TENTH EDITION self-therapy for the stutterer

[Pages:195]TENTH

EDITION

self-therapy for the

stutterer

MALCOLM FRASER

THE

STUTTERING FOUNDATION?

PUBLICATION NO. 0012

This book has been provided in part through the generosity

of the Genuine Parts Company

THE

STUTTERING FOUNDATION

A Nonprofit Organization Since 1947--Helping Those Who Stutter

TENTH EDITION

self-therapy for the

stutterer

By

Malcolm Fraser, L.H.D.

Life Member American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Founder Stuttering Foundation of America

THE

STUTTERING FOUNDATION?

PUBLICATION NO. 0012

self-therapy for the stutterer

Publication No. 0012

First Edition--1978 Tenth Edition--2002 Revised Tenth Edition--2007

Published by Stuttering Foundation of America 3100 Walnut Grove Road, Suite 603 P.O. Box 11749 Memphis, Tennessee 38111-0749

Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 00-133443 ISBN 0-933388-45-4

Copyright ? 2007, 2004, 2002, 2000, 1993, 1978 by Stuttering Foundation of America

The Stuttering Foundation of America is a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to the prevention and treatment of stuttering. Contributions are tax deductible.

Printed in the United States of America.

Dedicated to all who seek relief from the burden

of stuttering.

To the Reader

There are always some stutterers who are unable to get professional help and others who do not seem to be able to profit from it. There are some who prefer to be their own therapists. In this book, Malcolm Fraser, Founder of the Stuttering Foundation of America, has provided some guidance for those who must help themselves. Knowing well from his own experience as a stutterer the difficulties of self-therapy, he outlines a series of objectives and challenges that should serve as a map for the person who is lost in the dismal swamp of stuttering and wants to find a way out.

CHARLES VAN RIPER

Distinguished Professor Emeritus and formerly Head, Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Western Michigan University

"The stutterer must conquer his own problems. No one else can do it for him."

--Van Riper

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Contents

Use the Index (page 189) for location of instructive

information concerning all phases of stuttering

On Self-Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 On This Approach to Self-Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Original Cause of Your Stuttering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Factors Affecting Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Your Feelings and Emotions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Tension and Relaxation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Distractions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Enlisting the Support of Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Your Determination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 The Premise and The Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 A Helpful Therapy Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 The All Important Ground Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37?60 Talking Slowly and Deliberately . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 61 Stuttering Easily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 65 Admitting That You Stutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 69 Eliminating Secondary Symptoms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 80 Eliminating All Avoidances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 85 Maintaining Eye Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48, 95 Finding Out What You Do When You Stutter . . . . . . . . . . 49, 99 Using Block Corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 113 Moving Forward As You Speak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Using Inflection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Listening to Your Fluent Speech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Talking All You Can . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Goals and Challenges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Develop Heirarchy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Set Up a Daily Quota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Minimum and Maximum Goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Sample Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Rewards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Desirable Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Voluntary Stuttering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Using The Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Analyzing Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 and 107 Block Corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Post-Block Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 In-Block Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Pre-Block Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Do You Get Discouraged? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Let's Review, What's Been Done . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Where Are You--Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 A Personal Letter To You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Support Groups--Sharing With Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 The Effect of Fear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145 On Breath Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Electronic Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 Using The Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Eliminating Stereotypes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Relevant and Interesting Quotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Authors of Quotations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

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