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  ·¾³q¯e±w  Communication Disorders

A. Expressive Language Disorder, Mixed Receptive-Expressive Language Disorder, Phonological Disorder

Questions and Answers about Phonological Disorders, Articulation Disorders, Developmental Dyspraxia, and the Dysarthrias

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Caroline Bowen, Ph.D., speech and language pathologist.
  • FAQs about phonological disorder.
  • Many links to Web sites for parents and professionals dealing with speech and language pathology.
  • Click on “Home Page?to get to the site map.

Speech Language Pathology Web Sites

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Sandy Herring.
  • Autism-related links for organizations, treatment programs, and commercial sites.

Speech Therapy Webring

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Unknown.
  • Professional and commercial Web sites about speech therapy and aphasia.

B. Stuttering

Bill Parry’s Stuttering Links

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Bill Parry, an attorney who founded the Philadelphia chapter of the National Stuttering Association.
  • Links to stuttering treatment programs and FAQs.

British Stammering Association

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: British Stammering Association.
  • Small but useful collection of hyperlinks for adults and children who stutter, for their significant others, and for speech therapists.

European League of Stuttering Associations

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: European League of Stuttering Associations.
  • Contact information for member associations.

Friends: The Association of Young People who Stutter

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Friends: The Association of Young People who Stutter.
  • Order forms for posters and publications about stuttering.

National Center for Stuttering

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: National Center for Stuttering.
  • Describes this organization’s theory of stuttering as “laryngeal spasm?and their treatment approach.

National Stuttering Association

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: National Stuttering Association, a self-help and advocacy organization.
  • Lists support groups, activities, and publications of NSA.
  • FAQs about stuttering.

Speak Easy, Inc.

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Speak Easy, Inc., a Canadian information and charitable organization for stutterers.
  • A single page with contact information; no links.

Stuttering Foundation of America

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Stuttering Foundation of America.
  • FAQs about stuttering.
  • An article about how to obtain insurance reimbursement for speech therapy.
  • Referral lists and a directory of relevant Web sites.

The Stuttering Home Page

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Judith Kuster, Associate Professor at Minnesota State University.
  • Wide-ranging and extensive megasite about stuttering.
  • Hyperlinks to Web sites for professionals and the general public.
  • Personal narratives, chat rooms, mailing lists, and information about treatment programs.
  • Includes links to non-English materials.

Stuttering Prevention

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: J. Anthony Wray, a speech and language pathologist in Ontario, Canada.
  • FAQs about stuttering prevention and treatment.
  • Links for speech pathologists and parents.

Stuttering Science & Therapy Web Site

  • ºô¯¸«Ø¸mªÌ: Casa Futura Technologies.
  • Describes this company’s electronic stuttering therapy devices and summarizes research on their effectiveness.
  • FAQs about stuttering and links to other Web sites.