Titis section relates some of the best-known “facts” about stut tering. These are replicated research findings that pertain to the …
THE HUMAN FACE OF STUTTERING
Before I delve deeper into the basic facts about stuttering, Io like to touch briefly on the personal side of …
DEFINITIONS
Fluency By beginning with a definition of fluency rather than stut tering, l am pointing out how many elements must …
OVERVIEW OF THE DISORDER
OVERVIEW OF THE DISORDER This section previews the next few chapters on the nature of stuttering and gives me a …
Auditory processing and physiological factors
Auditory processing and physiological factors Thus far, we have looked at the case for an auditory disturbance based on disrupted …
Time perception
Time perception A number of studies have shown that adults who stutter are likely to perform more poorly than adults …
Dichotic listening
Dichotic listening Just as most school age children and adults have a hand preference, foot preference, and so on, so …
Auditory function and cerebral dominance
Auditory function and cerebral dominance Structural and functional asymmetries Ever since Orton and Travis’s theory (Orton, 1927; Travis, 1931) of …
Frequency altered feedback
Frequency altered feedback The finding that fluency can be improved when a speaker hears his voice at a different pitch …
Masking
Masking Another consistent finding is that people who stutter become more fluent when their own auditory feedback, presented through headphones, …