Stuttering : foundations and clinical applications / Ehud Yairi, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Tel Aviv University, Carol H. Seery, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

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Edition:Second edition.
Published: Boston : Pearson, [2015]
Main Author:
Yairi, Ehud (Author)
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Series:Allyn & Bacon communication sciences and disorders series.
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Format: Book
Table of Contents:
  • Part I: Nature of stuttering. What is stuttering?
  • Who and how many stutter?
  • When and how does stuttering begin? How does it develop?
  • Where does stuttering end? What are its advanced characteristics?
  • Part II: Explanations of stuttering. Why do people stutter? Evaluating theories and models
  • Is stuttering psychological? Theories and investigations
  • Is stuttering biological? Theories and investigations
  • Part III: Clinical management of stuttering. Assessment of adults and school-age children
  • Assessment of preschool-age children
  • Stuttering therapy overview: issues and directions
  • Therapy for adults: focus on emotional reactions
  • Therapy for adults: focus on stuttering and fluency
  • Therapy for school-age children
  • Therapy for preschool-age children
  • Other fluency disorders; cultural and bilingual issues.