Includes bibliographical references (pages 422-533) and indexes.
Contents
Symptomatology -- Theories of stuttering -- Prevalence and incidence -- The person who stutters: central neurological findings -- The person who stutters: motor abilities -- The person who stutters: other physical findings -- The person who stutters: personality -- The person who stutters: cognitive and linguistic abilities -- The person who stutters: developmental history and home environment -- Stuttering as a response -- Stuttering as a response: some controversial phenomena -- Early stuttering and normal disfluency -- Inferences and conclusions -- Treatment.