A Self-Help Strategy for Defeating Stuttering Blocks by Valsalva Control, by William D. Parry, Esq., CCC-SLP. Website: stutteringtherapist.com. E-mail stutteringtherap@aol.com. Part 1: The Kind of Stuttering This Workshop Is About; Introduction to Normal Speech. Part 2: The Valsalva Mechanism; The Valsalva Hypothesis. Part 3: Neuromotor Tuning; The Valsalva-Stuttering Cycle Part 4: The Valsalva-Stuttering Cycles Relevance to Therapies; Introduction to Valsalva Control. Part 5: Valsalva Control Exercises; The Fluency Cycle Part 6 (Conclusion): Voluntary Valsalva Exercise; Discussion. Excerpts from a workshop on Valsalva Control Therapy for Stuttering presented at the National Stuttering Associations Annual Conference and Research Symposium -Scottsdale, Arizona, July 2009. This presentation describes a promising, but still experimental approach to stuttering therapy. It is not intended to be a substitute for individual diagnosis and treatment by a qualified speech-language pathologist or other appropriate medical specialist. For further information, see Bill Parry’s website at www.stutteringtherapist.com. About Bill Parry - A formerly severe stutterer who became a successful trial lawyer, through the use of Valsalva Control; - Published the Valsalva Hypothesis in the Journal of Fluency Disorders (1985); - Founded the Philadelphia Area Chapter of the National Stuttering Association in 1985; - Led local NSA support group meetings for 15 years; - Member of the NSA’s Board of …
Hi- I’m Fred Marks and I was a life-long moderate to severe stutterer from ages 7 to age 21. And what’s so weird is that my 10+ years in speech therapy did not fix my problem! I’d like to share how I overcame my stuttering, and maybe it will help you too. I’m not promising that this will help you, but it worked for me =)
This film follows the extraordinary story of stuttering children struggling to break out of their isolation and learn to speak. Stuttering, also known as stammering in the United Kingdom, is a speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words or phrases; and involuntary silent pauses or blocks in which the stutterer is unable to produce sounds. The term stuttering is most commonly associated with involuntary sound repetition, but it also encompasses the abnormal hesitation or pausing before speech, referred to by stutterers as blocks, and the prolongation of certain sounds, usually vowels. Much of what constitutes “stuttering” cannot be observed by the listener; this includes such things as sound and word fears, situational fears, anxiety, tension, self-pity, stress, shame, and a feeling of “loss of control” during speech. The emotional state of the individual who stutters in response to the stuttering often constitutes the most difficult aspect of the disorder. No single, exclusive cause of stuttering is known.
