self-monitoring

The ability of the stutterer to pay attention to what he is doing while talking: to pay attention to what he is doing while stuttering. Based upon this, the person learns to modify and change his behaviors on the basis of auditory and proprioceptive cues.

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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