Synopses & Reviews
Have you ever wondered why most people who block and stutter do not do so every time they speak? Indeed, most people who stutter are consistently fluent in certain contexts such as speaking to their pet or to a person they are comfortable with. This has been a puzzle for people who stammer and for speech pathologists for many years. At last the puzzle has been solved. In this outstanding new book, Bobby Bodenhamer details a completely new approach to treating this debilitating condition. Mastering Blocking and Stuttering both explains the structure of blocking and provides the cognitive tools for gaining more fluency. From identifying the origins of stuttering, through teaching the stammerer to think differently, to working with stress, the author provides a unique approach to achieving more fluency. ?At long last, speech language therapists and those who stutter have tools to address the most overlooked component of stuttering?the habits of thought that drive the speech block. The neuro-semantic processes described in this book will help the PWS to build a framework for fluency that can lead to permanent change.??John C. Harrison, National Stuttering Association
Synopsis
Most people who block and stammer do not do so every time they speak Indeed, most people who stammer are consistently fluent in certain contexts. When by themselves, speaking to a pet or speaking to a person with whom they are comfortable they speak fluently. This behaviour has been a puzzle for people who stammer and for speech pathologists who think stammering is a purely physical problem for many years.
Now the puzzle has finally been solved by this outstanding new book which details a completely new approach to treating this debilitating condition. Bob Bodenhamer explains that blocking results from the thinking (cognition) of the stammerer as he or she associates speaking with a lot of fear and anxiety about stammering. Most blocking is no more than a panic attack expressed in the muscles that control breathing and speaking. This book both explains the structure of blocking and provides the tools for gaining more fluency.
Bob G Bodenhamer's related paperback title I Have a Voice: How to stop stuttering, 16.99.