Stuttering And Cluttering: Frameworks For Understanding And Treatment

This comprehensive overview of all aspects of stammering research, theory and treatment will provide an invaluable resource for all speech and language therapists and students. Divided equally into two sections, the book begins by reviewing and critically evaluating the theoretical bases for stammering. Neurological, perceptual, behavioural, linguistic and psychological aspects of stammering theory are discussed with a view to understanding how they can all contribute to an understanding of the area. Part two looks in detail at therapy in terms of its different target age-groups from pre-school through to adult. It also discusses the merits of different therapeutic approaches and suggests directions for future stammering therapy.
This book will:
Integrate key findings across the range of stammering research into a coherent picture of the causes and effects of stammering
Provide a state-of-the-art and practically oriented account of a whole range of therapeutic approaches
Explain the interdependence of theory and practice in this field
Clinicians and students will find this book offers a clear, accessible and comprehensive account of both the theoretical underpinning of stammering therapy and its practical implications for them as speech and language therapists.