Speech Disorders Book

Foreword 8

Introduction 10

Chapter 1 Understanding Speech Disorders

1 Speech Disorders: An Overview Monique Laberge 16

2 The Evolution and Physiology of Speech Larry Blaser 26

3 Distinguishing Oral-Motor, Articulation, and Phonological Disorders Nancy Lucker-Lazerson 35

4 The Impact of Stuttering: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association 42

5 Aphasia Disrupts Speech and Language Comprehension: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders 49

6 Selective Mutism Is Both an Anxiety and a Speech Disorder Neil Izenberg Steven A. Dowshen 57

Chapter 2 Issues and Controversies Surrounding Speech Disorders

1 Therapy Can Help People Who Stutter Become More Fluent in Their Speech: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association 64

2 Therapy for People Who Stutter Should Focus on Brain Functions Rather than Speech Barbara Dahm 70

3 People Who Stutter Face Discrimination William D. Parry 76

4 Many People Who Stutter Have Successful Careers: The Stuttering Foundation 84

5 Repetitive Books Are Useful Tools for Treating Childhood Apraxia of Speech Michelle Solomon Lavinia Pereira 89

6 Eclectic Approaches Are Useful for Treating Childhood Apraxia of Speech Sharon Gretz 94

7 Children with Selective Mutism Need Therapy That Addresses Dysfunctional Family Dynamics Lynda Zielinski 101

8 Dysfunctional Family Dynamics Do Not Cause Selective Mutism Christine Stanley 106

Chapter 3 Living with Speech Disorders

1 Love Beyond Words: Parenting a Daughter with Severe Speech Impairments Robert Rummel-Hudson 115

2 The Psychological Terror of Stuttering Ed Arrington 124

3 Confessions of a Covert Stutterer Cathy O. 127

4 When the Words Started to Disappear Kim O'Connell 134

Glossary 138

Chronology 140

Organizations to Contact 145

For Further Reading 149

Index 151