Preface | p. vii |
Introduction: The "Why" of this Book | p. 1 |
Normal and Abnormal Speech Disfluency | p. 5 |
Instructional Objectives | p. 5 |
What Are Moments of Speech Disfluency? | p. 7 |
Four Disorders that Yield Moments of Abnormal Speech Disfluency | p. 9 |
Other Disorders Reported to Have a Stuttering-like Symptom | p. 16 |
When Are Moments of Speech Disfluency Symptoms of a Fluency Disorder? | p. 20 |
Fluency Disorders as Impairments, Disabilities, and Handicaps | p. 29 |
Assignments | p. 31 |
Symptomatology and Phenomenology of Fluency Disorders | p. 33 |
Instructional Objectives | p. 33 |
Symptomatology and Phenomenology of Stuttering | p. 34 |
Symptomatology and Phenomenology of Cluttering | p. 59 |
Symptomatology and Phenomenology of Neurogenic Acquired Stuttering | p. 61 |
Symptomatology and Phenomenology of Psychogenic Acquired Stuttering | p. 63 |
Assignments | p. 64 |
The Person Who Has a Fluency Disorder | p. 67 |
Instructional Objectives | p. 67 |
The Person Who Stutters | p. 69 |
The Person Who Manifests Cluttering | p. 89 |
The Person Who Manifests Neurogenic Acquired Stuttering | p. 91 |
The Person Who Manifests Psychogenic Acquired Stuttering | p. 92 |
Assignments | p. 93 |
Onset and Development | p. 95 |
Instructional Objectives | p. 95 |
Onset of Stuttering | p. 96 |
Development of Stuttering | p. 104 |
Onset and Development of Cluttering | p. 112 |
Onset and Development of Neurogenic Acquired Stuttering | p. 113 |
Onset and Development of Psychogenic Acquired Stuttering | p. 114 |
Assignments | p. 115 |
Etiology | p. 117 |
Instructional Objectives | p. 117 |
How Have Fluency Disorders Been Explained Historically? | p. 118 |
Schemes for Categorizing Hypotheses about Stuttering | p. 129 |
Is the Cause of Stuttering Physiological or Psychological? | p. 131 |
What Factors Cause One Child to Be More at Risk for Stuttering than Another? | p. 132 |
Why Do People Begin to Stutter? | p. 138 |
Why Do People Continue to Stutter? | p. 157 |
To What Extent Is Stuttering Learned Behavior? | p. 159 |
Is Stuttering Truly a Disorder of Speech? | p. 161 |
Is the Mystery of Stuttering Solvable? | p. 164 |
Etiology of Cluttering | p. 165 |
Etiology of Neurogenic Acquired Stuttering | p. 166 |
Etiology of Psychogenic Acquired Stuttering | p. 166 |
Assignments | p. 166 |
Evaluation: Principles and Methods | p. 169 |
Instructional Objectives | p. 169 |
Reasons for Evaluating Speech Fluency | p. 170 |
An Overview of the Evaluation Process | p. 173 |
Cultural Considerations | p. 175 |
Determining Whether a Client Has a Fluency Disorder | p. 176 |
Determining Whether the Client Is at Risk for Stuttering or Developing a Stuttering Overlay on Another Fluency Disorder | p. 179 |
Determining the Type of Fluency Disorder | p. 179 |
Identifying the Behaviors in the Set that Defines a Client's Fluency Disorder | p. 181 |
Answering Questions | p. 186 |
Assessing Motivation | p. 203 |
Making a Prognosis | p. 206 |
Reasons for Not Scheduling Therapy for a Client Who Has a Disorder | p. 209 |
Communicating Questions, Answers, and Recommendations | p. 211 |
Assignments | p. 212 |
Intervention: Principles, Goals, and Strategies | p. 213 |
Instructional Objectives | p. 213 |
"Do No Harm" | p. 216 |
The Therapeutic Relationship | p. 222 |
Cultural Considerations | p. 224 |
Establishing Goals | p. 225 |
Selecting and Implementing Intervention Strategies | p. 231 |
Selecting and Implementing Intervention Strategies for Cluttering | p. 262 |
Selecting and Implementing Intervention Strategies for Neurogenic Acquired Stuttering | p. 266 |
Selecting and Implementing Intervention Strategies for Psychogenic Acquired Stuttering | p. 268 |
Self-help for Stuttering and Other Fluency Disorders | p. 269 |
Assessing/Documenting Therapy Outcome | p. 271 |
Assignments | p. 271 |
Preventing Stuttering | p. 275 |
Instructional Objectives | p. 275 |
Cultural Considerations | p. 276 |
Preventing Stuttering in Young Children | p. 276 |
Preventing Stuttering from Becoming a Disability and/or a Handicap | p. 279 |
Preventing Overlays of Stuttering on Other Fluency Disorders | p. 280 |
Can Cluttering, Neurogenic Acquired Stuttering, and Psychogenic Acquired Stuttering Be Prevented? | p. 281 |
Appendices | p. 283 |
References | p. 329 |
Name Index | p. 353 |
Subject Index | p. 359 |
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