Speech Problems: Resource List

Books for Children

Ages 4 to 8

• Ben Has Something To Say: A Story About Stuttering; by Laurie Lears; Albert Whitman, 2000
• Hooway for Wodney Wat; by Helen Lester; Houghton Mifflin, 2003
• Mary Marony, Mummy Girl; by Suzy Kline; Penguin, 1994
• The Boy Who Ate Words; by Thierry Dedieu; Harry N Abrams, 1997

Ages 9 to 12

• Coping with Stuttering; by Melanie Ann Apel; Rosen, 2000
• The Only Outcast; by Julie Johnston; Tundra Books of Northern New York, 1999
• The Silent Spillbills; by Tor Seidler; Harper Trophy, 2003

Young Adult

• Do You Stutter? A Guide for Teens; Jane Fraser; Speech Foundation of America, 1997

Books for Adults

• Childhood Speech, Language, and Listening Problems: What Every Parent Should Know; by Patricia Hamaguchi; 2nd ed.; Chichester, 2001
• Does My Child Have a Speech Problem?; by Katherine L. Martin; Chicago Review Press, 1997
• Keys to Dealing with Stuttering; by Patricia M. Treiber; Barron's Educational Series, 1993
• Trouble Talking: A Guide for the Parents of Children with Speech and Language Difficulties; by James Law; Jessica Kingsley, 1996
• The Late Talker: What To Do If Your Child Isn't Talking Yet; by Marilyn Agin; St. Martins, 2003
• Understanding Stuttering; by Nathan Lavid; University Press of Mississippi, 2004

Other Resources

The Stuttering Foundation of America
5139 Klingle Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20016-2654
1-800-992-9392
http://www.stutteringhelp.org

National Library of Medicine- MedlinePlus - Speech & Communication Disorders
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/speechcommunicationdisorders.html

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
10801 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
800-638-8255
e-mail: actioncenter@asha.org
http://www.asha.org/

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
National Institutes of Health
31 Center Drive, MSC 2320
Bethesda, MD USA 20892-2320
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/