Marlene Targ Brill - Speech and Language Challenges. The Ultimate Teen Guide

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Speech and Language Challenges

The Ultimate Teen Guide

Marlene Targ Brill

It Happened to Me, No. 40

ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD

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Copyright 2014 by Marlene Targ Brill

All rights reserved . No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote passages in a review.

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Brill, Marlene Targ.

Speech and language challenges : the ultimate teen guide / Marlene Targ Brill.

pages cm. (It happened to me ; no. 40)

Audience: Grades 9-12.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-8108-8791-6 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-8108-8792-3 (ebook) 1. Communicative disorders in adolescence. I. Title.

RJ496.C67B75 2014

616.85'88900835dc232014007973

The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992. Printed in the United States of America

Contents

Acknowledgments

I like to think that this book is mineor at least all my doing. But that is definitely not true. Publishing a book takes a community, one that ranges from assistance with content ideas and research through interviews and checking facts and editing. This was the case with Speech and Language Challenges. Without the following people, this book would not exist.

I cannot thank enough the brave teens and adults who shared their stories. Some interviewees are still finding their way with communication challenges. Others have achieved peace with their speech and languages differences and have overcome difficulties that were once definitely problematic. The thoughtful insights shared in their stories will help other teens along their communication journey. I especially want to acknowledge Katherine Guardado, Stuart Kaufman, Rachel Neuses, Susannah Parkin, Roxanne Swentzell, and Shannon Thomas for their courage and suggestions. Visuals from Shane Garcia, Temple Grandin, Stuart Kaufman, Anne Ryan, Roxanne Swentzell, and supportive organizations such as the Stuttering Foundation and We Stop Hate add to these stories. Any success with this book comes from these strong and persevering individuals.

A book with technical information, such as this one, depends upon the kindness of knowledgeable professionals. Hearty thanks to these experts in their fields: speech and language pathologists Sue Cantor, Christy Cook, Iris Gimbel, Joanne Hein, Suzi Shulman, and Erman Vandy; audiologists Malvina Levy and Karena Weil; and educational specialists Arlene Erlbach and Lucy Klocksin. I received assistance locating interviewees from Rozanne Clauson, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and Scot Squires, the Stuttering Foundation. Both organizations are top resources in their fields. Further, I want to thank Richard Brill for his computer technical expertise in formatting this book, and Alison Brill, public health consultant, Suzi Shulman, and my amazing editor, Arlene Hirschfelder, for their guidance and critical review of the manuscript. Any remaining mistakes are all mine.

Introduction: Lets Talk Speech and Language

L ike most people, you might figure you should be able to take talking for granted. When you want to say something, well, you just say it. On the flip side, you assume someone nearby will listen and respond when you talk. Not so easy for everyone.