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Yaruss, J. Scott; Quesal, Robert W. – Journal of Fluency Disorders, 2006
This paper describes a new instrument for evaluating the experience of the stuttering disorder from the perspective of individuals who stutter. Based on the World Health Organization's "International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health" [World Health Organization (2001). "The International Classification of Functioning,…
Descriptors: Stuttering, Measures (Individuals), Reliability, Validity
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Huinck, Wendy J.; Langevin, Marilyn; Kully, Deborah; Graamans, Kees; Peters, Herman F. M.; Hulstijn, Wouter – Journal of Fluency Disorders, 2006
A procedure for subtyping individuals who stutter and its relationship to treatment outcome is explored. Twenty-five adult participants of the Comprehensive Stuttering Program (CSP) were classified according to: (1) stuttering severity and (2) severity of negative emotions and cognitions associated with their speech problem. Speech characteristics…
Descriptors: Stuttering, Outcomes of Treatment, Severity (of Disability), Classification
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Yaruss, J. Scott – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 1998
Reviews the history of the terms "impairment,""disability," and "handicap" in the stuttering literature and proposes alternate definitions that are more consistent with the use of the International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities, and Handicaps. A model is proposed for discussing the outcomes of various…
Descriptors: Classification, Definitions, Disability Identification, Models