Understanding Stammering or Stuttering - A Guide for Parents, Teachers and Other Professionals

Informationen zum Autor Alison Whyte is a journalist and health writer. She has a son who first received therapy at the Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children when he was 9. He is now 19 and still has contact with the centre. She has been writing about health and social issues for 25 years, and has written about stammering for the Guardian and other magazines. Klappentext This accessible book will shed light on the perplexing nature of stammers, enabling those who care for children affected to find answers and get the correct help. It offers techniques and exercises to build a child's confidence, address causes and alleviate symptoms, and gives advice for both school and social settings. Zusammenfassung This accessible book will shed light on the perplexing nature of stammers! enabling those who care for children affected to find answers and get the correct help. It offers techniques and exercises to build a child's confidence! address causes and alleviate symptoms! and gives advice for both school and social settings. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by Michael Palin. Introduction. What Young People say about Stammering. 1. Stammering: The Facts. 2. How it Feels to Have a Stammer. 3. What Helps, What Doesn't. 4. Parents. 5. Teachers. 6. Information and Resources. References.

Product details

• Authors: Elaine Kelman, Elaine Whyte Kelman, Alison Whyte
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.06.2012
• EAN: 9781849052689
• ISBN: 978-1-84905-268-9
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 173 mm x 244 mm x 7 mm
• Series: JKP Essentials; JKP Essentials
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine