2nd Edition
Stuttering Perspectives A Journey Through Research, Treatment, Controversies, and Personal Accounts
By Dale F. Williams
Copyright 2023
208 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
208 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
208 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Stuttering Perspectives is a highly engaging book that interweaves discussion and research about stuttering with personal accounts.
Written in a reader-friendly and informal style, the book considers stuttering from a variety of angles, providing the reader with a nuanced and holistic view. In this way, topics such as therapy, support groups, listener reactions, and many others are not only... Read more
- The Start
- What is Stuttering?
- Eighth Grade English Class
- How to read research (and non-research)
- The First Research Article Everyone Reads
- Therapy
- The Pianist
- Support Groups
- The Meeting
- The Stereotyping of People Who Stutter
- Dialogue
- Listeners
- Stories of Listeners
- Friends, Family, and Significant Others
- Losing a Life
- Self-Improvement is Worth the Risk
- The Match of a Lifetime
- Odds ‘n’ Ends
- The Bottom Line
- Other Resources
References
Biography
Dale F. Williams, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BRS-FD is Professor and Chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Florida Atlantic University, USA. A board-certified specialist in fluency and person who stutters, Dr. Williams is a past president of the American Board of Fluency and Fluency Disorders. In addition, he has coordinated the Boca Raton chapter of the National Stuttering Association since 1996. His publications include four textbooks, a stuttering workbook, and a children’s story about stuttering, in addition to numerous research articles.
