The psychology of stuttering affects approximately 450,000 adults and nearly 300,000 children in the UK. In mild forms, stuttering makes communication difficult, while in more severe forms it can make it impossible, affecting social, educational, and professional life.

This book offers simple, jargon-free advice to individuals who have resigned themselves to a life limited by stuttering, including a wealth of practical exercises. In addition to information on flow techniques, it includes methods for addressing the underlying anxiety that can determine efforts to overcome stuttering.

Topics covered include:

• Thoughts and beliefs - questionnaires to identify feelings about stuttering
• Speech and stuttering mechanism - the speech mechanism and vocal cords, how speech sounds are produced, psychological impacts on speech, habit factors.
• Different types of therapy - e.g., flow shaping techniques, modification therapies
• Emotional and practical requirements for success; characteristics of those who succeed.
• Other help - counseling, hypnosis, social skills training, speech circles
• Anxiety, relaxation, and other self-help suggestions
• Techniques for children, teenagers, and adults.

Pages: 128, Dimensions: 13.8x13.8cm