false role disorder

The concept that stuttering consists largely of all the tricks, crutches and false behaviors the stutterer uses in an attempt to conceal his difficulty from the listener.

Definition reprinted with permission from Hood, Stephen B. (editor) available from Stuttering Foundation of America: Stuttering Words (Publication No 2: Speech Foundation of America)

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