The Perfect Stutter

Author : Paul H Brocklehurst
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798508738822

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The Perfect Stutter by Paul H Brocklehurst Pdf

After failing at university, socially isolated and driven by his stuttering to the point of despair, an unexpected encounter with a book about Zen provided a glimmer of hope. Then, little by little his fortune changed, and the stutter - which, previously had posed the greatest obstacle - became the catalyst for the development of a new and profoundly liberating perspective on life. Interwoven with Brocklehurst's personal story, The Perfect Stutter explores the nature of language and verbal communication, the significance of mistakes, and the roles that values and value-judgements play in our lives. In so doing, the book highlights the importance of our deepest desires and their relevance to our understanding of what it means to be a human being. About the Author After his stuttering ceased to be a problem, Paul Brocklehurst returned to university to study Speech Therapy, then Psycholinguistics, and then finally, he completed a doctorate in Experimental Psychology. As a researcher, he is best known for his investigation of the nature of inner speech, the relationship between stuttering and the fear of communication failure, and for his development of the Variable Release Threshold Hypothesis of stuttering. In recent years he has become an active member of the stuttering self-help community and is well known for his promotion of mindfulness in people who stutter and for his work as director of the Stammering Self-Empowerment Programme. After retiring from academic life, he moved to the French Pyrenees where he now divides his time between walking in the mountains, growing organic vegetables, running mindfulness groups, and writing.

Author : Paul H Brocklehurst
Publisher : Paul H Brocklehurst
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Perfect Stutter by Paul H Brocklehurst Pdf

After failing at university, socially isolated and driven by his stuttering to the point of despair, an unexpected encounter with a book about Zen provided a glimmer of hope. Then, little by little his fortune changed, and the stutter - which, previously had posed the greatest obstacle - became the catalyst for the development of a new and profoundly liberating perspective on life. Interwoven with Brocklehurst's personal story, The Perfect Stutter explores the nature of language and verbal communication, the significance of mistakes, and the roles that values and value-judgements play in our lives. In so doing, the book highlights the importance of our deepest desires and their relevance to our understanding of what it means to be a human being.

Author : Malcolm Fraser
Publisher : The Stuttering Foundation
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780933388451

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Self-therapy for the Stutterer by Malcolm Fraser Pdf

Malcolm Fraser knew from personal experience what the person who stutters is up against. His introduction to stuttering corrective procedures first came at the age of fifteen under the direction of Frederick Martin, M.D., who at that time was Superintendent of Speech Correction for the New York City schools. A few years later, he worked with J. Stanley Smith, L.L.D., a stutterer and philanthropist, who, for altruistic reasons, founded the Kingsley Clubs in Philadelphia and New York that were named after the English author, Charles Kingsley, who also stuttered. The Kingsley Clubs were small groups of adult stutterers who met one night a week to try out treatment ideas then in effect. In fact, they were actually practicing group therapy as they talked about their experiences and exchanged ideas. This exchange gave each of the members a better understanding of the problem. The founder often led the discussions at both clubs. In 1928 Malcolm Fraser joined his older brother Carlyle who founded the NAPA-Genuine Parts Company that year in Atlanta, Georgia. He became an important leader in the company and was particularly outstanding in training others for leadership roles. In 1947, with a successful career under way, he founded the Stuttering Foundation of America. In subsequent years, he added generously to the endowment so that at the present time, endowment income covers over fifty percent of the operating budget. In 1984, Malcolm Fraser received the fourth annual National Council on Communicative Disorders' Distinguished Service Award. The NCCD, a council of 32 national organizations, recognized the Foundation's efforts in "adding to stutterers', parents', clinicians', and the public's awareness and ability to deal constructively with stuttering." Book jacket.

