Stuttering is a communication disorder characterized by excessive involuntary
disruptions in the smooth and rhythmic flow
of speech, particularly when such disruptions consist of repetitions
or prolongations of a sound or syllable,
and when they are accompanied by emotions such as fear
and anxiety, and behaviors such as avoidance
and struggle.*
Diagnostic criteria for 307.0 Stuttering
(cautionary statement)
A. Disturbance in the normal fluency and time patterning of speech (inappropriate for the individual's age), characterized by frequent occurrences of one or more of the following:
(1) sound and syllable repetitions
(2) sound prolongations
(3) interjections
(4) broken words (e.g., pauses within a word)
(5) audible or silent blocking (filled or unfilled pauses in speech)
(6) circumlocutions (word substitutions to avoid problematic words)
(7) words produced with an excess of physical tension
(8) monosyllabic whole-word repetitions
(e.g., "I-I-I-I see him")
B. The disturbance in fluency interferes with academic or occupational achievement or with social communication.
C. If a speech-motor or sensory deficit is present, the speech difficulties are in excess of those usually associated with these problems.
Coding note: If a speech-motor or sensory deficit or a neurological condition is present, code the condition on
Axis III.
Reprinted with permission from the Diagnostic
and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth Edition. Copyright 1994 American
Psychiatric Association
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- The
Source for Stuttering and Cluttering Paperback (1996)
- Apel, Melanie Ann Coping With Stuttering (Coping)
Library Binding (June 2000)
- Bloodstein, Oliver A Handbook on Stuttering
Paperback (January 1995)
- Bloodstein, Oliver Stuttering- The Search for a Cause and Cure
Hardcover
- Bobrick, Benson & Baker, Deborah (Editor) Knotted Tongues - Stuttering in History and the Quest for a Cure (Kodansha Globe)
Paperback (June 1996)
- Culatta, Richard & Goldberg, Stanley (Contributor) Stuttering Therapy - An Integrated Approach to Theory and Practice
Paperback (January 1995)
- Curlee, Richard F (Editor) Stuttering and Related Disorders of Fluency
Hardcover (March 1999)
- Curlee, Richard F (Editor) & Siegel, Gerald M (Contributor) The
Nature and Treatment of Stuttering - New Directions Hardcover
- Dahm, Barbara Generating Fluent Speech - A Comprehensive Speech Processing Approach
Paperback (March 1997)
- Dead Again
DVD Emma Thompson, Kenneth Brannagh, Robin Williams 1991
- Goldberg, Stanley A Behavioral Cognitive Stuttering Therapy
Hardcover (April 1997)
- Guitar, Barry Stuttering - An Integrated Approach to Its Nature and Treatment
Hardcover (April 1998)
- Ham, Richard E Clinical Management of Stuttering in Older Children and Adults
Hardcover (February 1999)
- Kehoe,Thomas David Stuttering - Science, Therapy, & Practice- The Most Complete Book About Stuttering
Paperback (March 1997)
- Jezer, Marty Stuttering - A Life Bound Up in Words
Hardcover (May 1997)
- Lears, Laurie & Ritz, Karen (Illustrator) Ben Has Something to Say
Hardcover (September 2000)
- Logan, Robert J The Three Dimensions of Stuttering- Neurology, Behavior, and Emotion
Paperback (August 1998)
- Manning, Walter H Clinical Decision Making in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Fluency Disorders
Paperback (February 1996)
- Onslow, Mark Behavioral Management of Stuttering
Paperback (December 1995)
- Onslow, Mark (Editor), Packman, Ann (Editor) The Handbook of Early Stuttering Intervention
(Paperback - March 1999)
- Parry, William D Understanding and Controlling Stuttering- A Comprehensive New Approach Based on the Valsalva Hypothesis
Paperback
- Perkins, William H Tongue Wars- Recovery from Stuttering
Paperback (February 2000)
- Ratner, Nan Bernstein (Editor), Healey, E Charles (Editor) Stuttering Research and Practice - Bridging the Gap
Hardcover
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(February 1999)
- Richman, Howard B Stutter Control Drill- Mastering Elements of Fluent Speech
(Paperback )
- Schwartz, Howard D Primer for Stuttering Therapy, A
Paperback
- Shapiro, David A Stuttering Intervention - A Collaborative Journey to Fluency Freedom
Hardcover (August 1998)
- Silverman, Franklin H Stuttering and Other Fluency Disorders
Hardcover
- Treiber, Patricia M Keys to Dealing With Stuttering (Barron's Parenting Keys)
(Paperback - August 1993)
- Van Riper, Charles The Nature of Stuttering
Hardcover (April 1992)
- Vekassy, Laszlo Complex Treatment for Stutterers
Hardcover (April 1994)
- Meryl
J & Myers, Florence L
Clinical Management of Childhood
Stuttering Hardcover (1994)
- Walton, Patty & Wallace, Mary Fun With Fluency - Direct Therapy With the Young Child
Spiral-bound (August 1998)
- Wingate, Marcel E Stuttering
- A Short History of a Curious Disorder Hardcover 1997
*Reprinted with permission from Hood, Stephen B. (editor) Stuttering
Words, third edition
Paperback 1997 available from Stuttering Foundation of America
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