Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART I: REVIEW
1. Epidemiology of Public Attitudes Toward Stuttering
2. Stigma and Stuttering:
Conceptualizations, Applications, and Coping
3. Bullying Experienced by Youth Who Stutter: The Problem and Potential Intervention Strategies
4. Job Discrimination Associated with Stuttering in Adults
5. Changing Attitudes Toward Stuttering
PART II: RESEARCH:
ATTITUDES OF THE NON-STUTTERING PUBLIC
6. American Indian Perceptions of Stuttering
7. Sudanese Perceptions, Attitudes, and Knowledge of Stuttering
8. Public Attitudes Toward Mild Versus Severe Stuttering in the United States and Kuwait
9. Public Attitudes Toward Males Versus Females Who Stutter: United States and Iran
10. Recognizing Positive Aspects of Stuttering: A Survey of the General Public
PART III: RESEARCH: ATTITUDES OF PROFESSIONALS
11. Attitudes Toward Stuttering: A Look at Selected Helping Professions
12. Knowledge and Attitudes of Primary School Teachers about Stuttering Children in Sri Lanka
13. A Comparison of Stuttering Knowledge and Attitudes of Polish SLPs and SLP Students
14. Effects of Fluency Disorders Coursework on
Students’ Stuttering Attitudes in Two Countries
15. An Interdisciplinary Training Program in Stuttering: Raising Awareness and Changing Attitudes
PART IV: RESEARCH: ATTITUDES OF PEOPLE
WHO STUTTER AND/OR THEIR FAMILY OR FRIENDS
16. The Appraisal of the Stuttering Environment (ASE): A New Clinical Tool to Measure Stuttering Attitudes in the Client’s Environment
17. Children’s and Parents’ Perspectives about the Psychosocial Impact of Stuttering and
Stuttering-Related Bullying
18. Stuttering in Women: Changes and Adaptations
Throughout the Lifespan
19. Qualitative Analysis of Covert Stuttering:
Workplace Implications and Saving Face
20. Changing Attitudes Toward Stuttering: What Children Liked about a Stuttering Education Resource
21. Attitudes Toward Stuttering: An Annotated Bibliography
References
Contributors
Author Index