Author : Katherine Preston
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781451676594

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Out With It by Katherine Preston Pdf

"A fresh, engaging account of a young woman's journey, first to find a cure for a lifelong struggle with stuttering, and ultimately to embrace the voice that has defined her character. Imagine this: you're a beautiful, blonde, stylish, highly intelligent, gregarious young woman curious about the world with a lot to say about it. But every time you open your mouth, a stutter comes out. In order to do something as simple as say your name, you must physically force the word. Which doesn't always look so pretty. At the age of seven, Katherine Preston learned that she was a stutterer. From that point on she battled the fear of communicating with the world by denying that her speech was an issue. Finally, a humiliating experience inspired her to take an unusual action. In Out With It she tells the hilariously heartbreaking yet ultimately uplifting story of her year spent traveling around the United States to interview more than 100 stutterers, speech therapists, and researchers. What begins as a search for a cure becomes a journey that debunks the misconceptions that shroud the condition and a love story that changes her perspective on normality. Out With It offers a fresh perspective on our obsession with physical perfection and an exploration of what our voice, and our vulnerabilities, means to each of us. It sheds light on an ancient condition that afflicts approximately 4 million in the U.S. and 60 million people worldwide. In addition to experts, Katherine interviewed writers, actresses, musicians, socialworkers, psychologists, farmers, and financiers men and women of all walks of life who were working to overcome their speech problems. Combining memoir and investigative journalism, Out With It is an incredibly compelling, informative and heartwarming memoir about understanding and embracing one's self and the voice within"--

Author : Thomas David Kehoe
Publisher : Casa Futura Technologies
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780965718165

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No Miracle Cures by Thomas David Kehoe Pdf

Stuttering is caused by at least five factors: genetics, two neurological abnormalities, responses to stress, and speech-related fears and anxieties. But most stuttering therapy programs address only one issue, such as breathing a certain way, or not hiding your stuttering. Each might help you in some situations, but you still stutter in other situations. No Miracle Cures instead guides you through treatments for all five factors that contribute to stuttering. You'll find the best treatments for children, teenagers, adults who stutter mildly, and adults who stutter severely. Stuttering may seem like one big problem to you. No Miracle Cures breaks down stuttering into many small problems'and shows you how to solve each one.

Author : Stuttering Foundation of America
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Education
ISBN : 093338839X

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Advice to Those who Stutter by Stuttering Foundation of America Pdf

This publication has articles written by men and women who stutter themselves and who are now or have been speech pathologists.

Author : Vince Vawter
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781684460205

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Copyboy by Vince Vawter Pdf

In the sequel to the Newbery Honor-winning novel Paperboy, Victor Vollmer sets off to fulfill a final request of Mr. Spiro, the aging neighbor who became his friend and mentor. Now a few years older and working as a newspaper copyboy, Victor plans to spread Mr. Spiros ashes at the mouth of the Mississippi River as the former merchant marine wished. But the journey will not be a simple one. Victor will confront a strange and threatening world, and when his abilities and confidence get put to the test, hell lean on a fascinating girl named Philomene for help. Together theyll venture toward the place where river meets sea, and theyll race to evade Hurricane Betsy as it bears down.

Author : Stephen Groner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0578790181

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Unstuck by Stephen Groner Pdf

Life's not always smooth, it's not. Sometimes things get stuck. S-s-sometimes a lot. Will you help figure out what can help?

Author : Jonty Claypole
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781782835080

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Words Fail Us by Jonty Claypole Pdf

'TIMELY' David Mitchell 'MOVING ... REMARKABLE' SUNDAY TIMES 'ONE OF THOSE RARE BOOKS I HADN'T REASLISED I'D BEEN WAITING FOR UNTIL I READ IT.' Owen Sheers 'OPEN-MINDED, THOUGHTFUL AND WISE... A LIBERATING BOOK' Colm Toibin In an age of polished TED talks and overconfident political oratory, success seems to depend upon charismatic public speaking. But what if hyper-fluency is not only unachievable but undesirable? Jonty Claypole spent fifteen years of his life in and out of extreme speech therapy. From sessions with child psychologists to lengthy stuttering boot camps and exposure therapies, he tried everything until finally being told the words he'd always feared: 'We can't cure your stutter.' Those words started him on a journey towards not only making peace with his stammer but learning to use it to his advantage. Here, Jonty argues that our obsession with fluency could be hindering, rather than helping, our creativity, authenticity and persuasiveness. Exploring other speech conditions, such as aphasia and Tourette's, and telling the stories of the 'creatively disfluent' - from Lewis Carroll to Kendrick Lamar - Jonty explains why it's time for us to stop making sense, get tongue tied and embrace the life-changing power of inarticulacy.

