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Coping responses by adults who stutter, Part 2 |
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Written by Lisa Wilder
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Monday, 21 June 2010 14:39 |
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PLEASE NOTE This article is a summary and review, not a republishing, of the following article:
Article: Coping responses by adults who stutter: Part 2. Approaching the problem and achieving agency
From the Journal of Fluency Disorders, Vol. 34, 2009, 87-107
Authors: Laura W. Plexico, Walter H. Manning, Heidi Levitt
This review first appeared in the Spring 2010 issue of the CSA Newsletter.
The primary purpose of this study was to understand the range of speakers’ coping responses to the stress of stuttering. Also pertinent was the impact that these various responses have on one’s daily life.
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The importance of a positive outlook |
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Written by Richard Lutman
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Monday, 26 November 2012 15:18 |
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Our outlook on life can dictate the end result of a lot of things that we set out to do. A positive outlook will often yield a positive gain. For many of us this can be something that gets overlooked due to our own self doubt or the doubt we allow others to inflict on us. We allow that doubt that has been inflicted to overcome us and effect the choices we make. This can be due to the fact that it is sometimes easier to let ourselves fall to others expectations of us no matter how negative they may be.
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User Review: Speecheasy™ Auditory Feedback Device |
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Written by Lisa Wilder
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Friday, 30 April 2010 19:04 |
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This article first appeared in the Spring 2008 issue of the CSA Newsletter.
I am a lifelong PWS who became interested in the Speecheasy device a couple years ago.
This device is an “auditory feedback” aid that fits on or in the ear like a hearing aid and reduces stuttering in some people. Most people who stutter have probably heard of this but may not be sure if they can benefit from it and afford it.
First of all, I had to be tested to be sure that I would benefit from the technique. During the test my stuttering reduced considerably while I spoke with the device that fed my own voice back into my ear with a slight delay effect. Because of the positive results in the test situation, I decided to go ahead with it, and was fitted for the device.
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What do People Want – Fluency or Freedom? |
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Written by Lisa Wilder
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Friday, 30 April 2010 19:07 |
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PLEASE NOTE This article is a summary and review, not a republishing, of the following article:
Article: What Do People Who Stutter Want — Fluency or Freedom?
From the Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, Vol. 52, April 2009
Author: H. S. Venkatagiri, 2130 Pearson Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011.
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This review first appeared in the Fall 2009 issue of the CSA Newsletter.
This article documents the method and results of a survey of people who stutter to investigate their preference for difference possible treatment options. One option presented is the Freedom Option, where the goal is to modify the stuttering and reduce the struggle to avoid stuttering by freeing the subject from concern for fluent speech. Contrarily, the more common approach that most PWS are exposed to is the Fluency Option, which aims to reduce or eliminate stuttering.
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Stuttering and the telephone |
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Written by Samuel Dunsiger
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Wednesday, 21 November 2012 16:16 |
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For people who stutter, picking up a telephone to make a call can be like picking up a live cobra – only the phone is worse. Stutterers often share the agony of having to speak on the phone.
Lately, I’ve been thinking about why this is so. And here’s what I’ve come up with. Someone once told me about that about 70 per cent of the meaning we get from dialogue comes from non-verbal communication. The rest comes from verbal communication.
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