Stuttering

Title
Copyright
Preface
Acknowledgments
Contents
	Section I Nature of Stuttering
		1. Introduction to Stuttering
			Perspective
			Overview of the Disorder
			Definitions
			The Human Face of Stuttering
			Basic Facts about Stuttering and Their Implications for the Nature of Stuttering
		2. Primary Etiological Factors in Stuttering
			What Do We Know About Constitutional Factors in Stuttering?
			Hereditary Factors
			Congenital and Early Childhood Trauma Studies
			Brain Structure and Function
		3. Sensorimotor, Emotional, and Language Factors in Stuttering
			Sensorimotor Factors
			Language Factors
			Emotional Factors
		4. Developmental and Environmental Factors in Stuttering
			Developmental Factors
			Environmental Factors
		5. Learning and Unlearning
			Learning
			Unlearning
		6. Theories about Stuttering
			Theoretical Perspectives About Constitutional Factors in Stuttering
			Theoretical Perspectives on Developmental and Environmental Factors
			Integration of Perspectives on Stuttering
		7. Typical Disfluency and the Development of Stuttering
			Overview
			Typical Disfluency
			Younger Preschool Children: Borderline Stuttering
			Older Preschool Children: Beginning Stuttering
			School-Age Children: Intermediate Stuttering
			Older Teens and Adults: Advanced Stuttering
	Section II Assessment and Treatment of Stuttering
		8. Preliminaries to Assessment
			The Client’s Needs
			Insurance Considerations
			The Client’s Right to Privacy
			Multicultural and Multilingual Considerations
			The Clinician’s Expertise
			Assessing Stuttering Behavior
			Assessing Speech Naturalness
			Assessing Speaking and Reading Rate
			FluencyBank
			Assessing Feelings and Attitudes
			Continuing Assessment
		9. Assessment and Diagnosis
			Preschool Child
			School-age Child
			Adolescent/Adult
		10. Preliminaries to Treatment
			Clinician’s Attributes
			Clinician’s Beliefs
			Treatment Goals
			Therapy Procedures
		11. Treatment of Younger Preschool Children: Borderline Stuttering
			An Integrated Approach
			Other Clinicians
		12. Treatment of Older Preschool Children: Beginning Stuttering
			An Integrated Approach
			Another Clinician’s Approach: Sheryl Gottwald
			Treatment of Concomitant Speech and Language Problems
		13. Treatment of School-Age Children: Intermediate Stuttering
			An Integrated Approach
			Approaches of Other Clinicians
		14. Treatment of Adolescents and Adults: Advanced Stuttering
			An Integrated Approach
			Other Approaches
		15. Related Disorders of Fluency
			Neurogenic Acquired Stuttering
			Psychogenic Acquired Stuttering
			Malingering
			Cluttering
References
Author Index
Subject Index