Replicated evidence of satisfactory 1- and 2-year post-treatment outcomes has been reported for the "Comprehensive Stuttering Program" (CSP). However, little is known about longer term outcomes of the CSP. Yearly follow-up measures were obtained from 18 participants for 5 consecutive years. At 5-year follow-up, participants were maintaining…

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?…

Two studies illustrate the utility of listener ratings of speech naturalness for measuring and modifying speech naturalness during stuttering therapy. The program involved five adolescent stutterers receiving an intensive treatment incorporating a prolonged speech procedure. Results showed that speech naturalness ratings could be modified toward a…

The author reviews ways in which stutterers manage their interaction in terms of speech practices, management strategies (such as avoiding troublesome situations, rehearsing social activities), and conversational practices (including managing conversation topics and using starters to initiate utterances). The value of such "folk remedies" in…

Demonstrates how to achieve completely fluent speech by simulating the effects of Delayed Auditory Feedback. (MB)

Describes an apparatus which combines auditory masking, metronomic pacing, and uninterrupted masking in a single unit to aid the stammerer. (MB)

Identifies inadequacies" of two developmental theories ofstuttering and argues that such theories are not needed and not useful" for treating stuttering. (Author/SW)

The authors review and evaluate studies on spontaneous recovery from stuttering in children and conclude that the frequently cited 80% spontaneous recovery figure is too high. They propose that speech-language pathologists abandon the concept of spontaneous recovery when devising clinical management procedures for the stuttering child. (Author/CL)

THERAPY PROCEDURES BASED ON MOTOR PLANNING TECHNIQUES WERE DEVELOPED FOR THE TREATMENT OF YOUNG ADULT STUTTERERS. THE SUBJECTS FOR THIS STUDY WERE 24 MALE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS RECEIVING THERAPY FOR STUTTERING. USING RATINGS OF THE SEVERITY OF THEIR OVERT STUTTERING, THE INVESTIGATOR DIVIDED THE SUBJECTS INTO AN EXPERIMENTAL GROUP AND A CONTROL…

Author suggests ways to help the stutterer adjust to everyday life. (GB)

The case of a 15-year-old stutterer is presented to illustrate A. Lazarus's multimodal behavior therapy model, proposed to integrate various procedures. A combination of role playing, metronome use, biofeedback training, and assertion training was used. (CL)

To determine whether or not a modified delayed auditory feedback would smooth the speech pattern and increase fluency in stutterers, eight severe stutterers were given individual 10 to 40 hour speech sessions. Feedback was delayed by .2 seconds, the rate of speech controlled by the experimenter, and speech patterns were smoothed by prolonging…

Adapted from Besozzi's M.A. thesis, Kent State University. Paper presented at National Convention of the American Speech and Hearing Association (44th, Denver, Nov. 15-18, 1968). (JJ)