Stuttering (Pro-ed Studies in Communicative Disorders)
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (796 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0890796998 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 233 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
offers a wholly contemporary view of stuttering and its treatmentthe book is aimed at both the aspiring clinician and the person who stutters, as well as the latter's family and friends
Joe Sherry said technical information for the physician. This was a very academic book on stuttering. It was written primarily for physicians, though people who stutter (and their friends/family) may find some value in the book. It describes (in technical detail) and defines stuttering and talks about how stuttering happens. It does not answer the question of why, which is a question that nobody has an answer for, but it does reveal the mechanics of how stuttering occurs. The authors reveal that st. Janet Givens said The first of its kind. This textbook is the first of its kind, written jointly by a speech pathologist (Starkweather) and a person who stutters (Givens-Ackerman). Contrary to what the previous reviewer stated, it was written for undergraduate students in speech pathology and for people who stutter and those who want to better understand the disorder. The book is the first in the field of stuttering to make it onto Choice Magazine's "Best Textbooks of" List. This on