Current issues in stuttering research and practice.0805852018 Current issues in stuttering stuttering or stammering, speech disorder marked by hesitation and inability to enunciate consonants without spasmodic repetition. Known technically as dysphemia, it has sometimes been attributed to an underlying personality disorder. research and practice. Ed. by Nan Bernstein Ratner and John Tetnowski. Lawrence Erlbaum 2006 296 pages $29.95 Paperback RC424 Inspired by material discussed at the fluency flu·ent adj. 1. a. Able to express oneself readily and effortlessly: a fluent speaker; fluent in three languages. b. and fluency disorders special interest division of the 2002 ASHA leadership conference, these 11 papers describe treatment options for this complex and difficult disorder. Topics include changes in traditional clinical focus, a communication-emotion model of stuttering, implications and challenges of treating such disorders, parent counseling for early stuttering, measurement issues, improving treatment through therapeutic change, moving from the "hub" to the "spoke" in treatment, neuropharmacology neuropharmacology /neu·ro·phar·ma·col·o·gy/ (-fahr?mah-kol´ah-je) the scientific study of the effects of drugs on the nervous system. neu·ro·phar·ma·col·o·gy n. , and the role of self-help Redressing or preventing wrongs by one's own action Without Recourse to legal proceedings. Self-help is a term in the law that describes corrective or preventive measures taken by a private citizen. and mutual help. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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