Author : Joseph S. Kalinowski,Tim Saltuklaroglu
Publisher : Plural Publishing
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2005-11
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781597568326

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Stuttering by Joseph S. Kalinowski,Tim Saltuklaroglu Pdf

This textbook presents a new paradigm for understanding the nature and treatment of stuttering based on recent discoveries in neuroscience. The authors illustrate how visible stuttering manifestations are actually a solution to a central problem, acting as a compensatory mechanism for a central involuntary block, rather than a problem in themselves. This book features methods that reduce stuttering by inhibiting this central block, through the use of sensory and motor tools, notably mirror neurons, and shows readers that stuttering is not a condition that can be effortlessly "trained out" of the system or eliminated via simple speech retraining.

Author : Frederick Pemberton Murray,Susan Goodwillie Edwards
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0933388306

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A Stutterer's Story by Frederick Pemberton Murray,Susan Goodwillie Edwards Pdf

Author : Oliver Bloodstein,Nan Bernstein Ratner,Shelley B. Brundage
Publisher : Plural Publishing
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-25
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781635503180

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A Handbook on Stuttering, Seventh Edition by Oliver Bloodstein,Nan Bernstein Ratner,Shelley B. Brundage Pdf

The revised edition of A Handbook on Stuttering continues its remarkable role as the authoritative, first-line resource for researchers and clinicians who work in the field of fluency and stuttering. Now in its seventh edition, this unique book goes beyond merely updating the text to include coverage of roughly 1,000 articles related to stuttering research and practice that have been published since 2008. This extended coverage integrates the more traditional body of research with evolving views of stuttering as a multi-factorial, dynamic disorder. Comprehensive, clear, and accurate, this text provides evidence-based, practical information critical to understanding stuttering. By thoroughly examining the intricacies of the disorder, A Handbook on Stuttering, Seventh Edition lays the foundation needed before considering assessment and treatment. New to the Seventh Edition: * A completely reorganized table of contents, including two new chapters. * The deletion of approximately 1,000 non-peer-reviewed references from the previous edition to assure discussion of the highest quality evidence on stuttering. * New content on the development of stuttering across the lifespan and assessment. * Given the Handbook’s historic role as a primary reference for allied professionals, a new chapter that addresses myths and misconceptions about stuttering * Expanded coverage on the role of temperament in childhood stuttering * Expanded coverage of brain-based research, genetics, and treatment findings. * A thoroughly updated chapter on conditions under which stuttering fluctuates * Brief tutorial overviews of critical concepts in genetics, neuroimaging, language analysis and other relevant constructs, to better enable reader appreciation of research findings. * A greater selection of conceptual illustrations of basic concepts and findings than in prior editions * Integrated cross-referencing to content across chapters

Author : William D. Parry,National Stuttering Association (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Speech therapy
ISBN : OCLC:60338650

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Understanding & Controlling Stuttering by William D. Parry,National Stuttering Association (U.S.) Pdf

Author : Dave McGuire
Publisher : Souvenir Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Communicative disorders
ISBN : 0285636731

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Beyond Stammering by Dave McGuire Pdf

Combining mental strategies with breathing techniques, this book explains the McGuire Program, a proven technique for long-term improvement in speech and self-confidence for those who suffer from stammering. Developed through the author's own struggles, readers learn to alter breathing patterns while incorporating mental strategies to maintain fluent speech. This complete program quickly and dramatically improves verbal fluency while the sufferer gains self-esteem, from learning to control the physical and mental aspects of dysfunctional breathing.

Author : Kristin Chmela,Nina Reardon,Lisa A. Scott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Stuttering in children
ISBN : 0933388497

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The School-age Child who Stutters by Kristin Chmela,Nina Reardon,Lisa A. Scott Pdf

This workbook, designed for parents, teachers, and health care professionals, provides strategies for helping the child who stutters feel good about talking, stuttering, and himself/herself, while also understanding and using speech modification techniques to become a more effective communicator.