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Venkatagiri, H. S. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2009
Purpose: In this study, the author examined the following questions: What proportion of adult persons who stutter (PWS) choose fluency and what proportion choose to be free from a need to be fluent in managing their stuttering? What demographic and stuttering-related variables influence their choice, and how consistent are they in their choice?…
Descriptors: Freedom, Stuttering, Adults, Communication Disorders
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Brisk, Deborah J.; And Others – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1997
A national survey of school-based speech-language pathologists (N=278) showed some improvement over previous surveys in clinicians' training, confidence, and attitudes about providing assessment and intervention services to school-age children who stutter. Other findings indicated a lower success rate with adolescents and a lack of training in…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Clinical Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
LUPER, HAROLD L.; MULDER, ROBERT L. – 1964
INTENDED FOR THERAPISTS, THE BOOK FOCUSES ON WAYS OF HELPING THE CHILD WHO STUTTERS TO MODIFY HIS BEHAVIOR. THE APPROACH, AN OPERATIONAL ONE, IS PRESENTED, AND THE NATURE AND CONDITIONS OF RESPONSIBLE THERAPY ARE DESCRIBED. DIAGNOSTIC AND EVALUATIVE PROCEDURES ARE PRESENTED. THERAPY IS ELABORATED FOR THE MODIFICATION OF INCIPIENT STUTTERING, THE…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Theories