Straight talk on stuttering : information, encouragement, and counsel for stutterers, caregivers, and speech-language clinicians / by Lloyd M. Hulit.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hulit, Lloyd M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stuttering.

Stuttering in children.

Stuttering--Treatment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (338 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Springfield, Illinois : Charles C Thomas, Publisher, Ltd., 2004.

Summary:

This new and expanded second edition is written for people who stutter and for those who interact with people who stutter, including caregivers, teachers, and speech-language pathologists. The text is presented in two parts. The first part includes basic information about the disorder and addresses common questions that people have about stuttering: What is stuttering? What causes it? How does it develop? Can it be prevented? This section also includes a new chapter entitled Living with Stuttering. The second part of the book discusses effective therapy approaches used with both children and a

Contents:

STRAIGHT TALK ON STUTTERING; CONTENTS; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 STUTTERING: UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL; Chapter 3 IN SEARCH OF A DEFINITION; Chapter 4 THE BEHAVIORS OF STUTTERING; Chapter 5 WHAT CAUSES STUTTERING?; Chapter 6 STUTTERERS ARE ORDINARY PEOPLE TOO; Chapter 7 THE DEVELOPMENT OF STUTTERING; Chapter 8 CAN STUTTERING BE PREVENTED?; Chapter 9 HELPING THE STUTTERING CHILD; Chapter 10 TREATING THE ADULT STUTTERER:; Chapter 11 SELF-HELP FOR THE ADULT STUTTERER; Chapter 12 STUTTERING IN THE FUTURE; Chapter 13 LIVING WITH STUTTERING; Chapter 14 CHARLES VAN RIPER THERAPY:

Chapter 15 MOTIVATING THE ADULT STUTTERERChapter 16 IDENTIFICATION; Chapter 17 DESENSITIZATION; Chapter 18 MODIFICATION; Chapter 19 STABILIZATION; Chapter 20 THERAPY FOR CHILDREN WHO STUTTER:; Chapter 21 THERAPY FOR THEYOUNG; Chapter 22 THERAPY FOR THEYOUNG; Chapter 23 INTERVIEWING AND COUNSELING; Chapter 24 EVALUATING PEOPLE WHO STUTTER; INDEX

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-398-08036-4

OCLC:

662258956