A Rhythmic and Motor Control Approach for Stuttering Block

Abstract

A stuttering block is considered primarily as a defect of speech physiology. A rhythmic and motor control approach focusing on three speech systems was developed to treat the symptom.
A 29-year-old male stutterer completed the treatment program. Frequency of blocks and interjections decreased even after one and a half years post treatment. These results suggest that the approach enabled the subject to control his respiratory-phonatory-articulatory system to achieve fluent speech.