of stuttering within the realities of everyday living, concomitant speech and language problems and clinical practice. For those in the fields of communication science and disorders and speech pathology.
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Speech Disorders
Diagnosis, Nature, Paperback, Stuttering, Treatment
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…)
Stuttering
Answers, Child, Paperback, Questions, Stuttering, Your
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…)
Stuttering
Paperback, Stuttering
Review
“Dr. Bloodstein continues to produce a manual that is at once thorough and enjoyable to read for both the fledgling clinician and the seasoned pro…. It is good to see Dr. Bloodstein’s book being released in a fifth edition.”
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Paperback
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Rarely does a textbook transcend the ordinary to be universally considered a ?classic?. The esteemed A Handbook on Stuttering, now in its 6th edition, continues to be the only existing work that offers a comprehensive review of evidence-based knowledge about the etiology, nature, and treatment of stuttering. Since the last edition was published there have been numerous important advances in research on stuttering, particularly with regard t (more…)
Stuttering
Handbook, Paperback, Stuttering
Review
Thomas David Kehoe is the owner of a company that manufactures anti-stuttering devices, so it should come as no surprise that the first chapter is about anti-stuttering devices. Kehoe presents many studies showing that his company’s anti-stuttering devices are effective, both when wearing the devices and for training long-term carryover fluency. They are helpful on their own but have found to be most effective when used in conjunction with other therapies. Kehoe clearly admits, “Many factors contribute to stuttering. No single stuttering therapy works for every stutterer.” As a severe stutterer himself at one point in his life, Kehoe shows real insight into other issues related to stuttering. Many of you who have und (more…)
Stuttering
Cures, Guide, Miracle, Multifactoral, Paperback, Stuttering, Therapy
Review
Ken St. Louis has written a marvelous, must-read book that provides help and hope to persons who stutter. — Stephen B. Hood, Speech Language PathologistLiving with Stuttering is a moving account of courage and wisdom that captures the true spirit of stuttering. — Annie Bradberry, Stutterer, Executive Director, National Stuttering Association
This book is for and about people who stutter as well as those who seek to understand and help them. It puts a human face on a problem that has afflicted untold millions of people through the ages. The stories of twenty-five diverse individuals tell the reader that stuttering is not a simple problem of nervousness, as many believe it to be.
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Stuttering
Living, Paperback, Series, Stuttering, Triumph, with
Outlines a self-therapy program which describes what the person who stutters can and should do to tackle the problem and control stuttering. Often used as a supplement to clinical treatment.
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Stuttering
Paperback, SelfTherapy, Stutterer
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
Benjamin Bogue stammered for over 20 years. He is the author of Bogue Unit Method of Restoring Perfect Speech and Founder of the Bogue Institute for Stammerers. In Stammering he talks about his life with a speech problem, the causes of stuttering and stammering, a cure, and setting the tongue free.
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Speech Disorders
Cause, Cure, Paperback, Stammering
Combining mental strategies with breathing techniques, this book explains the McGuire Program, a proven technique for long-term improvement in speech and self-confidence for those who suffer from stammering. Developed through the author’s own struggles, readers learn to alter breathing patterns while incorporating mental strategies to maintain fluent speech. This complete program quickly and dramatically improves verbal fluency while the sufferer gains self-esteem, from learning to control the physical and mental aspects of dysfunctional breathing.
About the AuthorDave McGuire is founder of the McGuire Program and is a noted public speaker at international conferences. He lives in Santa Barbara, California.
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Speech Disorders
Beyond, Getting, Good, McGuire, Paperback, Programme, Speaking, Sport, Stammering